British men wearing pinky rings?

[jonbert]

can anyone tell me the reason so many english men wear pinky rings? i am very interested in the one nigel havers wears in the show manchild, would love to get one myself. if anyone knows the exact kind he wears i would really appreciate it. being from the states the only people here who wear them are mostly gangster types but in england, they wear them with so much style and grace.

[batman]

I don't know anyone who wears a pinky ring.

[Amethyst_Isle]

name='batman']I don't know anyone who wears a pinky ring.

Maybe Perky does (as in Pinky and Perky )

[DB7]

Apart from Bats, I don't know anybody either...

[batman]

name='DB7']Apart from Bats, I don't know anybody either...

Yeah, but mine is cool.

[Dame Starry]

name='batman']I don't know anyone who wears a pinky ring.

Actor John Carlisle always wears one and so does singer, James Blunt. Prince Charles wears one..........



I WEAR ONE!



I think that a lot of aristocrats wear them - possibly with family crests on them.

According to Wikipedia, signet rings are often worn on the little finger by both men and women and 'pinky' rings often by men who have no intention of marrying or are homosexual.



DS x.

[Steve Crook]

name='jonbert']can anyone tell me the reason so many english men wear pinky rings? i am very interested in the one nigel havers wears in the show manchild, would love to get one myself. if anyone knows the exact kind he wears i would really appreciate it. being from the states the only people here who wear them are mostly gangster types but in england, they wear them with so much style and grace.

In England we do everything with style and grace



It's not a fashion I've even noticed.



Steve

[batman]

Lionel Atwill used to be known to his friends as Pinky because his hair was a lightish red colour and looked pink.

[batman]

name='Dame Starry']Actor John Carlisle always wears one and so does singer, James Blunt. Prince Charles wears one..........

DS x.

I don't know any of those people and none of the single blokes (gay or straight) I know wears one.



Must be an artistic or royal thing.

[christoph404]

I think its a toff thing, the pinky ring I mean. I have seen lots of older gents wearing them and they are uaually quite posh, the ring is always gold and often with an oval black onyx..... maybe it denotes being a member of society like the "Free Masons" or "Round Table". In days of old titled gents would wear a pinky ring that had their seal or stamp on it for their letters and documents.

[billy bentley]

Guilty as charged your honour. Wedding present from the Mrs .

[Gazza]

I wear one when I'm suited and booted but not on a daily basis. Was my grandad's and he was a Deptford docker!

[Freddy]

name='christoph404']I think its a toff thing, the pinky ring I mean. I have seen lots of older gents wearing them and they are uaually quite posh, the ring is always gold and often with an oval black onyx..... maybe it denotes being a member of society like the "Free Masons" or "Round Table". In days of old titled gents would wear a pinky ring that had their seal or stamp on it for their letters and documents.

Also when signing anything only write your surname.

[Moor Larkin]

Clever American lawyers wear them:



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[christoph404]

I'd like to ask Jonbert a similar question concerning the massive chunky rings worn by many American men on their right hand finger next to their pinky. Paul Newman wears one as did Steve McQueen as does Neil Armstrong. They seem to be a similar design, any ideas?

[Carmel]

My father has always worn one and he's not gay and he's married so a bit stupid saying that. Although a lot of men seem to wear them now. Must ask my dad who is 74 is he gay and did he really marry my mum

[Dame Starry]

name='Carmel']My father has always worn one and he's not gay and he's married so a bit stupid saying that. Although a lot of men seem to wear them now. Must ask my dad who is 74 is he gay and did he really marry my mum

What I actually quoted from Wikipedia was:

often by men who have no intention of marrying or are homosexual

DS x.

[Carmel]

You still quoted it Dame starry, (Homosexual) meaning gay and Have No intentions of marrying meaning not married or not willing to. Same thing

[jamesharris]

several screen incarnations of the Saint have worn them

[Steve Crook]

name='Carmel']You still quoted it Dame starry, (Homosexual) meaning gay and Have No intentions of marrying meaning not married or not willing to. Same thing

But the emphasis was on often, meaning some, not all people wearing such rings are gay. It doesn't mean that all men who wear such rings are gay.



All poodles are dogs but not all dogs are poodles



I didn't point out that a number of gay men have married and have fathered children



Steve