Talk:Fist bump/Archive 1

Name of the article
Which expression is more common for this gesture? Is it "Fist pound" or "Pound it"? I first knew of this gesture as a fist pound first. I hope I wasn't premature to have moved the article to "Fist Pound". What do the rest of you guys think? Amchow78 21:38, 4 April 2006 (UTC) The gesture described seems to be identical to that described in Big_up, hence my suggestion to merge them. DeusX London (talk) 21:39, 31 December 2007 (UTC) I agree that this article should be merged with [Dap greeting]. Derekawesome (talk) 14:39, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Fist pound is fine. "Pound it" is the imperrative compelling the pounder to pound the poundee. Adambiswanger1 19:15, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

Bullet Head's edit
Sweet stuff BH! well done! formulate an account! Kallstrom11 03:52, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Attribution
Is this article ever likely to comply with the core content policy on Attribution? -- zzuuzz(talk) 03:44, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

Response to Attribution Issue
It is possible that we will be able to locate some sort of source, yet a number of the our identifications are based on observation.

XParadigm777x 04:31, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Allow me to quote the introduction from the aforementioned core content policy:
 * The threshold for inclusion in Wikipedia is whether material is attributable to a reliable published source, not whether it is true. Wikipedia is not the place to publish your opinions, experiences, or arguments
 * Articles without such reliable published sources have been known to be deleted. -- zzuuzz(talk) 10:12, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

As of last night, I added two sources. If you like, you may peruse them. Furthermore, I will add more sources in the upcoming days. XParadigm777x 19:24, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Please add more, specifically, enough to cover the material in the article. Thanks. -- zzuuzz(talk) 01:17, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Sources Added
adequate sources have been added. Kallstrom11 01:59, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

jackie brown in "popular reference"
i first saw the 'pound' up-close in the tarantino film 'jackie brown'.. Ordell Robbie to Beaumont Livingston, as a farewell.. after that, i started teaching it to people i came in contact with, spreading the meme —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Verbose (talk • contribs) 17:22, 5 April 2007 (UTC).

This and "big up"?
What's the difference? Seems the same to me. --AW (talk) 19:13, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

I agree, just merge it. It's a waste of readers time to view both entries and a mockery of WIKIPEDIA to have two entries about the same thing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.1.201.47 (talk) 12:42, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Agreed. These two articles are about the same thing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.208.94.127 (talk) 21:54, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

After reading Big Up, I was going to edit it to include "aka Pound, or Dap". Both terms originate from Hip Hop / *urban culture. I have no legit references as Hip Hop and urban culture is a subculture that makes no historical references as that would generally be considered uncool. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 221.127.40.163 (talk) 07:40, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Origin of the Phrase "Pound"???
Does anyone know why it's called a "pound?" —Preceding unsigned comment added by Benjy515whodat (talk • contribs) 03:17, 13 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Well, maybe it has something to do with the 2 pounding their fists together (albiet not painfully.)--Glkfnbcv Nos Herdez (talk) 00:08, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

There's a new Time article on this
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1812102,00.html --Voidvector (talk) 08:46, 6 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Wow. Seriously? This was a feature article on Time magazine because Obama did it? "the fist bump heard 'round the world."? Wow. That's just .... .... Ðysepsion † Speak your mind 22:42, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
 * "Media circus describes a news event where the media coverage is perceived to be out of proportion to the event being covered". Is there anything to suggest there actually is such a thing as a "Hezbollah fist jab," or is that something Fox invented? Шизомби (talk) 13:42, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Most common name in Google News

 * "Fist pound" = 93
 * "Fist bump" = 155
 * "Knuckle bump" = 75

I think the article should be called "fist bump", the most common name

Against merger with "dap greeting"
This article should most definitely NOT be merged with dap greeting. Even though one of the names for the fist bump is "dap," it is a component of dap greetings, not the same. The high five is component of dap greetings as well, but it most deservedly deserves a separate article, as does this.

