Dan Gillitzer wrote: "I thought it originated in WW2 England (could
have been earlier) the "V" for Victory. I can see the sense, at least
with that war where victory would mean peace, so V for "peace" vs victory?"
Yep, during WWII, everyone used the "V" sign was for "victory". Now,
there will be a mink coat and a can of Spam to the first contestant who
knows the relationship of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony to the "V" sign.
Oh, and during the Viet Nam War, the Gene McCarthytes adopted the same
"V" as their peace sign.
Buster
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