[Ads-l] new gesture

Wilson Gray hwgray at GMAIL.COM
Mon Jun 15 04:25:00 UTC 2015


On Sun, Jun 14, 2015 at 10:11 PM, Douglas G. Wilson <douglas at nb.net> wrote:

> Is the corresponding basic two-handed intact-heart gesture a familiar one?


Yes, but I have no memory of when it was that I first noticed it. I assume
that the gesture, as does everything else hip, originated in this country.
However, FWIW, I've seen it used on Facebook by international friends since
'08.

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