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BigmanPigman

(51,627 posts)
Tue Feb 27, 2018, 04:27 PM Feb 2018

What is the "May Day hand gesture" that Hope Hicks gave to the moron today?

Jeffrey Toobin was just on CNN and they were discussing that the Moron started tweeting a lot today to take attention away from Hope Hicks during her testimony with the House Intel hearing today. They said that he is protective of Hope and when he saw her gesture the tweeting picked up, despite the fact that she did what Bannon did and answered nothing. The anchor cut him off in an attempt to change the subject so I assumed it meant she gave a rude gesture but I googled it and couldn't find any answers in Navy lingo.

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What is the "May Day hand gesture" that Hope Hicks gave to the moron today? (Original Post) BigmanPigman Feb 2018 OP
Who called it a May Day hand gesture? I can ask them on Twitter. octoberlib Feb 2018 #1
Jeffrey Toobin and the CNN anchor knew BigmanPigman Feb 2018 #2
The "May Day" gesture is the fist. Apparently. I did not know that was what it was called. Sophia4 Feb 2018 #3
Thanks! octoberlib Feb 2018 #4
Usually Wellstone ruled Feb 2018 #8
That is why I was confused. BigmanPigman Feb 2018 #6
May 1st is the day of the Worker's Parades in most of Europe FakeNoose Feb 2018 #9
Hmmmm, that makes sense. BigmanPigman Feb 2018 #10
Yeah she's a real rebel that one underpants Feb 2018 #7
I think it's a terrorist fist bump. louis-t Feb 2018 #5
Not May Day, the socialist holiday, but mayday the distress signal. Triloon Feb 2018 #11
Oh, so my original interpretation was correct too. BigmanPigman Feb 2018 #12

BigmanPigman

(51,627 posts)
6. That is why I was confused.
Tue Feb 27, 2018, 05:01 PM
Feb 2018

I though that it was a signal of "distress/we need help" used by the US military and couldn't figure out why it was connected to a known Soviet holiday. It is ironic now if you consider the political animosity/collusion between the two countries with this admin. For it to come from sweet, dear Hope during the testimony would normally be considered unusual but with the Moron it is the new normal.

FakeNoose

(32,748 posts)
9. May 1st is the day of the Worker's Parades in most of Europe
Tue Feb 27, 2018, 05:21 PM
Feb 2018

So that's why they call it "Mayday" and their symbol is the fist, as the previous post shows. (It doesn't have a communist meaning any more, it's like our Labor Day.)

I think in broadcasting the interviewer and the guest can use the fist as a wordless gesture that would be given off camera. So it's not related to a "mayday" distress call. It just means "don't go there" by previous agreement.

BigmanPigman

(51,627 posts)
10. Hmmmm, that makes sense.
Tue Feb 27, 2018, 05:25 PM
Feb 2018

It's sort of like, "Don't go there" in the line of questioning? Does that mean that the interviewer is in on it too?

Triloon

(506 posts)
11. Not May Day, the socialist holiday, but mayday the distress signal.
Tue Feb 27, 2018, 05:52 PM
Feb 2018

It derives from the French "m'aidez", pronounced "mayDAY," and means literally "help me."

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