New Signers' Funny Mistakes - Page 3

Hear Again · 11-16-2008, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by typeingtornado19

nope.

Oh, okay.

typeingtornado19 · 11-16-2008, 10:06 PM

yup, thats a very good thing.

shygirl1999 · 11-18-2008, 02:44 PM

One time ... erm ...
I mixed Thank You, with Good ...

ITPjohn · 11-18-2008, 04:23 PM

Here's a few that I've heard of:

One of the students at my alumni had problems with classifiers when he met I King Jordan years ago. The student meant to sign 'nice to meet you', but signed it with two fingers, not one. Later IKJ asked the dept chair what kind of signs were being taught in ASL 1.

A friend got confused about the sign for 'situation' and shocked the teacher. I told him that the index finger and fist are both classifiers and what the other way was that sign could be interpreted.

Was showing a group of students some signs at a Deaf event, meant to sign 'one month' but moved the index finger of my dominant hand to the back, not down the front. That changed 'one month' to a sign for 'condom'... more fun with classifiers.

Heard that a terp had problems during a geometry class. Tried using another sign instead of drawing out a triangle. The student corrected her after class and got a good laugh.

SimplyMints · 11-18-2008, 06:13 PM

Just got back from my mom's. I was trying to teach her how to text on a number pad of a phone. She was pointing out that some of the letters are nice because you only have to press the key once. She mentioned D as an example, but unfortunately, she raised the wrong finger and flipped off the people behind her out the window. We both spent the next couple of minutes rofl. She really is learning, just a little slow

Hear Again · 11-18-2008, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by ITPjohn

Was showing a group of students some signs at a Deaf event, meant to sign 'one month' but moved the index finger of my dominant hand to the back, not down the front. That changed 'one month' to a sign for 'condom'... more fun with classifiers.

Oops!

typeingtornado19 · 11-18-2008, 09:43 PM

i went to the deaf club saturday night and met a wonderful lady from the lab, she was smoking and i meant to say "i didnt know you smoked" but instead i accidentally said "i didnt know you smoked weed..." whoopsie.

and then i went to lab on monday and she told people about it. i was so embarrassed.

Hear Again · 11-18-2008, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by typeingtornado19

i went to the deaf club saturday night and met a wonderful lady from the lab, she was smoking and i meant to say "i didnt know you smoked" but instead i accidentally said "i didnt know you smoked weed..." whoopsie.

and then i went to lab on monday and she told people about it. i was so embarrassed.

Nice of her to embarrass you like that. I hate people who think they know it all.

typeingtornado19 · 11-18-2008, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Hear Again

Nice of her to embarrass you like that. I hate people who think they know it all.

she told me it was funny and cute and i guess maybe to her..

Hear Again · 11-18-2008, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by typeingtornado19

she told me it was funny and cute and i guess maybe to her..

i'm sorry, but that's not what you tell someone when they make a signing mistake. what you do is help them by demonstrating how to make the correct sign. if she said that to me, i would have told her to show me how to make the appropriate sign instead of making a joke about it.

typeingtornado19 · 11-18-2008, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Hear Again

i'm sorry, but that's not what you tell someone when they make a signing mistake. what you do is help them by demonstrating how to make the correct sign. if she said that to me, i would have told her to show me how to make the appropriate sign instead of making a joke about it.

she showed me how to do it right, but im just embarrassed.

Hear Again · 11-18-2008, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by typeingtornado19

she showed me how to do it right, but im just embarrassed.

that's good. i'm glad she at least showed you how to make the correct sign.

try not to be embarrassed. after all, those kinds of things happen to new signers all the time.

typeingtornado19 · 11-19-2008, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Hear Again

that's good. i'm glad she at least showed you how to make the correct sign.

try not to be embarrassed. after all, those kinds of things happen to new signers all the time.

yeah, but one of the people she told was the head of the ASL department.

Hear Again · 11-19-2008, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by typeingtornado19

yeah, but one of the people she told was the head of the ASL department.

what the heck did she do that for?

i'm sure the head of the asl department understands that you made an innocent mistake. it happens.

typeingtornado19 · 11-19-2008, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Hear Again

what the heck did she do that for?

i'm sure the head of the asl department understands that you made an innocent mistake. it happens.

yup, he did, he thought it was funny too, i just felt dumb.

SimplyMints · 11-19-2008, 12:09 AM

As some of you may know, I play the accordion and melodica in a small band, even though I'm totally deaf and must rely exclusively on visual cues. Not to be mean, but I think my dad is funny when he tries to sign. Tonight at practice, he came up to me and said (very slowly and stilted-like), "Heather with socks."

