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Post by child-of-fae on Jun 27, 2007 21:54:13 GMT -5
my friend once went into a five minute explanation of something (i can't remember what) in class. Our teacher then told her to repeat it without saying 'like' every three seconds.
we all tried, and the whole class couldn't do it.
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Post by AndrogynousMelon on Jun 27, 2007 22:12:52 GMT -5
I say like and dude far too often. I've tried to break myself of both habits and failed miserably. Like seriously dude.
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Post by Aindel on Jun 27, 2007 23:11:08 GMT -5
Thank you, Motor Ed. o= Our professor once gave a beverage of choice to the person who could best describe a spiral staircase without moving their hands. It took a while.
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Post by Clover on Jun 28, 2007 2:05:52 GMT -5
Oh god... I'd not be able to do that. I can't NOT use my hands when I talk. I once tried; I sat on my hands.
I ended up lapsing into silence for a good three minutes, when I forgot what I was saying. I'm Spanish and Irish. We use our hands more then we use our mouths!
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Post by limbowoman on Jun 28, 2007 3:02:06 GMT -5
That's cause when Australians aren't "throwing a shrimp on the barbie, mate", they're drinking piss booze right out the barrel. =o I have never had a shrimp to eat, nor seen anyone barbeque them or eaten them... nor have I ever called anyone 'mate' ... I also never knew the word 'bonza' existed, even though it's supposedly a really famous Australian word... I still don't know what it means...
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Post by Aindel on Jun 28, 2007 12:19:41 GMT -5
I know what you mean, Clover. I knew I couldn't do it, so I didn't even bother trying. I'm Irish and French, and I grew up in a -very- Italian neighbourhood. Hand gesturing there is a language all its own.
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Post by bubbles on Jun 28, 2007 12:57:29 GMT -5
I have never had a shrimp to eat, nor seen anyone barbeque them or eaten them... nor have I ever called anyone 'mate' ... I also never knew the word 'bonza' existed, even though it's supposedly a really famous Australian word... I still don't know what it means... Crikey! You must be an outsider, mate. D= I need my hands to talk. Gotta give myself a good slap when I start skipping. D;
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Post by AndrogynousMelon on Jun 28, 2007 13:01:30 GMT -5
Yeeeeah I gesticulate constantly. Go go greek italian. fkdsafjldsf jI just wasted my 666th post DDDDD=
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Post by Clover on Jun 28, 2007 19:12:25 GMT -5
Greek Italian? I didn't think that cross could exist and not implode.
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Post by Trey on Jun 28, 2007 20:18:05 GMT -5
Spammich, you'd be suprized at how many places I've been. And yeah, Arizona, worse than New York.
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Post by AndrogynousMelon on Jun 28, 2007 22:39:00 GMT -5
My Greek relatives are quite pleased with my mothers Italian-ness, actually. "My daughter in law is German." *sigh* "Peter married an Italian girl." "Ooooh they are like us!" *Yaya puffs chest proudly* They ignore the Irish in her entirely.
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Post by Clover on Jun 28, 2007 22:41:05 GMT -5
XD Of course. Well, I guess Greece and Italy are relatively close, geographically... Kindof.
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Post by AndrogynousMelon on Jun 28, 2007 22:42:13 GMT -5
They are distressingly similiar. They both have the "I love you I must feed you" gene. Then again my great grandmother (the irish one) had the "you're standing near my door I must feed you" gene.
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Post by bubbles on Jun 28, 2007 22:47:18 GMT -5
They are distressingly similiar. They both have the "I love you I must feed you" gene. Then again my great grandmother (the irish one) had the "you're standing near my door I must feed you" gene. My grandma had the "You met my son once in a past life, I must feed you" syndrome. O___o
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Post by limbowoman on Jun 28, 2007 22:49:53 GMT -5
Heheh... I speak withmy hands all the time... I'm not so Italian or Greek though... I wiggle my fingers to much... it's more creepy than anything else...
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