I was on teh E3 today from Ealing to Chiswick
And halfway through my journey, I noticed a bunch of deaf girls get on, mainly because they were signing. As they were in my line of sight, I thought I would 'eavesdrop'.

They were taking the piss out of me, I could tell by some of the words, and the fact that they kept turning around to look at me.

So, just before I got off the bus, I walked up to them (all of about 6 feet) and signed to the bigger (well, fatter) one, 'I'm deaf too, you bullhead'.

I didn't need to be threatening, I'm not into that, but I almost pissed myself laughing when I saw the colour drain from her face :)

I'm not sure the other bus patrons even knew what was going on, so there was no rapturous applause or anything like that, just one white girl and their mates looking a bit 'oops'.

Oh - the best bit of it was just before I got up, one giggled 'she doesn't even know what we're saying' or something like that.
( Methylene Blue - electrohead, Fri 26 Jun 2009, 2:14, 7 replies)

Meaness of the hands
People can be so mean.

I was in a pub in edinburgh and there were a group of, i shall assume, deaf guys and gals on the table next to me. All i could see in the corner of my eye was hand movement. Oddly i found it distracting and i felt like asking them to keep it down.

I didn't

StyX
(StyX is staring at you, yes YOU!!!, Fri 26 Jun 2009, 8:16, closed)

Haha
pwnd.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Fri 26 Jun 2009, 21:58, closed)

Hahahahaaaaa,
cocking ace.

How do you sign 'bullhead'? If it's not too elaborate to describe with text.
( Bob Todd whee, Fri 26 Jun 2009, 22:15, closed)

A bull sign is simulating a ring through the nose with your thumb and forefinger
And head... is head.
( Methylene Blue - electrohead, Sat 27 Jun 2009, 14:16, closed)

Ace.
I took BSL level 1 some years ago just because I thought it would be cool to learn and it taught me enough to get by. When I started a job in the NHS they had a policy of paying you extra if you speak a second language and are willing to act as an interpreter if needed. However, BSL apparently doesn't count as a second language. I was a bit miffed to say the least.
(MadBouncyDog Barking at the moon since, Mon 29 Jun 2009, 21:40, closed)

and heres something interesting

I was going to learn sign myself there a while back for something to do and as a means of international communication but hear this... Sign is not universal ! Every language has its own distinct sign language... which I thought was odd..

fuckin buses.
(The Cats Twat, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 13:21, closed)

Ealing
Used to live not so far away from it a long time ago...them were the days *nostalgic coma*
(RVD420 has his world coming down on, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 16:49, closed)