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The best one I've seen so far. (imgur.com)

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[–]Mooninites_Unite 127 points128 points ago

My favorite is not shopped.

[–]farceur318 31 points32 points ago

If I had to geuss it looks like he's doing the nursery rhyme "Where is Thumbkin". Specifically the where is Tallman part.

[–]Mooninites_Unite 18 points19 points ago

Good guess. He can only smile while it's happening.

Video

[–]Crallium 14 points15 points ago

TIL at the time this episode came out, flippin' someone the bird wasn't an insult.

That's what top comment said, anyways.

[–]Mooninites_Unite 20 points21 points ago

I'm not sure I'd believe a youtube comment. The way Mr. Rogers smiles makes me think he knew. However, the gesture is innocent to a child.

The gesture first appeared in the US around 1886. The first documented appearance came when Boston pitcher Old Hoss Radbourn gave the finger to his New York rivals. It has always been an insulting gesture to some population of the US.

BBC Article on the origins:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16916263

[–]pureprotest 0 points1 point ago

Im not sure I would believe a reddit comment. Of course i only read the first sentence anyways.

[–]Crallium 0 points1 point ago

Fair game.

[–]meangrampa 5 points6 points ago

He is, but out of context it works. Though Mr. Rogers never would've done that at anyone with malicious intent. I like to think he would've stopped far short of that.

[–]Mooninites_Unite 5 points6 points ago

He knows that the gesture is innocent to the children. It's just part of the rhyme.

[–]dj_bizarro 1 point2 points ago

He would have just beat their skull in with his back up shoes.

[–]Vartib 1 point2 points ago

Or smothered them with the sweaters.

[–]The_blind_taxi -3 points-2 points ago

You didn't guess...you obviously remembered it from the countless times it's been posted on here with the numerous helpful explations

[–]farceur318 0 points1 point ago

No, I made an educated guess based on my own memories of getting in trouble for "obscene gestures" when doing that routine in first grade. I've never seen this .gif before. It's a good one, but I've never seen it.

[–]The_blind_taxi 0 points1 point ago

Why would you get in trouble for doing the routine if you were all doing it in school?...how would you recall a game you played in the second grade which must be a years ago

[–]farceur318 1 point2 points ago

The first question answers the second; I remember it because even then I thought it was a completely idiotic and unjust call on the part of the teacher. I was doing the song during recess as I had seen it done on Barney, some other kid ran and told the teacher that I was giving people the finger, which was a gesture I didn't even know existed at the time. The teacher, who didn't even listen to my explanation, made me go inside early from recess. It was probably my first personal experience with a fallible authority figure and one of the few times in my life that I felt I had been "framed" for something I couldn't understand or defend myself against (They're just fingers, how could they be the equivalent of a swear word?) and it's just kind of stuck with me.

[–]WaffleHouser 1 point2 points ago

I thought I was the only person that had happened to. I was making the 'come here' gesture with my middle finger in second or third grade, and the kid ran and told on me. I had no idea.

[–]happycat_ishappy 11 points12 points ago

A true Brit would never flip the bird when armed with the Vs.

[–]somewhat_pirate 30 points31 points ago

I dunno, I like this one

[–]AgentMull 5 points6 points ago

"Please wait while Queen Simulator 2012 loads level: London Olympics"

[–]hodgerton 16 points17 points ago

The best one of what? Have I missed a dearth of shittily animated gifs of the Queen?

[–]iamtenninja 0 points1 point ago

I wish I knew what was going on too :(

[–]vormstreber 10 points11 points ago

Look at it! LOOK at it!

[–]ILiveInNYC 9 points10 points ago

Just Look at it!

[–]subnet11 1 point2 points ago

I thumb my nose at this quality of work

[–]Hoogekamp 5 points6 points ago

the queen is not amused.

[–]hamkitteh 25 points26 points ago

Honestly, I thought she could have given just a little smile in return for the 80,000 people giving her a standing ovation.

[–]wieland 18 points19 points ago

Did you see her picking at her fingernails while the British team were making their way around the track. The epitome of not giving a fuck.

[–]ksaj 0 points1 point ago

When I saw that, I laughed and blurted out "WTF is she knitting???"

[–]ProfCrastinator 22 points23 points ago

As far as I'm aware no broadcaster offered uninterrupted footage of the Queen. Also, not long ago she had over a million people lining the Thames cheering her while she celebrated being fucking badass. She's the Queen of England; if she wishes to look unimpressed she can.

