The Bird Is The Word
May, 2004
1977: A Connecticut appeals court overturns the conviction of a high school student who gave the finger to a trooper from the back of a school bus. The officer had stopped behind the bus at a red light.1980: Police arrest a contractor in Hammond, Louisiana after he paints on a supermarket wall a 30-foot-high image of Mickey Mouse flipping the bird, with the caption "Hey, Iran!"1983: A Texas court upholds the conviction of a student who flipped off his principal during graduation.1990:...
