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Italian hand gesturesYesterday I was walking in New York's Chinatown when I saw an Italian fellow gesturing madly while he was talking on his cellphone. I wondered Why? No one on the other end could see the gestures. So here are 13 hand gestures I see all the time:

1)
i'm such an idiot - how could I forget - smack head

how could I have forgotten - am I an idiot...

2)
good job

good job - go - good-to-go - lift-off - fantastic - keep it up!

3)
No good - negatory

NG, kill the Christians, The Opposite of #2

4)
ok

OK, perfetto, great, mucho gusto.

5)
A-OK

A-OK, absolutely perfect.

6)

So you have my money or do I have to call Tony Bagodonuts?

7)
toke Photo Kevin Winter. Courtesy Getty Images.

Ummmmm that is a good toke. A gesture says a thousand words: Tommy Chong during an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

8)

This gesture is a bit controversial. The Texas Longhorns ‘Lock’Em” sign is given with the palms facing the signer, and usually with both hands together. With the horned hand, the palms face away. Some claim, including, the late Pope John Paul, that Bush is the Antichrist. Bush gave the horned hand gesture during his inauguration.

9)
call me

Call me with your thumb-and-pinky phone. Why I didn't call you with my phone to tell you this - I don't know.

10)

Scuzzi, did I just smash your face with my cleats? Sorry - Hey WTF?

11)
we're number one

we're number 1.

12)
figa

Figa - Profane symbol - screw you, go to hell, cuckold!

And finally, a tip of the turban Hat Tip to for another variation of #12:

13)
Iran: screw the world

I'd be happy to negotiate about Nuclear Weapons with liberal idiots.


Related:

Language May have its Origins in Hand Gestures

Why people gesture when they speak.

Italian Hand Gestures



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Comments from Old Comment System
  • Hah! Loved your TT! My first TT is up! :)
  • Comment by: racyli on October 19, 2006 09:58 AM

  • Those are great, I love them all!! Our T13 is up as well ;).
  • Comment by: MamaDuck on October 19, 2006 10:48 AM

  • Great post. Creative idea! Mine's up too.
  • Comment by: Faerylandmom on October 19, 2006 11:45 AM

  • Just don't use #4 around people from Germany, the symbol means "asshole" in their culture.
  • Comment by: BobG on October 19, 2006 12:30 PM

  • Great list, Bernie! I especially like the Longhorns gesture! Thanks for the Turban Tip, too!
  • Comment by: N.B. Goldstein on October 19, 2006 01:05 PM

  • That reminds me of an old joke... An Italian prisoner of war is being interrogated by a Nazi (a real one, not a Bush one). After beating with a rubber hose and burning with a cigarette, etc., the Italian won't talk and the Nazi is near exhaustion. The Nazi says: "So you von't talk, eh?" And the Italian replies, "I wanna talk, but you agotta untie my hands!!!" D. Ox
  • Comment by: Dumb Ox on October 19, 2006 03:10 PM

  • Bernie, I'll send a ping as soon as the servers 'calm down'...
  • Comment by: Butch on October 19, 2006 04:45 PM

  • What a creative list! Happy TT!
  • Comment by: N. Mallory on October 19, 2006 06:19 PM

  • You know - I enjoyed this for the creativity. I had to laugh at the last one, though... in our family, that means "I got your nose!"
  • Comment by: Blond Girl on October 19, 2006 09:24 PM

  • lol Bernie...whats the gesture for the Jewish old man.."NU, what can you do?"?..lol :)
  • Comment by: Angel [TypeKey Profile Page] on October 20, 2006 02:25 PM



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