Uncyclopedia:Anniversaries/August 16

August 16: Friendly hand gesture day (Canada), Unfriendly hand gesture day (New York City). (Though this is really everyday in NY, we're just listing it.)

If you see a Canadian, don't hesitate to display this friendly hand gesture

70,000,000 B.C. - The creature that would go on to evolve into a human first evolved a middle finger. After displaying the shiny new digit to the surrounding area for a week, he is promptly shot by a T-rex with road rage.
1960 - Cyprus gains its independence from the United Kingdom. In gratitude it shows the U.K. a friendly hand gesture.
1993 - Jim Varney and all his kin move to Beverly Hills, California, waving hello to every motorist they meet with a local friendly hand gesture.
2006- Christopher gave the friendly hand gesture to all
2007 - A small rat dies under a floorboard, no-one seems to notice
2200 - Humans evolve into Homo Superior with 6 finger on each hand. After a global conference, the world was divided between "abolishing this day" and "invent a new gesture using the 2 middle fingers". Opposing sides are unsure how to properly show their distain for each other. The dispute is resolved by genetically engineering human beings with seven digits.
3000 - Someone notices the dead rat.