Also, she obviously was into the whole thing considering the Bond skit.

[–]Notsoseriousone 6 points7 points ago

Yeah, she was probably just tired. My own grandmother gets cranky like that too when she's had an especially busy day.

[–]ManyWhelps 0 points1 point ago

'Queen of England'. I hate you.

[–]papalkombat -1 points0 points ago

Chill.

[–]ProfCrastinator 1 point2 points ago

Queen of:

  • England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales (also known as the United Kingdom)
  • Canada
  • Australia
  • New Zealand
  • Jamaica
  • Barbados
  • The Bahamas
  • Grenada
  • Papua New Guinea
  • The Solomon Islands
  • Tuvalu
  • Saint Lucia
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Belize
  • Antigua and Barbuda

  • Saint Kitts and Nevis

  • Used to rule over South Africa, Pakistan and Ceylon

  • Second longest reigning British Monarch

Don't hate.

[–]ksaj 1 point2 points ago

Used to rule over Hong Kong, too

[–]ProfCrastinator 1 point2 points ago

And Pakistan

[–]ksaj 0 points1 point ago

You got that one already... but since it's your cake day, I'll upvote you anyway.

[–]ProfCrastinator 0 points1 point ago

:( ---> :)

WOO!

[–]NorthAntrim 0 points1 point ago

One is not amused!

[–]Lt_Shniz 3 points4 points ago

How very unladylike of her

[–]GanjaGamer69 4 points5 points ago

Yes! I hope this becomes a regular around these parts. I'd enjoy a new "fuck this shit" gif.

[–]Takeshiii 38 points39 points ago

Nevermind me. I'm just here to give credit to the original creator like OP should've done.

SOURCE: http://gifmovie.tumblr.com/tagged/Queen-Elizabeth-II

[–]tpman24 16 points17 points ago

OP never said they made it.

[–]Takeshiii 12 points13 points ago

True. But it didn't miraculously appear on Imgur either. If you get it somewhere giving credit is the least you can do.

[–]Po0zleP0under 5 points6 points ago

welcome to reddit

[–]Takeshiii 1 point2 points ago

This is something about Reddit I don't understand. Why is it okay to NOT give the source? In this case the creator has a lot more excellent gifs. Chances are people who like this gif will like the other ones too. Why not share that and give the one who made it credit?

[–]GazUtd 1 point2 points ago

Because Reddit, fuck you!

Reddit also means that if someone sees something here and posts it on FB etc then they will be called all the bastards imaginable because they didn't credit Reddit. Again because Reddit, fuck you.

Reddit is the 12yo child of the Internet. Which probably explains why 4chan wants to fuck it.

[–]Takeshiii 0 points1 point ago

Every "Reddit in a nutshell" post should be exactly this. In fact, I'm gonna link this every time I see one from now on.

[–]TrueTravisty 0 points1 point ago

If you give the source, someone else will just go there and post each other gif individually, as if it were their own content, and get more Karma than you. Obviously, maintaining karma-competitiveness is vastly more important than recognizing artists and content creators.

Duh.

[–]Takeshiii 0 points1 point ago

I wasn't sure if I needed to add this but I'm glad I didn't. You worded it much better than I ever could.

[–]vv0lf[S] 0 points1 point ago

Trust me I would have, but I only saw it on tumblr where it had been reposted a couple of times and I had no idea what the source was, but I was in no way taking credit for it. I also wasn't intending on it getting to the front page, just wanted to share the funnies.

[–]Ras_H_Tafari 2 points3 points ago

I would like to see something more like this

[–]bluepen9 2 points3 points ago

I would like to know what the queen thinks of all the redditors.

[–]jwize11 2 points3 points ago

Not sure if this is the Queen's face or John Noble's face.....

[–]nihilite 2 points3 points ago

She has a faint glimmer of intelligence in those eyes. Almost human. .... Haunting.

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[–]ksaj 0 points1 point ago

Huh? Have you ever seen another human before?

[–]Veo_x 4 points5 points ago

Fuck you guys and your swimming, I parachuted out of a motherfucking helicopter with James Bond.

[–]shrugalicious 5 points6 points ago

All you bitches used to be mine, so fuck all of you!

