Give/flip the bird

There's a couple of different theories out there about "the bird", i.e. extending one's middle finger toward someone to communicate displeasure. This theory grew out of an old practice of hissing at poor stage performers back in the day, you can read about what hissing and "the bird" have to do with one another here.

Another theory has to do with The Clouds, a play written in 423 B.C. That short explanation is given here.

And finally, one last theory - perhaps the most plausible of all - is that the middle finger is a sexual gesture meant to represent having sex. Wikipedia gives all the info on this theory.

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The End of Affirmation 365

I've been thinking about it for over a month. Usually, when I'm in it I'm engaged. But this time? I started it indifferent and I've felt indifferent all along. I should have never started. Hindsight is 20/20 they say and they aren't wrong. So when I opened my eyes this morning it was clear. It's time. Time to quit this 365. This is the first 365 that I haven't posted several of the days, the first 365 that I wasn't super excited about, the first 365 that I've quit. I've changed my social media presence and interactions the past year so this is also the first 365 that hardly anyone has been interested in. Is it the topic or my decision to not be as accessible on social media? Or is it some other reason altogether? Well, regardless...I'm throwing in the towel on this one. I can't say if I'll ever do another 365 again. Time will tell and I will know if and when it's time.

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Call it a Day

The literal use of this phrase hails from 1838 when the phrase originally was "call it half a day" to mean leaving work early. (source) The modern use of the phrase is to indicate ending something due to false sense of accomplishment.

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