October 2009
12 posts
Wikipedia: Profanity in American Sign Language →
cleversimon:
Oh man, yes.
I once treated a deaf patient who was at the Campus Safety office after having made comments about wanting to hurt himself. A sign language interpreter was there as I walked in and introduced myself. Shortly the patient got agitated and started to walk out, giving me the finger. The interpreter dutifully translated it as “fuck you”, and all I could think...
The most important thing I learned in graduate...
I think most people learn this much sooner, but I suppose it’s better to learn it late than never at all…
Oh, the other school with a great ASL program is...
(via inthefade)
I’m betting the school in CA is kick-ass, but I’m an alumnus of that school in Rochester, and new both film majors and ASL interpreting majors (and worked in the dean’s office of the deaf college at the school, too), and both of those programs really are awesome. Plus, if she likes hockey the team is pretty amazing, too.
Would you kindly allow me a "Kids these days"...
I had to go to the mall today. I dislike going to the mall, but when you need to buy something you kind of have to go to where they sell that thing.
So on my way out I passed a Sprint store, and seeing as how I loooooove gadgets, I thought I’d stop in and see the new HTC Hero. Browsing the smartphones were a mom and two kids, about 11 and about 9. The 11 year old was looking at the Hero,...
And with that little bit of vitriol I'm off
Dissertation to defend, etc. Be back some time after monday.
“Now is not the time for cold feet, second thoughts, or indecision”
– Sarah Palin (as quoted by CNN
Shut the fuck up. Seriously. You no longer hold any office, you’ve NEVER had to make any decisions like this (and even if you HAD been elected you STILL wouldn’t have been responsible for decisions like this!).
You aren’t capable of FIRST thoughts,...
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