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03/24/2013 12:25:23 AM · #26 |
| Wow ... I've seen you referance not hearing well, but did not know you wear or have been totaly deaf.. So now I'm curious as to the name Bear_Music ??? I always figured you were a bear of a man who loved music. One of my dear friends brothers was deaf and he signed, so I learned enough to be dangerous, One day I told him he was fat, instead of Thank You... sigh |
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03/24/2013 01:43:45 AM · #27 |
Incredible!!
I marvel, a lot ;) |
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03/24/2013 06:06:06 AM · #28 |
Huh?
I wrote a letter to my love,
My darling one, my own;
I said to her, "Tongue-click, scat-sing,
Scream, whistle, woof, grunt, moan!"
I hoped that she would see my point,
Would know she was my dear,
And so I added to my note:
"Rah, hum, applause, wail, cheer!"
"My ugh! My psst! My dandy huh!
My la la la la la!
Oh you must realise, my whoop!
How dadada you are!"
It worked! And now we tickle, buzz,
Squelch, whack, and zipple bong,
Slurp, smackoo, burble, ahhhh and ooooh
And mmmm the whole night long!
Paul Christian Stevens
Originally published in Snakeskin |
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03/24/2013 06:59:00 AM · #29 |
Originally posted by littlemav:
... One of my dear friends brothers was deaf and he signed, so I learned enough to be dangerous, One day I told him he was fat, instead of Thank You... sigh |
Yes indeed, one must be very careful with that sign as it closely resembles another that has a totally different meaning.
One must also remember that hand signals are not the same throughout the world. Things like holding your forefinger to your thumb, which in the USA and Canada signify OK, could get you in trouble in some places. :O)
I had the great fortune of meeting Robert  Bear_Music, had no difficulties in understanding him and tried to make certain he could see my face whenever I spoke... did I mention that he is a fantastic cook...err chef...makes me want to visit again soon.
Ray
Message edited by author 2013-03-24 16:52:46. |
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03/24/2013 08:38:19 AM · #30 |
What a great article. I work with many historical interpreters, I am going to share it with them when we re-open for the season. Thanks!
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03/24/2013 12:35:07 PM · #31 |
I have always imagine lip reading to be a ninja like skill. Across a room, a reflection in a mirror, through binoculars, no matter....
One of the reasons was because years ago I worked a PBS auction. They strongly cautioned us not to swear, or say anything "bad", because, "Some of our viewers can lip read, you know."
An amoir for the auction was accidentally set on my foot. I swore, and then faced the camera and mouthed, "I'm Sorry...", several times.
A little sad to know that lip reading is so imperfect a form of communication. But a very interesting and enlightening read at the same time. Thank you for sharing. |
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03/24/2013 02:31:56 PM · #32 |
Jerry's deaf girlfriend at a party
A pretty poor premise, though, considering the "w" and "l" make very different lip-shapes.
Message edited by author 2013-03-24 14:33:07.
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03/24/2013 02:57:49 PM · #33 |
No they don't...
Sorry, I was reading that as w and i : W and L are indeed different. Incidentally, back in my innocent youth I was asked to do what Jerry was trying to get is GF to do, and more than a few times. With mixed results. Also, back in the early 80's I shot on the sidelines for the Chargers (NFL Football) and the then-coach asked me to try to "interpret" what they were saying on the opposite sideline. This was before they wised up and started masking their lips when they spoke :-)
Message edited by author 2013-03-24 15:10:26. |
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03/24/2013 03:26:22 PM · #34 |
| This discussion has reminded me of when I first met Robert, four years ago. Even though he has a cochlear implant, the external part of the system, which includes the microphone and the processor which is individually programmed for each of the 18 nerves his implant is attached to, had stopped functioning properly, so he didn't use it. [We found out later that he qualified for a new one as that one was considered obsolete]. As I mentioned before I still have a bit of a British accent. It was the strangest thing when we were together and other people were around. A lot of the time when I talked, Robert would just frown! Then he would turn to the person he could most easily lipread and ask them what I had said. It says a lot that our relationship flourished despite that! |
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