I was lost for words. I guess he saw the confusion in my face because he turned to Heather for help translating, and she translated for him. He meant to say, "You and Heather play the same part."

typeingtornado19 · 11-19-2008, 12:13 AM

thats cool, and kinda funny

Hear Again · 11-19-2008, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by typeingtornado19

yup, he did, he thought it was funny too, i just felt dumb.

yep, i know how you feel. i felt the same way when i accidentally signed "f*ck" instead of "work" to my sign language instructor. fortunately, we shared a good laugh over it.

typeingtornado19 · 11-19-2008, 01:10 AM

that is kinda funny. thats an easy mistake to make though.

Hear Again · 11-19-2008, 02:26 AM

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Originally Posted by typeingtornado19

that is kinda funny. thats an easy mistake to make though.

it is funny. lol. it's a good thing my sign language instructor had a sense of humor about it though and didn't get offended. and my sign language instructor said the same thing -- that it's a common mistake new signers make all the time.

typeingtornado19 · 11-24-2008, 01:35 AM

i was signing at home, and mom asked what i was saying, and i said something about work, so she tried the sign, and did f!@k but i was dumb enough to tell her she messed up, now she wont stop using the sign.

jaggedstone · 11-24-2008, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by typeingtornado19

i was signing at home, and mom asked what i was saying, and i said something about work, so she tried the sign, and did f!@k but i was dumb enough to tell her she messed up, now she wont stop using the sign.

the difference between work and f*** must be small since a bunch of people are mentioning it -- what is the difference? i hope i don't do it wrong sometimes

I'm in ASL 1

the teaching assistant for my ASL 1 class told me a story where she was trying to sign some word (can't remember which) and ended up signing "prostitute" instead

typeingtornado19 · 11-24-2008, 11:19 AM

the difference between work and f@#k is when you do work your hands are crossed like an x when you do f@#k your hands are straight out.

jaggedstone · 11-24-2008, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by typeingtornado19

the difference between work and f@#k is when you do work your hands are crossed like an x when you do f@#k your hands are straight out.

ohhh ok. thanks!

typeingtornado19 · 11-24-2008, 11:36 AM

not a problem

Hear Again · 11-24-2008, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by typeingtornado19

the difference between work and f@#k is when you do work your hands are crossed like an x when you do f@#k your hands are straight out.

it also has to do with the way the sign for f*ck is made. when making the sign for f*ck, you make a grinding motion with your hands.

DeafDoc1 · 12-23-2008, 11:13 AM

A good friend is learning ASL and recently we were in a deep conversation. I don't remember the context, but she tried to sign "poor you/pity" but instead signed "molesting". It definitely lightened the mood, and we still chuckle about it

dreamsfloatjoe · 12-23-2008, 03:23 PM

"I'm not a cow and your not milking me!"

was an ASL signed reply to me asking my friend in a diner very early in the morning a long time ago now, if she wanted milk in her coffee? I done did ASL sign sometin very wrong. Yikes! (me, very embarrassed)

Berry · 12-23-2008, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by typeingtornado19

i went to the deaf club saturday night and met a wonderful lady from the lab, she was smoking and i meant to say "i didnt know you smoked" but instead i accidentally said "i didnt know you smoked weed..." whoopsie.

and then i went to lab on monday and she told people about it. i was so embarrassed.

My mother taught me the greatest gift people can give to themselves and to the world is for us to learn to laugh at ourselves.

Pass it on.

cdbicdb · 12-24-2008, 12:47 PM

How funny. I met my friends at Mc Ds before church one night, I do the interpretation at church. We were talking about potatoes and french fries at Mc Ds. We go to church, and the song for that night is: God is my Rock. Only I sign, God is my potatoe. The deaf girl and hearing girl both look at me then finally after about the 5th verse repeats God is my potatoe, do they sign back at me HEY...ROCK YOU FOOL!

