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This ones's a stinker Actually, the way my sister taught me sign “envy” only looks like an X-hand at the chin. It’s supposed to be a natural sign–that is biting the curved index finger at the corner of one’s mouth. Sorry to digress. This next idiom treat for eyes (and nose as well) is a...

PuyoPiyo, I very much admire your Aunt Debbie's view of a memorial service. I'm so very, very sorry for the loss you surely feel. My thoughts are with you in your grief.

Thanks for the extra clue. It's funny how just a little difference can throw someone off. I've always seen "evil" signed with both x-hands curling down. Ha ha ha, I was stuck on the sign for "envy." My lack of experience showing. Nevertheless, is the idiom "necessary evil"?

I think NorCal should take his laptop along when surfing. That way, when he's just sitting out there waiting for a wave, not actually hanging ten, he can save us from hanging. The rules forged by Roadrunner because of way-too-general questions and hit-and-run responses like this are that we...

Hey! Some of us need a little more more time. I just logged on and figured this one out, and you're already off on another one. I hope I get a little more time on this new one, as the signs are not immediately familiar and I have to think back and maybe ask around.

Yep, "stink!" is the sign. Your turn, but if you want waving hands rather than piched noses, it better be good, ha ha ha.

Theatrical review This deaf idiom should be easy, but it’s worth knowing. Most everyone knows deafies wave their hands to show theater appreciation rather than clapping. But the sign for a bad performance is pinching the nostrils shut with a forefinger and thumb. The sign means _____ !

A fearful condition for pilots, but lots of folks do it idomatically. Flying blind?

You got the idiom! Whew! Sorry I didn't know how to make it easier. Your turn, Bottesini.

Quit making fun of the old coot, Botts. He probably forgot where he put his glasses (which need to be a stronger prescription, anyway). Good luck on getting help to blow out the forest fire of candles, Aqua.

Ha ha ha, this thread is turning into "How many ways can we mess up VamPyroX's name?" I like Vampox. Sounds like a serious disease you need to vaccinate against.

Ha ha ha at Cathe. On to other things before the thing at hand is settled. Closer yet. "Cover" is the first word (or depending on alternate spellings, the first part of the word).

Camouflage is close, but the idiom is more CIA than army.

Yup, as Jacques Jacques Maritain teaches: "We don't love qualities; we love persons . . . sometimes by reason of their defects as much as of their excellence."

I can understand how guessing at the precise words in deaf idioms is difficult, as most idoms are hard to figure outside their culture. The idiom for "getting my attention" is grab-eyes, and that's what the sign tries to say. This next one is both an idiomatic figure of speech and also can...

Back to de-baptism. Gotcha covered . . . it's really simple: Baptism is cool water on the body. De-baptism is massive sweating in Hell's fire.

Okay, since no one else wants to hazard a guess, I’ll try again. In Greek mythology, nymphs are beautiful, perfectly formed little females who take care of outdoor places. I’ve never seen them them pictured in Dutch clothing -- or much of any clothes -- so I’m probably wrong. Greek nymphs?

Mascara and lipstick don't count as makeup? Typical feminine logic. However, I've seen your photos, and you're a knockout. Typical masculine logic? Heh, heh. So the only men who keep themselves clean and well-groomed are homosexuals? Well, we all have funny ideas. Most of the men in...

Nothing against you personally, Byrdie, just the argument put forth. It's been around a long time, as I remember it from debate class in junior high. The rebuttals remains true to this day. Teenagers in the military have very little free will. They are very much under the supervision of...

This is another deaf idiom. It’s two words performed with a single sign. It means “totally interesting,” fascinating,” “that has my complete attention.” Both open hands move towards your own wide open eyes, then pretend to clutch them into tight fists, making the signs for “grasp,”...