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bobreynolds

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Strange Images on "Yellow Submarine"
« on: June 21, 2005, 07:15:46 PM »
I don't know if this question has been asked before, so forgive me if I'm ressurecting an old thread.

While I was watching "Yellow Submarine", I noticed that all through the film every single one of the characters did some kind of little hand gesture at least once. They curled all their fingers down, except for the index finger and pinky finger.

Does this mean something? I know these days the gesture is used to mean "rock on" or something like that. Did it have a meaning back in the 60's?
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Re: Strange Images on "Yellow Submarine"
« Reply #1 on: June 21, 2005, 07:57:16 PM »
yeah, proberly something like 'rock on', or 'peace', or rock n roll or whatever...lol
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Re: Strange Images on "Yellow Submarine"
« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2005, 11:13:32 PM »
That's the Beatles for you, always ahead of the times.
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Re: Strange Images on "Yellow Submarine"
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2005, 02:33:31 AM »



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Re: Strange Images on "Yellow Submarine"
« Reply #4 on: July 14, 2005, 05:47:25 AM »
^ those images make me want to see the yellow submarine right now! ;D
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Re: Strange Images on "Yellow Submarine"
« Reply #5 on: July 14, 2005, 04:11:20 PM »
Maybe in the photo Ringo is making an L for Love?
Johns hand in the cartoon looks like Mr Glove.
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Re: Strange Images on "Yellow Submarine"
« Reply #6 on: August 05, 2005, 11:19:36 PM »
GREAT PICTURES!

hope to see more maybe?
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Re: Strange Images on "Yellow Submarine"
« Reply #7 on: August 06, 2005, 04:46:06 AM »
Quote from: kevin_b
Maybe in the photo Ringo is making an L for Love?
Johns hand in the cartoon looks like Mr Glove.

That's exactly what I thought.
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Re: Strange Images on "Yellow Submarine"
« Reply #8 on: August 06, 2005, 05:41:39 AM »
In the first one Paul is just giving a thumbs up and Ringo's pointing at John. The two hands got mashed together. Do they do that hand thing at some other point? Because they don't seem to be doing it there. But then, the bottom of the pic wont come in for me so I don't know.
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Re: Strange Images on "Yellow Submarine"
« Reply #9 on: September 16, 2006, 03:13:56 AM »
 :o Wow! Never noticed this  ??) ... What a'bout playing the film backwards?!  ;D
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Re: Strange Images on "Yellow Submarine"
« Reply #10 on: November 21, 2006, 08:05:46 PM »
The Beatles were inventing Hip Hop.
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Re: Strange Images on "Yellow Submarine"
« Reply #11 on: November 21, 2006, 10:18:06 PM »
I don't think this sign has ever been really explained.It was before the Woodstock era peace sign but seems to give a similar vibe.
Incidentally the Woodstock peace sign when used in World War two was Churchill's V for Victory sign.
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