Thumb in or out?

[RobertScorpio]

A lot of TREK fans, when they give the Vulcan hand gesture, leave their thumb along side their index finger. Where I ever I go, and when I see people and greet them, yes, I use the Vulcan hand gesture; have for years. But I leave my thumb spread apart from my index finger...

Which was is the official way? Because when I close my eyes and see Spock/Sarek using the gesture I see them with their thumbs out too...was this a Tuvok/t'pol thing? Keeping the thumb in?

Rob

 

[Herkimer Jitty]

I always do the salute with the thumb out.

Some people have stupid hands though and can only do it with their thumb in.

 

[iguana_tonante]

The thumb is out. Always been, always will be.

 

[Brian]

Spock did it with the thumb out, and the Hebrew shin symbol made by rabbis during a blessing (which it was based on; in print, shin has three upward strokes, not two) has the thumb out.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulcan_salute

Therefore, thumb out is the proper way to do it. And the way I have always done it.

 

[Sector 7]

"One picture is worth a thousand words." Here are four:
Who better to demonstrate than the inventor?

From the movies.

From a later series.

Surak himself.

 

[RobertScorpio]

Well..thanks...at least I know I am doing it the Kosher way!!!

Rob

 

[sbk1234]

Vulcan society is very precise and particular. Every gesture has subtle nuances which can and do alter the meaning of what's being expressed.
The salute, which we all know means "Live long and prosper."
If the thumb is kept in, it means literally, "Live for a fairly long time, but not as long as someone whom I hold in greater regard, and only prosper to a minimal extent."

 

[Sector 7]

^In the new movie, "Live long and prosper" means "up yours", too.

 

[RobertScorpio]

Vulcan society is very precise and particular. Every gesture has subtle nuances which can and do alter the meaning of what's being expressed.
The salute, which we all know means "Live long and prosper."
If the thumb is kept in, it means literally, "Live for a fairly long time, but not as long as someone whom I hold in greater regard, and only prosper to a minimal extent."

Sheldon out to use that line on BIG BANG! Good one

Rob

 

[issreliant]

Thumbs out for Vulcans, humans can do it any way they want since vulcans think humans are idiots anyway.

 

[Xerxes1979]

Thumb out.

 

[Admiral Shran]

Thumb out, always has been, always will be.

 

[Nardpuncher]

I think this was made up. I don't think anyone's ever done thumbs in ever.

 

[bbailey861]

Out. Never seen it 'in' before - except from my daughter when she was two - but then when she was trying the Vulcan salute you'd never know which fingers/thumb would be in or out. It was different every time she tried it.

 

[Brian]

The images on that Wiki page I referenced show both. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulcan_salute

Of course, Leonard Nimoy, having created it, is doing it the proper way.

 

[RobertScorpio]

great link...thanks!!

Rob

 

[plynch]

The images on that Wiki page I referenced show both. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulcan_salute

Of course, Leonard Nimoy, having created it, is doing it the proper way.

Wikipedia gets things . . . WRONG? What?

 

[Sector 7]

The images on that Wiki page I referenced show both. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulcan_salute

Of course, Leonard Nimoy, having created it, is doing it the proper way.

Wikipedia gets things . . . WRONG? What?

The caption on the picture with thumbs in reads:

Blessing gesture that was the inspiration for the Vulcan salute.

However, I agree that Wikipedia gets it wrong much of the time, since almost anyone can edit it.

 

[WendellM]

I think this was made up. I don't think anyone's ever done thumbs in ever.

Oddly enough, some fans actually do:

Not that big a deal, but I think they're doing it wrong.

 

[RobertScorpio]

I think this was made up. I don't think anyone's ever done thumbs in ever.

Oddly enough, some fans actually do:

Not that big a deal, but I think they're doing it wrong.

who's the sexy TREK babe?

Rob