Why is Starbucks' sign the way it is?

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Hi, I've been wondering... why is the sign for Starbucks the way it is? To crudely describe it, it's the middle fingers flicking each other. I'd imagine it had something with holding two cappuccino shots, one per hand, and and the caffeine jitters causing the middle fingers to twitch. I don't know...
 
from what my deaf friends told me - it's because of the logo

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aslforme03 said:
Is the sign like "HATE" or "AWFUL" only the hands are flicking towards each other?
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not to each other. both "hate" and "awful" flicks away from your chest at same time - same direction. I use one-hand for that.

Starbuck sign flicks at each other (or between your head)
 
Jiro said:
from what my deaf friends told me - it's because of the logo
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The logo? hmm... I've been staring cross-eyed at the logo for a while, as if it were a stereogram. I still can't see how they derived the sign from it. I even read the article on the historical perspective of the Starbucks logo, it's an interesting read. Still, no clue on why the sign is the way it is. Anyway, it's interesting to ponder it. :hmm: I'll keep staring at the logo and see if it'll come to me! :)
 
Watermelon said:
The logo? hmm... I've been staring cross-eyed at the logo for a while, as if it were a stereogram. I still can't see how they derived the sign from it. I even read the article on the historical perspective of the Starbucks logo, it's an interesting read. Still, no clue on why the sign is the way it is. Anyway, it's interesting to ponder it. :hmm: I'll keep staring at the logo and see if it'll come to me! :)
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lol I had same thought when I asked what was the sign for Starbucks. It's what my Seattle friends told me lol
 
Jiro said:
not to each other. both "hate" and "awful" flicks away from your chest at same time - same direction. I use one-hand for that.

Starbuck sign flicks at each other (or between your head)
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Your description of the sign is correct :D
 
anyone who is willing to circle on it to show because i couldnt see anything in the logo. :(
 
Frisky Feline said:
anyone who is willing to circle on it to show because i couldnt see anything in the logo. :(
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What do you sign for Starbucks? Some people have different signs for McDonald so I guess it depends on where you are in USA for the sign of Starbucks.
 
Jiro said:
What do you sign for Starbucks? Some people have different signs for McDonald so I guess it depends on where you are in USA for the sign of Starbucks.
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I use the M letter and sign in the mcdonald's logo syntax.
 
JClarke said:
Here you go....(correct me if I am wrong)
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I can't! I don't know what's right! :lol:

Now, I'm imaging flicking the crown off the top of her head when I do the sign. Or perhaps it's the mermaid tails (she has two tails, that's what those things are on the sides - tails) flicking each other when she tries to swim. :hmm:
 
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