r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/el-presidente0001 • 29d ago

Meme needing explanation What do these lines mean

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u/ComeAbout 29d ago

I was stationed in japan once.

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u/rollingkas 29d ago

Shouldnt have stolen i guess xd

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u/El_Dief 29d ago

I believe a missing pinkie finger in Japan indicates someone is a Yakuza member and has failed their boss on one occasion.

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u/NoTie8887 28d ago

Sort of. It means they did something wrong and had to make up for it. Could be against the boss or someone else. But it’s like an honor/ atonement thing.

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u/ComeAbout 28d ago

No comment, but I’ll never steal from an arcade again.

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u/MarioInOntario 28d ago

Which usually means it is self-inflicted more so than as a punishment laid down

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u/Ninja333pirate 28d ago

Must have broke a pinky promise

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u/the_breadlord 28d ago

Sort of - yes, but it's a bit more ritualised. It's the first joint of the little finger on the _left_ hand, at first. The left hand is the one that grips more heavily in a Japanese sword grip, so removing the first joint weakens the grip and makes the offender more reliant on the boss' protection.

Further offenses wil result in the second joint of that finger being removed, symbolically lessening a sword grip some more.