29/5/2006 - Talking with your hands
Have you ever noticed how some divers talk with their hands a lot? Especially immediatly after a dive. I know I do it. I've caught myself wagging my finger at someone when saying no, and giving the "ok" signal instead of thumbs up! A lot of people do when they're re-living the dive to someone else...they'll describe the dive complete with all the hand signals that went along with it. Worse still, when I've had a few to drink, a friend and diving buddy and I have had conversations across the pub using underwater hand signals...can be quite useful in a rowdy room! I've also taught a lot of non-diving friends the hand signals for "turtle", "sunfish", "wobbegong", and my personal favourite - "blue swimmer crab"! This one is done by throwing both hands in the air, like a blue swimmer crab when it's been disturbed. This has escalated to it being used in times of exasperation. So if you see me a supermarket, hands in the air, cursing "blue swimmer crab" in vain, you know they've run out of my favourite chocolate!!!!
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