11-18-2008, 06:13 PM	#65 (permalink)
SimplyMints I love all my ponies! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Eastern Oregon, USA Posts: 1,183 Blog Entries: 1	Just got back from my mom's. I was trying to teach her how to text on a number pad of a phone. She was pointing out that some of the letters are nice because you only have to press the key once. She mentioned D as an example, but unfortunately, she raised the wrong finger and flipped off the people behind her out the window. We both spent the next couple of minutes rofl. She really is learning, just a little slow __________________ "A world that is not on the verge of annihilation can still be perfectly stimulating, and definitely not boring." - Andrea Berlinghoff "Thanks to all my friends, I've learned that being different also makes me special. Besides, the only way to truly shine is to be yourself." - Lily Lightly

11-19-2008, 12:09 AM	#76 (permalink)
SimplyMints I love all my ponies! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Eastern Oregon, USA Posts: 1,183 Blog Entries: 1	As some of you may know, I play the accordion and melodica in a small band, even though I'm totally deaf and must rely exclusively on visual cues. Not to be mean, but I think my dad is funny when he tries to sign. Tonight at practice, he came up to me and said (very slowly and stilted-like), "Heather with socks." I was lost for words. I guess he saw the confusion in my face because he turned to Heather for help translating, and she translated for him. He meant to say, "You and Heather play the same part." __________________ "A world that is not on the verge of annihilation can still be perfectly stimulating, and definitely not boring." - Andrea Berlinghoff "Thanks to all my friends, I've learned that being different also makes me special. Besides, the only way to truly shine is to be yourself." - Lily Lightly

12-23-2008, 11:13 AM	#87 (permalink)
DeafDoc1 hiding in plain sight Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,019	A good friend is learning ASL and recently we were in a deep conversation. I don't remember the context, but she tried to sign "poor you/pity" but instead signed "molesting". It definitely lightened the mood, and we still chuckle about it __________________ What's up, Doc?

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typeingtornado19 Have a good day! Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,142 Blog Entries: 1	yup, thats a very good thing.

11-18-2008, 02:44 PM	#63 (permalink)
shygirl1999 Anime Fan Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 210	One time ... erm ... I mixed Thank You, with Good ...

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ITPjohn SAC Class of 05 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Starship Enterprise... WISH! Posts: 829	Here's a few that I've heard of: One of the students at my alumni had problems with classifiers when he met I King Jordan years ago. The student meant to sign 'nice to meet you', but signed it with two fingers, not one. Later IKJ asked the dept chair what kind of signs were being taught in ASL 1. A friend got confused about the sign for 'situation' and shocked the teacher. I told him that the index finger and fist are both classifiers and what the other way was that sign could be interpreted. Was showing a group of students some signs at a Deaf event, meant to sign 'one month' but moved the index finger of my dominant hand to the back, not down the front. That changed 'one month' to a sign for 'condom'... more fun with classifiers. Heard that a terp had problems during a geometry class. Tried using another sign instead of drawing out a triangle. The student corrected her after class and got a good laugh.

11-18-2008, 09:43 PM	#67 (permalink)
typeingtornado19 Have a good day! Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,142 Blog Entries: 1	i went to the deaf club saturday night and met a wonderful lady from the lab, she was smoking and i meant to say "i didnt know you smoked" but instead i accidentally said "i didnt know you smoked weed..." whoopsie. and then i went to lab on monday and she told people about it. i was so embarrassed.

11-19-2008, 12:13 AM	#77 (permalink)
typeingtornado19 Have a good day! Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,142 Blog Entries: 1	thats cool, and kinda funny

11-19-2008, 01:10 AM	#79 (permalink)
typeingtornado19 Have a good day! Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,142 Blog Entries: 1	that is kinda funny. thats an easy mistake to make though.

11-24-2008, 01:35 AM	#81 (permalink)
typeingtornado19 Have a good day! Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,142 Blog Entries: 1	i was signing at home, and mom asked what i was saying, and i said something about work, so she tried the sign, and did f!@k but i was dumb enough to tell her she messed up, now she wont stop using the sign.

11-24-2008, 11:19 AM	#83 (permalink)
typeingtornado19 Have a good day! Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,142 Blog Entries: 1	the difference between work and f@#k is when you do work your hands are crossed like an x when you do f@#k your hands are straight out.

11-24-2008, 11:36 AM	#85 (permalink)
typeingtornado19 Have a good day! Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,142 Blog Entries: 1	not a problem

12-24-2008, 12:47 PM	#90 (permalink)
cdbicdb Yes I am a clown, really. Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Chattanooga, Tn - USA Posts: 116	How funny. I met my friends at Mc Ds before church one night, I do the interpretation at church. We were talking about potatoes and french fries at Mc Ds. We go to church, and the song for that night is: God is my Rock. Only I sign, God is my potatoe. The deaf girl and hearing girl both look at me then finally after about the 5th verse repeats God is my potatoe, do they sign back at me HEY...ROCK YOU FOOL!