Hanging Loose all over the place with the Pineappleman - Bilge

W woofmutt Member Seattilite Telstar Joined: Mar 26, 2002 Posts: 2639	W woofmutt Posted posted on Sat, Jun 5, 2010 12:19 PM "Not to make a political statement here, but if you see conservatives trying to use the Shaka gesture (George Bush, Sarah Palin, Rush), they always get it wrong." -JOHN-O- I am pretty sure that's the I love you sign in sign language. People often mistake it for the "hang loose" gesture. EDIT: As I suspected... From guardian.co.uk: Sarah Palin, with her daughter Willow, holding her brother Trig, campaigns at a rally in Henderson, Nevada. Palin is giving the American sign language hand sign for "I love you". Photograph: Eric Jamison/AP woofmutt EDITED to include: John O quote, comment on people mistaking sign language for gesture, Gaurdian link and photo caption. [ Edited by: woofmutt 2010-06-05 12:30 ]

"Not to make a political statement here, but if you see conservatives trying to use the Shaka gesture (George Bush, Sarah Palin, Rush), they always get it wrong." -JOHN-O-

I am pretty sure that's the I love you sign in sign language. People often mistake it for the "hang loose" gesture.

EDIT: As I suspected...

From guardian.co.uk:

Sarah Palin, with her daughter Willow, holding her brother Trig, campaigns at a rally in Henderson, Nevada. Palin is giving the American sign language hand sign for "I love you". Photograph: Eric Jamison/AP

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EDITED to include: John O quote, comment on people mistaking sign language for gesture, Gaurdian link and photo caption.

[ Edited by: woofmutt 2010-06-05 12:30 ]

Post #534399 by woofmutt on Sat, Jun 5, 2010 12:19 PM