The list for December 16, 2013
NOTE FROM CHRIS:
An interpreter used to communicate with hearing-impaired
people at a memorial service held for Nelson Mandela
recently was apparently a fake. The dude was flashing
nonsensical “signing,” leading hearing-impaired actress
Marlee Matlin to say he “looked like a third-base coach.”
people at a memorial service held for Nelson Mandela
recently was apparently a fake. The dude was flashing
nonsensical “signing,” leading hearing-impaired actress
Marlee Matlin to say he “looked like a third-base coach.”
The Top 15 Signs Your Translator Is a Fake
- You’re fairly certain he’s just doing either the Macarena or the Electric Slide.
- Granted, he used a lot of South African slang, but there aren’t too many ways to interpret "and the elephant you rode in on."
- Makes every last word in the sentence rhyme with "Nantucket."
- He punctuates every sentence of your speech to the Pontifical Council with an "Open the door and see all the people" gesture.
- Her "signing" involves sock puppets with clubs.
- Her "linguistics accreditation" turns out to be a Liberty University degree in Speaking in Tongues.
- Spells out the letters F-U-C-K-Y-O-U rather than just flipping the bird.
- There’s a pause after you offer bilateral trade incentives, then Angela Merkel knees your groin.
- He’s performing all his hand-signals inside your pants.
- It’s hard to tell whether he’s signing your speech, telling the wide receiver to run a slant route, or miming the Kama Sutra.
- You don’t know what picking the nose represents, but your pretty sure it’s not good.
- Finishes every sentence with the signs for "… in bed."
- He claims to speak fluent Klingon —- and to have a girlfriend.
- When translated into German, Vice President Biden’s speech sounds lucid and well-researched.
And the Number 1 Signs Your Translator Is a Fake…
- Right before your speech, tells you he’s "’Bout to go all gangsta on dis bitch."
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CREDITS
Selected from 78 submissions from 29 contributors.
Today’s list authors were:
- Brandon Eldridge, St. Louis, MO — 1 (3rd #1)
- Tom Stoudt, Fort Washington, PA — 2
- Paul Wiley, Westtown, NY — 3, 4, 6 (Hat trick!)
- David G. Scott, Kansas City, MO — 5, 14
- Kevin Freels, Walnut Creek, CA — 5
- Mark D. Sabien, What Cheer, IA — 6
- David Kass, Queens, NY — 7
- Bill Muse, Seattle, WA — 8, 15
- Tristan Fabriani, Passaic, NJ — 9
- Larry Hollister, Concord, CA — 10, 12
- David W. James, Los Angeles, CA — 11, 15
- Dawson Rambo, Santa Rosa, CA — 12
- Jill Gallagher, Seattle, WA — 13
- John J. Brassil, Nashville, TN — Topic
- Danny Gallagher, McKinney, TX — Topic
- Donald Junter, New Haven, CT — Banner Tag
- Chris White, Olympia, WA — List owner/editor
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