“To cross one’s fingers is a hand gesture commonly used to wish for luck. Occasionally it is interpreted as an attempt to implore God for protection. … The use of the gesture is often considered by children as an excuse for telling a white lie. By extension, a similar belief is that crossing one’s fingers invalidates a promise being made.”
In the matter of POTUS’s health, fingers crossed!
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October 4, 2020 at 10:08 pm
Urspo
I think it was W, Wilson who when struck with ill health was told all of Congress was praying for him. “Which way?” he was said to ask.
October 5, 2020 at 5:04 pm
Dave
Bingo!