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Vitruvian Manic
Dec 5, 2021

by Fluffdaddy

Mellow_ posted:

Those are Italian-Americans op

ftfy

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Nigmaetcetera
Nov 17, 2004

borkborkborkmorkmorkmork-gabbalooins

MyronMulch posted:

You know what I mean, you're talking with some American and all of a sudden they do that thing with their hand. All the time, without fail.

Nobody else on the planet does that, only Americans?

Why is that?

Could you provide a video of this hand thing, or perhaps a drawn diagram?

deep dish peat moss
Jul 27, 2006

Pontificating rear end posted:

why do italians always do that thing where they kiss their fingers and then make that hand-explosion gesture

it's a warning to others that their kisses are explosive (causing destruction)

deep dish peat moss
Jul 27, 2006

we americans do the hand thing in all kinds of contexts, it's a multi-purpose communication tool that can say almost anything you want it to say.

deep dish peat moss
Jul 27, 2006

American Sign Language was founded after Thomas Gallaudet watched many americans do the hand thing and thought "why do they use one word for everything they say? they should have different words"

Icochet
Mar 18, 2008

I have a very small TV. Don't make fun of it! Please don't shame it like that~

Grimey Drawer
American sign language was patented by Samuel Colt

phasmid
Jan 16, 2015

Booty Shaker
SILENT MAJORITY

Billy Ray Blowjob posted:

Black Americans doing the mouth touching thing like its food and they are hungy but its a CD review

lol oh no

Knormal
Nov 11, 2001

It is very time consuming.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIozjNOgrm8

MyronMulch
Nov 12, 2006

Nigmaetcetera posted:

Could you provide a video of this hand thing, or perhaps a drawn diagram?

Bad Purchase
Jun 17, 2019




it could just be our itchy trigger fingers

evolutionary pressure has ensured that only people with the fastest trigger finger survive and pass on their genetics in america

Nigmaetcetera
Nov 17, 2004

borkborkborkmorkmorkmork-gabbalooins

He’s psyched about the fossilized dinosaur eggs on the ground.

BAGS FLY AT NOON
Apr 6, 2011

A Soft Nylon Bag
Lol at this person not knowing about the hand thing

Tiberius Christ
Mar 4, 2009

im doing the hand thing right now and the founding fathers are smiling down at me

Animal-Mother
Feb 14, 2012

RABBIT RABBIT
RABBIT RABBIT

hot cocoa on the couch
Dec 8, 2009


americans be like - iykyk :smug:

Blurry Gray Thing
Jun 3, 2009
Showing you the middle finger is what Americans colloquially refer to as "flipping the bird".

It is a form of profanity. They are trying to communicate a lack of respect and fondness for you in particular. The exact translation is 'gently caress you', but they do not actually wish to do that with you.

Bum the Sad
Aug 25, 2002
Hell Gem

Blurry Gray Thing
Jun 3, 2009

Oh, sorry.

That's a penis, OP. It does seem to have an L bend in the middle, but every penis is unique and beautiful in its own way.

Brother Tadger
Feb 15, 2012

I'm accidentally a suicide bomber!


Heh, this was my first thought too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkoH1HmYKE8

RepeatingMeme
Dec 27, 2012


this place is not a place of honor

no highly esteemed deed is commemorated here

nothing valued is here

what is here was dangerous and repulsive to us

this place is best shunned and left uninhabited


BAGS FLY AT NOON posted:

Lol at this person not knowing about the hand thing

Lmao if they also dont know the waistband trick, what a rube

Powered Descent
Jul 13, 2008

We haven't had that spirit here since 1969.

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Alucard
Mar 11, 2002
Pillbug

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