Hi Sal! I'm not a Mason, so I don't know about the oral surgery! Guest Kerux; I don't spend my whole life by the computer; please be patient, I will get back to you. No, this isn't the first time I've spoken about it; what I saw corresponds to a number of accounts of masonic ritual and symbolism that can be found in both paper and electronic form. I checked my interpretation at the time with a close friend (without naming the defendant)and as a Mason he confirmed my observation as being correct. He also condemned the use of the signal in these circumstances wholeheartedly.
I hold no view either for or against Freemasonry, the same attitude I have to lots of societies of which I'm not a member. I'm not a Mason, nor have I ever sought to become one. All I have done is report what I saw, in a clear and unembellished form; and I know what I saw.
Tim