[thechat] "thumbs up" or "screw you"

[William Anderson]

Madhu Menon wrote:
> At 02:18 AM 07-04-03, Sean wrote:
> > An upturned thumb, or thumbs up, from the emperor meant death or no
> > mercy. A withheld thumb--an outstretched arm with the fist held
> > sideways, the thumb either to the side or inside the fist--was a sign
> > of reprieve.
>
> Which, incidentally, they got wrong in "The Gladiator". :)
>
> Little-known fact, perhaps, but hey, they should've researched it.

well to be fair to the movie, it wasn't really about Rome and Gladiators, so
researching the whole thumbs up/down thing wasn't *that* important ...

Oh, you meant "Gladiator" (2000) http://uk.imdb.com/Details?0172495 and not
"The Gladiator" (1938) http://uk.imdb.com/Details?0030186 which is a movie
about a college professor who drinks a serum and turns into a superhero ...

</pickybastard> :)

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