Every time the U.S. Cavalry major rode through the camp of the recently
subjected Indian tribe, he'd deliberately wave to the old chief. And the
latter would reply by giving him the finger, in the usual vertical
manner, and then turning his hand so that the same digit stuck out
horizontally.
After a few weeks of this, the major's curiosity got the better of him;
so he rode over after one such exchange and said, "Look, Chief, I know
what it means when you give me the finger straight up, but what the hell
does it mean when you also give it to me sideways?"
"It means," grunted the chief, "that I don't like your horse, either!"
