I thought it signified that only on Mauritius. On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 3:55 PM, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 2012-09-01 at 15:51 -0600, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > > I was cruising (casually, coolly, smoothly, urbanely) home in the > > hooks on the gofast (elegant in khaki shorts and Hawaiian shirt) when > > I was passed by a young 30- or 40-something in-and-on usual kit who, > > as he passed, gave me a hand signal consisting of fist with thumb and > > little finger extended. I know that in Hawaii this means something > > like, "go easy". Is that what it means on the mainland, or did I fail > > to respond to an insult? (It was insult enough that he passed me -- > > young whippersnapper -- *&$)!@)#*!! -- identifying more and more with > > Abe Simpson -- and just as confused). > > That hand sign also means "Call me" or "The phone is ringing and it's > for you." > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- "Believe nothing until it has been officially denied." -- Claude Cockburn ------------------------- Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html ------------------------- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.