Yup, everyone does it for photos and has been for years.
Here's an entry from Wikipedia about it:
During the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, figure skater Janet Lynn stumbled into Japanese pop culture when she fell during a free-skate period-but continued to smile even as she sat on the ice. Though she placed only 3rd in the actual competition, her cheerful diligence and indefatigability resonated with many Japanese viewers, making her an overnight celebrity in Japan. Afterwards, Lynn (a peace activist) was repeatedly seen flashing the V sign in the Japanese media. Though the V sign was known of in Japan prior to Lynn's use of it there (from the post-WWII Allied occupation of Japan), she is credited by some Japanese for having popularized its use in amateur photographs.
You must download it! Ohhh that's SO awesome. Thank you for the picture :D :D :D
And I LOVE all your pictures. It's so awesome, I don't have enough time to read like ANY flist entries anymore but being able to see the pictures kind of tells the story and it's great :) So glad you're having such a great time!
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by the way, i have a good laugh at everyone sporting a 'peace' sign every time they get their photo taken. -grins-
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Here's an entry from Wikipedia about it:
During the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, figure skater Janet Lynn stumbled into Japanese pop culture when she fell during a free-skate period-but continued to smile even as she sat on the ice. Though she placed only 3rd in the actual competition, her cheerful diligence and indefatigability resonated with many Japanese viewers, making her an overnight celebrity in Japan. Afterwards, Lynn (a peace activist) was repeatedly seen flashing the V sign in the Japanese media. Though the V sign was known of in Japan prior to Lynn's use of it there (from the post-WWII Allied occupation of Japan), she is credited by some Japanese for having popularized its use in amateur photographs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-sign
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You must download it! Ohhh that's SO awesome. Thank you for the picture :D :D :D
And I LOVE all your pictures. It's so awesome, I don't have enough time to read like ANY flist entries anymore but being able to see the pictures kind of tells the story and it's great :) So glad you're having such a great time!
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