[–]iduntbelief 3 points4 points ago

http://i.imgur.com/GWdmE.gif

[–]tusocalypse 1 point2 points ago

The phrase, "Fuck all y'all" in Snoop's voice comes to mind here...

[–]Getsdownvotes 1 point2 points ago

Fuck you too bitch!

[–]Wolvenheart 1 point2 points ago

Actually, if I recall, shouldn't she use her middle and index finger?

It originated in the Anglo/French wars. When the French captured the English archers they cut off their index and middle fingers thus rendering them useless as an archer, a bit like taking the trigger off a gun, so as they faced each other in battle the English stuck the two fingers up in defiance and now to this day in England it is a gesture of defiance and offense.

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points ago

Nigel Thornberry's face would make this even better.

[–]jofutofu 0 points1 point ago

Smashing!

[–]Dr_Winston_O_Boogie 5 points6 points ago

Funny, yes, but that's not how Brits give the finger.

[–]chrismanbob 5 points6 points ago

as a brit... yes it is.

[–]E-Step 5 points6 points ago

In the younger generation. Someone as old as Queeny would definitely give two fingers.

[–]firstaccounttemp 8 points9 points ago

But would it be more British to give the double fingers?

[–]rebootyourbrainstem 6 points7 points ago

Oh indeed.

[–]Shnead 5 points6 points ago

Only against the French; they really take the piss.

[–]Dr_Winston_O_Boogie -2 points-1 points ago

Well then I retract the statement in light of your British...er...ness.

TIL...

[–]Dr_Winston_O_Boogie 4 points5 points ago

Jesus Christ, people, Rik Mayall lied to me, all right?

[–]bioshrapnel 1 point2 points ago

I'm still wondering why she looked like a crotchety old bitch the entire time.

[–]Fartmatic 6 points7 points ago

That's her job

[–]flamethrower78 0 points1 point ago

Fucks were given that day...

[–]KamenRiderJ 0 points1 point ago

those hands look like chicken feet

[–]ProPellant_Ignition 0 points1 point ago

Don't worry if you had to perform this gesture to make sure the thumbs were on the right sides, you aren't alone.

[–]YoDollaBills 0 points1 point ago

I've never seen John Noble so mad.

[–]deege515 0 points1 point ago

Complete with creepy shifty forehead.

[–]CeramicChicken 0 points1 point ago

I still get a bigger chuckle from "Let the games begin!".

[–]meileiblvd 0 points1 point ago

Who needs an empire? So 20th century.

[–]SenatorPikachu 0 points1 point ago

i know it's shopped, but for some reason i feel like the hands belong to betty white.

[–]DeusEXMachin 0 points1 point ago

Thanks OP for making me laugh my ass off!

[–]CptOmega 0 points1 point ago

Wait is this the shopped version of the pic? not talking about the hand but the face. The one were they used the Noble guy's face, sorry to say I do not know his name.

Edit: oh wait I'm wrong...damn they look similiar.

[–]LillDirty 0 points1 point ago

Bitch

[–]HetfieldJ 1 point2 points ago

Is she the lady who was pushed from the chopper?

[–]MidnightCladNoctis 0 points1 point ago

Brilliant

[–]kingargon 0 points1 point ago

right click and save to disk. Now wait for opportunity to bust this gem out.

[–]littlekittycat 0 points1 point ago

Honestly, at this point I can't tell if that's Queen Elizabeth or John Noble.

[–]nepidae 0 points1 point ago

Is this the guy from fringe?

[–]maziie8 0 points1 point ago

wait her left hands wrong isnt it?

[–]ksaj 0 points1 point ago

Your derp is showing.

[–]Vasilik 0 points1 point ago

Why the fuck is she so unhappy?

[–]Mack488 0 points1 point ago

Old bitch shoulda cracked a smile at the ceramony, odds are its her last...

[–]nightfly13 -1 points0 points ago

I don't think I've laughed harder in the year I've been on reddit. Something in the way she moves..

[–]Boomfish -1 points0 points ago

If by "best" you mean "dumbest and crudest" then yes, you win.

[–]MarcoAcheron -1 points0 points ago

1400 brits think this is awesome.... zzzzzzzz....

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[–]ksaj 0 points1 point ago

Really? I'm surprised at the number of people here who need very badly to look at themselves in the mirror and try this. For two reasons.

[–]pingthepong -5 points-4 points ago

That's down right disrespectful.

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