Files Family Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 My 6 year old daughter has laughed at all the variations on Jeremy's avatar. We just set up her first travel bug and she insisted on taking a picture with the "pointing finger". We had to laugh. Thought you all might enjoy the pic as well. Quote Link to comment
+Team GPSaxophone Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 I did that, too: So did the wife: Took sun from sky, left world in eternal darkness Quote Link to comment
+Shaggy of Mysteries Inc Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 Don't forget mine! Quote Link to comment
martmann Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 This guy is from a phone commercial, I added the finger and moved his hand up a bit. ___________________________________________________________ If trees could scream, would we still cut them down? Well, maybe if they screamed all the time, for no reason. Click here for my Geocaching pictures and Here (newest) Quote Link to comment
+Doc-Dean Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 This is the best thread today!!! Hope more people post their Best Jeremy --------------------------------------------------- Free your mind and the rest will follow And may no Admin bricks fly your way Quote Link to comment
+JMBella Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 Here's my contribution.... Lackey Bella Two roads diverged in a wood, and I- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. Because now I am Lost. Quote Link to comment
enfanta Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 omigawd, JMBella that's PERFECT!! Ode to a Pigeon: Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, You Lookin' at Me? YOU LOOKIN' AT ME?! (b. katt, 7/14/03) Quote Link to comment
+Touchstone Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 quote:Originally posted by J&MBella:Here's my contribution.... Lackey Bella . Kind of reminds me of William Wegman's weimeraner pictures...ROFL Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. The rest go geocaching. Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted October 7, 2003 Share Posted October 7, 2003 Well you asked for it.... Actually, this photo was taken several years before I ever heard of geocaching, but I noticed how close it was to Jeremy's "hand signal". "You can't make a man by standing a sheep on his hind legs. But by standing a flock of sheep in that position, you can make a crowd of men" - Max Beerbohm Quote Link to comment
+Tsegi Mike and Desert Viking Posted October 7, 2003 Share Posted October 7, 2003 Did you have to make it soooo big. I feel queasy now. Till a voice, as bad as Conscience, rang interminable changes On one everlasting Whisper day and night repeated -- so: "Something hidden. Go and find it. Go and look behind the Ranges -- "Something lost behind the Ranges. Lost and waiting for you. Go!" Rudyard Kipling , The Explorer 1898 Quote Link to comment
+tally-2 Posted October 7, 2003 Share Posted October 7, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Tsegi Mike and Desert Viking:Did you have to make it soooo big. I feel queasy now. I know! LOL! <<--- green Sandy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bob - can ya beer me now? Sandy - bite me Quote Link to comment
+JMBella Posted October 7, 2003 Share Posted October 7, 2003 I knew that was coming. Barf. Two roads diverged in a wood, and I- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. Because now I am Lost. Quote Link to comment
DiverMan Posted October 7, 2003 Share Posted October 7, 2003 Hey, I think I saw that little guy under the water DiverMan Dive Down, Dive Deep Quote Link to comment
+The Shorts Posted October 7, 2003 Share Posted October 7, 2003 Oops I forgot my picture Quote Link to comment
+xenophon10k Posted October 7, 2003 Share Posted October 7, 2003 Homestar's doing the same thing over there on the left. But - as fans of Homestar Runner already know - since he doesn't have arms (at least not visible arms), you'll just have to take my word for it. Put that fweakin' sandwich down! Quote Link to comment
Files Family Posted October 7, 2003 Author Share Posted October 7, 2003 Oh, my! BrianSnat - that was gross as your avatar. With this picture, bigger is NOT better! Quote Link to comment
+amishangel Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 Like Chevrolet once wondered why the Chevy Nova didn't sell very well among spanish speaking folks. Do you know what Nova means in spanish? It means "No Go" You folks have any idea what the deaf community would think if they saw the placement of the "L" hand along the lower part of the face. A visual connection between two people and this sign given is ...ummmm... not nice within their culture. this link shows the American Sign langauge shape. http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/L/W2046.htm I am showing this to you as an edification and nothing more Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari? Quote Link to comment
