People who make double quotation marks with their fingers.

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September 14, 2018, 11:40 AM

Jim Shugart

People who make double quotation marks with their fingers.

Why do folks who make quotation marks in the air with two fingers of each hand always flex those fingers twice? It's equivalent to "" ****** "" and is very irritating.

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September 14, 2018, 12:04 PM

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September 14, 2018, 12:37 PM

Ripley

quote:
Originally posted by Jim Shugart:
"" ****** ""

I'm pretty sure there is no equivalent to that.

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September 14, 2018, 01:16 PM

pbramlett

they do it for the extra emphasis. While it irritates me a little as well I usually just assume the person doing so is just an annoying asshole.

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September 14, 2018, 02:59 PM

tatortodd

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That’s a good example of why air quotes are necessary. A really exaggerated wink would work too.

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September 14, 2018, 03:35 PM

brecaidra

I think it's way worse when people actually say the words "quote, unquote" while they make the motion.

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September 14, 2018, 03:47 PM

pbramlett

quote:
Originally posted by brecaidra:
I think it's way worse when people actually say the words "quote, unquote" while they make the motion.

definitely! I had an employee do this just today and i thought of this thread and was heading back here to update. In fact, i chastised them for the whole quote thing altogether. Too funny

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September 15, 2018, 05:22 AM

egregore

Was it Dr. Evil who started this?

quote:
It's equivalent to "" ****** "" and is very irritating.

Are single ones (flexing the fingers just once) OK, then?

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September 16, 2018, 09:03 PM

Georgeair

I am so sharing this with my doc whose 5 year old started doing this without any understanding of WTF he was doing. And, of course, they laugh at him and can't figure out why it happens more.

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September 17, 2018, 08:37 AM

fiber optic

Somehow I feel obligated to do it when talking to socialists that mention "free" healthcare.