Mental

[Peoplesoft bloke]

Who in holy flip is creating these descriptions?

I strongly suspect that they have simply bought these in off the Septics who aren't so bothered and also get really over-excited about Halloween.

[mudskipper]

Just caught the lunchtime news with sign language. Not sure the BSL representation of mentally ill is very PC either!

[MaryPoppins]

Just caught the lunchtime news with sign language. Not sure the BSL representation of mentally ill is very PC either!

Oh crikey. What did it involve?

[mudskipper]

Oh crikey. What did it involve?

Well there was fingers wiggling by his head, and stabbing motions into his palm. There was no sound, so I couldn't accurately match sign with words, but it was quite funny. Someone here must know sign language?

[Ticktock]

Well there was fingers wiggling by his head, and stabbing motions into his palm. There was no sound, so I couldn't accurately match sign with words, but it was quite funny. Someone here must know sign language?

I use some basic sign language quite often while I'm driving.
Sometimes it involves finger wiggling by my head, but more often I just give the coffee bean shake.

I'm sure the other drivers interpret it in the way it was intended - I'm just trying to be a good neighbour and asking if they feel awake or need some caffeine.

[SueEllen]

Well there was fingers wiggling by his head, and stabbing motions into his palm. There was no sound, so I couldn't accurately match sign with words, but it was quite funny. Someone here must know sign language?

I found this video on youtube with subtitles.

You are right about what mental is.

Though I remember watching something on sign language and they explained that it wasn't very PC. So for example if there was someone in a group of friends who has a large head called "Peter" they would sign a large head when talking about him.

[amcdonald]

True, story we going to The Magic Theatre for a Halloween event and decided to dressed up as a corpse bride and groom and for convenience decided to book a nice hotel not far away

In hindsight perhaps we should have booked somewhere cheaper, as unknown to us most of the hotel was mostly booked out for someones wedding reception, and seemingly mostly a bunch of Christian fundamentalists

So we get down to reception dressed to go out thinking crikey they're really going to think we're taking the p1ss and tried to sneak out without anyone seeing us

[DodgyAgent]

Are you wearing one?

Yes but to him it is a uniform not fancy dress

[NickFitz]

Just caught the lunchtime news with sign language. Not sure the BSL representation of mentally ill is very PC either!

I remember seeing the news once when a signer denoted a plane crash. It looked pretty much as you'd expect it to look, with one hand held horizontally while the other dove towards it at a steep angle; followed by both clenched hands thrusting upwards and unfolding, to represent the plume of smoke arising from the exploding wreckage that wasn't actually mentioned in the verbal language

[Contreras]

I remember seeing the news once when a signer denoted a plane crash. It looked pretty much as you'd expect it to look, with one hand held horizontally while the other dove towards it at a steep angle; followed by both clenched hands thrusting upwards and unfolding, to represent the plume of smoke arising from the exploding wreckage that wasn't actually mentioned in the verbal language

Adam Hills - Characterful - Part 1

Oh, is that how you sign ?