Jomarac5 Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 quote: amishangel wrote:You folks have any idea what the deaf community would think if they saw the placement of the "L" hand along the lower part of the face. I don't and because I'm not deaf, I don't need to. Nor do I need to apologize for it. If deaf people find it offensive then they need to realize that the majority of people who are enjoying themselves with this silliness are not in any way attempting to offend anyone. They're just goofing around. It's fun. Just relax. Not everyone can be expected to know every little nuance of every group or culture. Is it really necessary for you to even bring this up here in an attempt to spoil their fun? Please don't say "But I want to educate them so that they'll be more sensitive to the feelings of others..." EVERYTHING offends someone. By the way, do *you* have any idea of what the deaf community would think? Although I can't speak on behalf of any commmunity, my guess is that most of them would laugh because it is exactly what it is supposed to be -- funny. ***** Quote Link to comment
Jomarac5 Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 Oh yeah, one more thing... My favourite so far is the lesbian dog. ***** Quote Link to comment
+amishangel Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 Yes...i am deaf and no...I am not offended by this If the end result of my showing a different view using my langauge causes a discomfort. Then pffftttt. Continue as you were, and learn I consider the issue of my bringing this up closed. amishangel Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari? [This message was edited by amishangel on October 08, 2003 at 02:31 AM.] Quote Link to comment
ju66l3r Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 quote:Originally posted by amishangel:Yes...i am deaf I took 3 years of ASL in college (next door to NTID). I caught this coincidence too, but let it slide, since I wasn't sure there was an audience here to share it with. I think most people will find your post interesting and not offensive or affrontive at all. -- http://magazine.audubon.org/features0101/goodwood.html Quote Link to comment
+Team GPSaxophone Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 The 'Thumbs up' sign in some cultures is equivalent to raising the middle finger in the USA Took sun from sky, left world in eternal darkness Quote Link to comment
Bender Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 God Bless America, I love the middle finger! Bender Searching, for the lost Xanadu Quote Link to comment
+Snoogans Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 quote:Originally posted by J&MBella:Here's my contribution.... http://img.Groundspeak.com/cache/log/072fb1a1-073c-4ce8-b15c-b902cee5bd20.jpg Lackey Bella Two roads diverged in a wood, and I- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. Because now I am Lost. According to that Amish guy, your dog is a stoned lesbian. (OK. I added the the stoned part, but LOOK at 'em.) EDIT: DOH! I didn't see J5's post. Sngans Sacred cows make the best hamburger....Mark Twain. [This message was edited by Snoogans on October 08, 2003 at 07:00 PM.] Quote Link to comment
+Snoogans Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 BTW- Ritz is a snack cracker. Sngans Sacred cows make the best hamburger....Mark Twain. Quote Link to comment
+lostinjersey Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Jomarac5:If deaf people find it offensive then they need to realize....blah blah blah first let me say that I just didnt feel like posting the whole quote, so blahblahblah isnt meant to be derogatory... second... part of the original statement was: quote:You folks have any idea what the deaf community would think if they saw the placement of the "L" hand along the lower part of the face. you seem to have taken this with the implied statement "they'd be offended, so watch out". I took it totally differently, namely "do you realize you could be conveying a message you didn't intend?" the fact they stated quote:I am showing this to you as an edification and nothing more i think should've been an indicator of this. I actually appreciate the knowledge, not that i normally go around giving the L symbol in public anyway, but its good to know. I was actually quite surprised actually. Will I be paranoid that "OMG! they might think I'm calling them gay!" of course not, but it is something to keep in the back of your mind IMHO. If you wanna go do it, that's find, jsut don't be surprised if you get a queer look from some folks. (pun intended, whoops, my bad, not PC, oh well) Quote Link to comment