TuckerResearch (talk) 04:05, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Agreed wholeheartedly. It's its own thing. --AW (talk) 21:52, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

I think we should remove the suggested merger banner. Any takers? TuckerResearch (talk) 02:25, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

So that's what it's called
I've been doing this increasingly with my friends lately when they are in a good mood, and I was wondering what it was called and where it came from. Hopefully we'll get some answers. Keep up the good work 204.52.215.107 (talk) 15:34, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

Unethical contributor
On 15 of July, 71.121.14.132 removed section of an article with comments: "boycot idiots who have nothing add to article besides tangents" I believe this contributor should be blocked, this is unethical and not the way to collaborate on an open article. The information might had to be properly redistributed but not just removed with insult. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.3.139.2 (talk) 01:41, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Fist bump meaning
The fist bump is similar to the handshake, but the meaning is in the hand gesture.To understand this, you have to understand cultural greetings. Example: The " Bow " ; this cannot be performed and accepted in sincerity by just anyone. The " fist bump " which is wrongfully named, is not a bump, hence " bump " is inappropriate. The meaning of the so called fist bump is: cohesiveness, or a close bond; which in simple, means that the greeters understand that they both might differ in views and have their own opinions " closed hand ", but agree to assemble there problems to achieve a certain goal or solidarity. The common handshake in many eye's has different meanings throughout many cultures. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.227.255.149 (talk) 23:13, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

Boxing related
why has anyone yet to mention its connection to boxing, in which has been done since the 19th century with ref's bringing the boxers together to aknowledge good sportsmanship before fights. this is why I hate wikipedia ```` —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lue3378 (talk • contribs) 22:11, 6 June 2009 (UTC)
 * WP:RS, WP:V, WP:NOR. RTFM or STFU, STFU or GTFO. --  李博杰   | —Talk contribs email 04:03, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
 * WP:CIVIL --209.181.16.93 (talk) 17:50, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

Also known as...
I recommend removing the "aka" for Fist-bump, or at least aka'ing "pound" or "fist pound". The term "foknucks" is very recently conceived and seems to be related directly to a domain name registered by one contributor ekornew (also see ekornew's comments on the huffington post)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.105.111.201 (talk) 18:22, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

It's been noted as far back as June 5 2008 and has a several major regional followings. Recommend re-instating. --174.51.126.49 (talk) 19:25, 17 January 2010 (UTC)

Also known as...
Where I'm from this is called 'giving props' or just 'props'. Glandrid (talk) 21:08, 14 November 2009 (UTC)

Terrorist Fist Bump
Why no mention of the infamous Fox News Terrorist Fist Bump reference? I know it's stupid but still... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.192.246.138 (talk) 01:38, 28 December 2009 (UTC) Just for the record, I still call this the "Terrorist Fist Jab" at every opportunity just for the fun of it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 143.215.234.80 (talk) 19:14, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

Obama Gave Whitey The Fist Bump?
"On June 3, 2008, Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama fist bumped during a televised presidential campaign speech in St. Paul, Minnesota, and the gesture became known as "the fist bump heard 'round the world".[5] This was the first exposure of many white Americans to the gesture and can be considered its introduction into mainstream culture"

Just removed that because the one source they have claiming that it was the introduction of Fist Bumping to white people clearly is the only source making that claim. As far back as I can remember Fist Bumping wasn't just introduced to white people in 2008, especially given that just a paragraph or two above it the article points out that it was done by Michael Jordan in the early 90s. Now, I may not have statistics on number of white people that watch Basketball, but I'm guessing that number is a whole lot greater than 0. Shardok (talk) 08:33, 17 December 2010 (UTC)

Variations
I just saw Pound & Lock on the telly the other night (Pound fists, twist them 90 degrees clockwise, and make a clicking noise.). The article should include some of the more widely known variations, a few of which are listed here. -- Uzma Gamal (talk) 14:26, 22 January 2011 (UTC)

Regarding removed 'brohoof'.
I think the removed 'brohoof', another name for 'Fist bump', has been cited in many relevant sources and I will be keeping an eye out for it. Lots42 (talk) 11:10, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Fist bump ("brofist") is not generally known as "brohoof"; this is a term specific to My Little Pony fandom. It could be covered in the main text of the article instead (as long as reliable sources for both the usage in the fandom and the name exist). - Mike Rosoft (talk) 18:02, 1 September 2014 (UTC)

FISH cartoon?
Why is Super Friends described as a "FISH" cartoon? Barry.carter (talk) 19:23, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

This was leftover from some previous vandalism, I have removed it. HacksawPC (talk) 05:08, 26 August 2013 (UTC)