Hand Gesture Needed

by | Jul 29, 2009 | Thinking of Buying? | 14 comments

From a bubbleinfo reader:

Jim,

My wife and I were biking around Mission Bay yesterday just before sunset. My wife was wearing your Bubbleinfo shirt.

Just as we slowed down to avoid hitting a renegade kid crossing the bike path, a 20-something female jogger walked up to my wife and said “I recognize that shirt. How did you get Jim to give you one?”

Needless to say we had a long conversation about you and your website. The female jogger (never did get her name) has never posted on Bubbleinfo.com but reads your blog each and every day. She and her fiance plan to buy a house in Carlsbad next year and will be using your services. You certainly have a loyal following.

That’s the third time now I met a young female with your t-shirt. Pretty impressive for a gray-haired, 50-something, overweight guy. Maybe should advertise your shirts as ‘Certified chick magnets. Better than a Bichon!’

So how’s that “Bubbleinfo Hand Gesture” plan working? I wanted to do a special hand gesture to solidify our special bond as we parted ways. But a simple bye-bye wave had to do.

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The reader and I had discussed before the idea of having a special bubbleinfo salute – have any ideas?  Here is a link to the top 10 hand gestures:

http://www.languagetrainers.co.uk/blog/2007/09/24/top-10-hand-gestures/

If you slip down into the comment section, you’ll see #11, “the shocker”, I think we’ll pass on that one though.

 

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14 Comments

  1. 4s Renter
    4s Renter on July 29, 2009 at 5:04 pm

    We used one on the high school lacrosse team that you and another understood one another. It basically was using your right hand, extend your thumb, index and middle to make a gun, but then turned it sideways so the thumb faces left and the index and middle towards your mate.

    You pointed at one another with the sideways gun. It was pimp and got the point across.

  3. Sigh...
    Sigh... on July 29, 2009 at 5:43 pm

    Funny… I have been checking the blog today to give a shout-out to the fellow bubbleinfo reader… And am I ever glad I did, as this “20-something female jogger” turns 40 in December. Thanks Agent!

    As for hand signals, did you not notice that my hand was in the American Sign Language position for B, as in bubbleinfo, when I waved good-bye?

    See–all it took was a little social interaction to get me to make my first post!

  6. Susie
    Susie on July 29, 2009 at 7:14 pm

    “Funny… I have been checking the blog today to give a shout-out to the fellow bubbleinfo reader… And am I ever glad I did, as this “20-something female jogger” turns 40 in December. Thanks Agent!”

    Your first post here, sigh, cracked me up! Keep posting on the BEST real estate blog on the planet. And I like your suggestion for a hand signal too…

  7. shadash
    shadash on July 29, 2009 at 7:45 pm

    Jim,

    I have to admit your a pretty entertaining guy. I don’t think the television world is out of your reach.

  8. shoppingaround
    shoppingaround on July 29, 2009 at 7:46 pm

    I think “sigh” absolutely fits in–I, too was thinking of the ASL letter “B”–just perfect, but to be honest haven’t yet checked KWaping’s link with the B and I. IF it’s not to complex, that could be a good one, too.

    Too funny!

  9. shoppingaround
    shoppingaround on July 29, 2009 at 7:48 pm

    Okay, just checked Kwaping’s link. My hand is double jointed and I have no problem with the B & I, but I’m not sure everyone can easily separate their pinky like that. Any input from the less-flexibly-handed?

  10. no bubble here
    no bubble here on July 29, 2009 at 8:52 pm

    This kind of seems obvious to me. A bubble pop gesture. Fist with your hand to signify the bubble, and a popping gesture with your unclenched index finger hitting your fisted index finger.

  11. Jim the Realtor
    Jim the Realtor on July 29, 2009 at 9:07 pm

    Thanks Shadash – I was at Harry’s the other day, the first time since I saw you there. What was that, two years ago?

    I talked to some TV guys, but told them that I’d only do it if it was serious about learning about real estate. They never called back.

  13. Jim the Realtor
    Jim the Realtor on July 29, 2009 at 9:29 pm

    LOL That’s a good one Chuck – you can have it!

  14. The Blur
    The Blur on July 29, 2009 at 9:57 pm

    Wow, I never thought bubbleinfo would be the most informative site on the shocker!

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