Dana, I admire your adulting. That is some Grade A work right there. I managed not to puke on my dentist yesterday, so I've got that going for me, which is nice. It was past time for my 6 month cleaning and I wanted to spend some remaining FSA money on a night guard. My sister made me realize I might have some TMJ going on.
I would be there right now.
Simon ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
shrift - Dec 14, 2017 12:15:54 pm PST #19868 of 30002
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Connie Neil - Dec 14, 2017 12:35:11 pm PST #19869 of 30002
brillig
I'm seeing a lot of memes where someone's holding their hand in what I learned as the OK symbol, thumb and forefinger touching, rest of hte fingers spread out. So what's it mean now?
edit: Is this a throwback to something I vaguely noticed in the 70s, when I was very naive, where it had something to do with sex?
-t - Dec 14, 2017 12:38:09 pm PST #19870 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Way to go Dana! And shrift!
aurelia - Dec 14, 2017 12:43:20 pm PST #19871 of 30002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I'm seeing a lot of memes where someone's holding their hand in what I learned as the OK symbol, thumb and forefinger touching, rest of hte fingers spread out. So what's it mean now?
That depends on who is doing it. The nazi-bros have turned it into a thing, but I know people who've done it as a "made-you-look" thing for years.
Connie Neil - Dec 14, 2017 12:59:44 pm PST #19872 of 30002
brillig
That depends on who is doing it.
From context it seems to related to pregnancy or sex. When it's up and in full view, it's been the OK, but I've also seen it as a low-positioned "my smirk says I'm doing something rude, hur-hur, but it isn't clear so I can't get in real trouble" thing since I was in grade school.
EpicTangent - Dec 14, 2017 1:03:19 pm PST #19873 of 30002
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Change it to architects, and I'd be super for that.
Add in Engineers and my department will be in.
Burrell - Dec 14, 2017 1:26:55 pm PST #19874 of 30002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Connie, the "sex" version of the hand gesture tends to include the index finger of the other hand as well, doing the.. uh... gesturing. And there's a "white power" version too - I think it uses the left hand, palm facing in, back of the hand facing out, so that the fingers look like a "W" and a "P", but I'm not sure about that one (what with not be a white supremacist and all).
Connie Neil - Dec 14, 2017 1:40:10 pm PST #19875 of 30002
brillig
OK, makes stupid sense. I saw a Zootopia meme where the bunny is talking to the fox andmaking the gesture with her right hand, calling attention to it, and all the comments were about how of course she was worried about being pregnant with a fox's baby. I really dislike when I don't understand conversations being held in my birth language.
Zenkitty - Dec 14, 2017 1:59:29 pm PST #19876 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
The white power people have taken over the OK hand sign. I can't even make that gesture anymore.
meara - Dec 14, 2017 2:30:01 pm PST #19877 of 30002
If they're just holding the fourth finger, not the index finger (which I picture ok being an f in the ASL alphabet, done with index finger), then it's the shocker. Which yes, is dirty.