Windows are wonderful, aren’t they? They keep us warm (or cool, depending on the season), and allow us at the same time to gaze upon the scenery outside. Through them we can watch our kids play… But windows are not that great when we want to say something through them, like, “Stop squirming already and come in for a pee!” Unless we know sign language!
I remember once driving up to a stop sign and seeing, half way up the street, my eldest son walking in the freezing cold.
“Where are you going?” I asked.
“The mall,” he replied.
“Want a ride?”
“Sure, thanks.”
All from outside of yelling distance, and I didn’t have to roll the window down. Same thing when the kids had a play date in one of those huge indoor playgrounds. It didn’t matter that they were climbing through a kid-sized tube high above the floor and I was waiting for them to come down.
As soon as they looked at me, I signed, “Come down in 10 minutes for lunch.”
“What are we having?”
“Pizza.”
“I’ll be right there.”
Amazing, eh?
Problem was, it became a habit for me. One time that was particularly embarrassing, was when the father of one of my kids’ friends brought my son home. The dad didn’t get out of the car, he just let my son out and waved. Being the polite person I am, I signed “thank you.” He never spoke to me again. To this day I believe he thought I was blowing him a kiss.
Conclusion: sign language is a fantastic way to communicate, as long as everyone knows what you’re doing.
April 28, 2016 at 4:56 am
So cool Linda. Have you seen this article? http://mentalfloss.com/article/78883/these-gloves-translate-sign-language-text-or-speech
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April 28, 2016 at 8:28 pm
That’s neat! They’ve obviously taught the gloves some unique signs – names aren’t universal. 🙂 Still, it’ll be interesting to see if anything comes of them. 😀 Thanks for the link, Paul! 😀
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April 28, 2016 at 4:48 am
Suddenly, signing is looking like something everyone should be doing.
However, consider the potential chaos of a political meeting or press conference where everyone was trying to sign at once…
Keith Channing A-Zing from http://keithkreates.com
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April 28, 2016 at 8:23 pm
Elbows would just be a’flyin’! 😉
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April 28, 2016 at 4:36 am
I refer you once more to the brilliant Adam Hills air steward sign language misunderstanding routine.
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April 28, 2016 at 8:46 pm
Any video in particular? That last one was hilarious. 🙂
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April 29, 2016 at 3:50 am
That was the one.
Seemed relevant again
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April 29, 2016 at 2:55 pm
I’ll have to watch it again then. 🙂 Though I was hoping there was more.
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April 29, 2016 at 3:15 pm
Search YouTube for “The Last Leg”, it’s his topical tv show over here. He has a rant about something each week.
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April 29, 2016 at 3:16 pm
Here you go…
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April 28, 2016 at 1:37 am
😂😂😂😂
The rhyme they taught us to remember the signs for p,ease and thank you
“Ta to the bra,
Please to the ones!”
A short one for thank you and a long one for please basically!
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April 28, 2016 at 8:27 pm
Cool! 😀
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April 28, 2016 at 1:30 am
liked your FB page – you can do the same on mine of you want 😀 -I’m feeling rather cheeky this morning. https://www.facebook.com/DaisyintheWillows/?fref=ts
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April 28, 2016 at 1:28 am
He should have been honoured! :D. I love the sign for toast. In the U.K. it looks like soemone is saying a big FU to soemone.
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April 28, 2016 at 8:39 pm
Ha! He should have been. 😛 So is that like FU with jam on top? Hahaha! Liked your fb page. Thanks for your “like”!
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April 27, 2016 at 10:51 pm
You’d think the dad would know to expect sign language from you !
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April 28, 2016 at 8:40 pm
It was my other son’s friend. I’m not sure they even knew I had a Deaf child – it was a long time ago. 🙂
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April 27, 2016 at 10:18 pm
Oh no… hehehe… maybe you should send him this clip and so you could have a good laugh about it…
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April 28, 2016 at 8:41 pm
That would be great, except I’m not sure if his wife already has a restraining order out on me. Hahahaha! 😀
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April 29, 2016 at 12:51 am
Hehehehehe…
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April 27, 2016 at 9:53 pm
What a great way you incorporated the challenge letter W to the challenge of signing to those that might not understand. I wonder why I didn’t think of windows for my word since we decorated them!
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April 28, 2016 at 8:43 pm
Thanks, Martha! 🙂 Windows are often overlooked … or looked through … or something. 😉 hehe
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April 27, 2016 at 9:49 pm
I am such a geek. When I saw windows I just thought of Microsoft Windows. *shrug* whaddya gonna do?! LOL.
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April 28, 2016 at 8:43 pm
Ha! I actually thought the same thing as I posted it. 😀
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