Oh, BTW, the lady in post #24 was Angela Merkel, German Chancellor.
Note the picture on her Wiki page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Merkel
According to my trusty gang awareness handbook that could be a
sign of trouble:
HAND
SIGNS
Hand
signs, often referred to as gang
signs, were first used by Chinese Triads several hundred years ago. Black gang members introduced hands
signs to the gang culture in the mid-1970s in Los Angeles. It is believed they copied their hand
signs from family members who used secret hand
signs in their fraternal societies and Masonic groups. Over time, gang members have developed hand
signs unique to their particular gangs. Hand
signs are often a physical representation of gang nomenclature, such as using fingers to spell the word “blood,” or of symbols found in gang graffiti, such as pitchforks and numbers. This nonverbal form of communication has been quickly accepted and adopted by gangs across the nation.
Hand
signs are a nonverbal form of communication much like American
Sign Language, but hand
signs should not be confused with
sign language. A quick flash of the hand is used as an announcement of gang affiliation or as a challenge or insult. These hand
signs, which are quickly displayed with the fingers, hands, and body, have very specific meanings to gang members. Gang members will often invert or modify the
signs of a rival gang as an insult, known as “throwing down"
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