Trickery

I was perusing my bloglines, and caught up on the latest Snopes busts – the Lebron full-court shot is false, by the by – and I read a Snopes article about a photograph circulating of a military guy shaking hands with Hillary Clinton and crossing two fingers on his free hand.

Apparently, if you go through survival school you know this, but the crossed-fingers thing is a sign of coersion. In this case, the soldier had been ordered to shake Hil’s hand, and used his training deftly. The whole article is interesting – it explains how captives are often paraded around on video or in photographs to prove that they’re alive and being treated well.

Imagine the implications in the civilian world. You’re at a party, and someone who you totally hate and who is totally awful comes up and is all “hey, let’s get a picture together!” and you’re like “mmmmmokay.” Toss in there a little crossed finger action, and your rep is left intact.

Also on the Snopes site about this photo is the Yahoo Personals profile of this guy. I have to say, he’s freaking hot and if I were living in Clear Lake City, TX, I’d be a’calling.

Then again, I’ve already found one internet boyfriend, and I really don’t need another.