+JMBella Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Snoogans: According to that Amish guy, your dog is a stoned lesbian. (OK. I added the the stoned part, but LOOK at 'em.) LMAO. I can't believe you just called my dog a lesbian. Not that there's anything wrong with that. quote:Is it really necessary for you to even bring this up here in an attempt to spoil their fun? Yea i think J5 took that all wrong. Unless amishangel was trying to spoil our fun. I think he just ment it to be like 'isn't that funny, it means lesbian in ASL.' BTW. Are you really amish? Just wodering about the whole elecricity thing and the camera taking your soul and so forth. Two roads diverged in a wood, and I- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. Because now I am Lost. [This message was edited by J&MBella on October 08, 2003 at 10:28 PM.] Quote Link to comment
Captain Chaoss Posted October 9, 2003 Share Posted October 9, 2003 Lol. Great pic with the dog. Yes, it's very reminiscient of Mr. Wegmans work. Two roads diverged in the woods and I, I took the one less traveled, and that is how I found the cache. Quote Link to comment
Files Family Posted October 9, 2003 Author Share Posted October 9, 2003 So, technically, since my daughter made the sign on a stuffed seahorse, who doesn't appear to have a chin, everything is ok? Quote Link to comment
+sept1c_tank Posted October 9, 2003 Share Posted October 9, 2003 You asked for it... My best Halloween effort. ==============="If it feels good...do it"================ **(the other 9 out of 10 voices in my head say: "Don't do it.")** . Quote Link to comment
Files Family Posted October 11, 2003 Author Share Posted October 11, 2003 Anyone else have one to share? Quote Link to comment
Lesbaru Posted October 12, 2003 Share Posted October 12, 2003 Cool! Now I know that if I do my "Jeremy" impression on the dance floor at some loud bar I will be conveying the exact message I want! (But I don't go to bars, I just geocache...) "You'll curse when the need comes. Make it loud, make it complicated, make it long, and make it up if you have to, but it'll work all right." -Granny Weatherwax Quote Link to comment
+Doc-Dean Posted October 12, 2003 Share Posted October 12, 2003 quote:Originally posted by sept1c_tank:_You asked for it..._ http://img.Groundspeak.com/user/119047_10600.JPG _My best Halloween effort._ Looks like you got a fungus there buddy! Free your mind and the rest will follow Quote Link to comment
+Team Og Rof A Klaw Posted October 12, 2003 Share Posted October 12, 2003 quote:Anyone else have one to share?Nah. ____________________________ - Team Og Rof A Klaw All who wander are not lost. Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted October 12, 2003 Share Posted October 12, 2003 quote:Originally posted by ju66l3r:...I took 3 years of ASL in college (next door to NTID). I caught this coincidence too, but let it slide, since I wasn't sure there was an audience here to share it with.... That's just funny. But now I know. Quote Link to comment
+Stunod Posted October 12, 2003 Share Posted October 12, 2003 We heard about this 2nd meaning back in April. ______________________ Stunod's Stats Found: 103/Hidden: 5 Eamus Catuli! Go Cubs! Keenpeople.com Stats * ChiTown Cachers Quote Link to comment
+Confucius' Cat Posted October 12, 2003 Share Posted October 12, 2003 Since I had to hang upside down by one hand, the photo had to be taken QUICKLY! OK so the photo editing is so obvious even a blind man can see it. I didn't have the time to make a masterpiece out of it. "Freedom is a two-way street." GDAE, Dave Quote Link to comment
+Planet Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 A while back, months and months ago, there was a thread where all kinds of cachers changed their avatars to include "the finger pose". But since avatars change and don't stay on the thread if someone posts a new post, I won't bother linking to it. It was very funny. That's when I took this self portrait while caching alone in a storm. You've now seen me at my worst! Planet Quote Link to comment
+Jamie Z Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 (edited) Completely off-topic... (good thread, though) But this topic's name is invisible. [edit] Ok, so some mod made me out to look like an idiot. Jamie Edited February 24, 2004 by Jamie Z Quote Link to comment
+Imajika Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 By the way, do *you* have any idea of what the deaf community would think? Although I can't speak on behalf of any commmunity, my guess is that most of them would laugh because it is exactly what it is supposed to be -- funny. I do I do! I showed the cache sign to my deaf friends and they thought it was funny. I am pretty good with ASL and they have taught me a lot but I had no idea about the lesbian sign. So when I showed them they died laughing at me. So, not only did I make my deaf friends laugh, I learned a new sign! THANKS geocaching.com! Quote Link to comment
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