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<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://tumblr.superfeedr.com/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"/><description>Society for the Preservation Of Anachronistic Gesture</description><title>S.P.O.A.G.</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @spoag)</generator><link>http://spoag.tumblr.com/</link><item><title>Emma Kate. “1) I feel like vomiting. 2) I think I have a...</title><description>&lt;iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/53553280" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Emma Kate. “&lt;span&gt;1) I feel like vomiting. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;2) I think I have a fever. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;3) Look into my eyes. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;4) Make it all go away. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;5) Crown chakra. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;6) “Oh, my.” &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;7) You (did it).”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://spoag.tumblr.com/post/37217664156</link><guid>http://spoag.tumblr.com/post/37217664156</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 18:21:15 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Richard Mark Rawlins (Trinidad) -MEGEE. The joke is on you. It...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcm2y5VADp1r8mugoo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Richard Mark Rawlins (Trinidad) -MEGEE. &lt;span&gt;The joke is on you. It always was. Once again your intellect was laid bare in favor of an old joke. One you didn’t ask for; one you didn’t believe in but here it is any ways - MEGEE - five fingers curled into a fart, a fowl’s bottom just waiting for you to turn. Turn nah. Turn. Nah. Give yourself over to the base humor, because the joke is on you. Ah ketch yuh. Just laugh. You got caught again. Factor in a plea for the insane as you look for a different result again and again and again. It’s only a MEGEE. Politically, mentally, economically, emotionally and maybe even spiritually. It’s the laugh you didn’t ask for. The joke is on you, you see.. MEGEE!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://spoag.tumblr.com/post/34492733774</link><guid>http://spoag.tumblr.com/post/34492733774</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2012 12:25:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Richard Mark Rawlins (Trinidad) - MEGEE. The joke is on you. It...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcm2tpwVKV1r8mugoo1_r2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Richard Mark Rawlins (Trinidad) - MEGEE. &lt;span&gt;The joke is on you. It always was. Once again your intellect was laid bare in favor of an old joke. One you didn’t ask for; one you didn’t believe in but here it is any ways - MEGEE - five fingers curled into a fart, a fowl’s bottom just waiting for you to turn. Turn nah. Turn. Nah. Give yourself over to the base humor, because the joke is on you. Ah ketch yuh. Just laugh. You got caught again. Factor in a plea for the insane as you look for a different result again and again and again. It’s only a MEGEE. Politically, mentally, economically, emotionally and maybe even spiritually. It’s the laugh you didn’t ask for. The joke is on you, you see.. MEGEE!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://spoag.tumblr.com/post/34492561346</link><guid>http://spoag.tumblr.com/post/34492561346</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2012 12:22:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Alandra - Going to tickle you</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcevi2jR3Y1r8mugoo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Alandra - Going to tickle you&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://spoag.tumblr.com/post/34242684655</link><guid>http://spoag.tumblr.com/post/34242684655</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 15:01:14 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Alandra - Right Now.</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcevby8hDS1r8mugoo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Alandra - Right Now.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://spoag.tumblr.com/post/34242494448</link><guid>http://spoag.tumblr.com/post/34242494448</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:57:34 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>“In Thar” - Origin: Rhode Island surfer.  Meaning: A...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2zyfiHecj1r8mugoo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;“In Thar” - Origin: Rhode Island surfer.  Meaning: A state of grace beyond words; total surrender; totally tubular&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://spoag.tumblr.com/post/21725216764</link><guid>http://spoag.tumblr.com/post/21725216764</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:38:06 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0645v0cJF1r8mugoo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://spoag.tumblr.com/post/18502452940</link><guid>http://spoag.tumblr.com/post/18502452940</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:46:43 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>This gesture comes from a homosexual enclave in Berlin in the late 1920s called Der Zanzanfrischen,...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst"&gt;&lt;img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly450jaHyt1r4eqi3.jpg"/&gt;This gesture comes from a homosexual enclave in Berlin in the late 1920s called Der Zanzanfrischen, in which dental hygiene was prized above all else – clothing, intellect, muscle tone, dance moves, everything.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;!-- more --&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://spoag.tumblr.com/post/16182790206</link><guid>http://spoag.tumblr.com/post/16182790206</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:03:00 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Adam - “Guns Out” - Recipient of good fortune. May...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxn52xYehO1r8mugoo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Adam - “Guns Out” - Recipient of good fortune. May be accompanied with sound: braaap, brllllaaaap, (faster) braaap, brllllaaaap (repeat sequence).&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://spoag.tumblr.com/post/15672609027</link><guid>http://spoag.tumblr.com/post/15672609027</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:44:57 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Billy - “I write you (your name) on my testicles.” -...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxhyk8nvWL1r8mugoo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Billy - “I write you (your name) on my testicles.” - A Greek gesture signifying complete dismissal of someone or their ideas.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://spoag.tumblr.com/post/15525509277</link><guid>http://spoag.tumblr.com/post/15525509277</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 15:36:07 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Robyn - “Finger bite” - I think someone is saucy and...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxhyhrahz41r8mugoo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Robyn - “Finger bite” - I think someone is saucy and hot, but i can’t&lt;br/&gt; physically eat them so i bite my finger instead&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://spoag.tumblr.com/post/15525425400</link><guid>http://spoag.tumblr.com/post/15525425400</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 15:34:39 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Emilie - “What the hell?” - I mean, what the hell?</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxhygc1QeY1r8mugoo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Emilie - “What the hell?” - I mean, what the hell?&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://spoag.tumblr.com/post/15525379383</link><guid>http://spoag.tumblr.com/post/15525379383</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 15:33:48 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Albrecht - “The Wedge” - Coming between/a request...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxe9wbbn681r8mugoo1_400.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Albrecht - “The Wedge” - Coming between/a request for intervention.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://spoag.tumblr.com/post/15411729172</link><guid>http://spoag.tumblr.com/post/15411729172</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:50:35 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Taliesin - “Shame shame” - You did something...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx8q4s36Af1r8mugoo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Taliesin - “Shame shame” - You did something naughty/you should be ashamed (but also secretly pleased with yourself).&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://spoag.tumblr.com/post/15254575218</link><guid>http://spoag.tumblr.com/post/15254575218</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:55:40 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Mathieu - “Steffie Shock” - To accept oneself as a...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx8g5uqi3w1r8mugoo1_400.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mathieu - “Steffie Shock” - To accept oneself as a man.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://spoag.tumblr.com/post/15245532831</link><guid>http://spoag.tumblr.com/post/15245532831</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:20:18 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Emily - “Girl Scout’s Honour” -...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx8g3h4dGc1r8mugoo1_400.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Emily - “Girl Scout’s Honour” - Sincerity/I’m being honest.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://spoag.tumblr.com/post/15245483051</link><guid>http://spoag.tumblr.com/post/15245483051</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:18:53 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Steve - “Uh Uh Uh” - To cease your current activity.</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwtnesJRU01r8mugoo1_r3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Steve - “Uh Uh Uh” - To cease your current activity.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://spoag.tumblr.com/post/14816349711</link><guid>http://spoag.tumblr.com/post/14816349711</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 12:32:00 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Vince - “The Rooster” - When high, to express being high beyond...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwtn94rZjz1r8mugoo1_r2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Vince - “The Rooster” - When high, to express being high beyond words.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://spoag.tumblr.com/post/14816218193</link><guid>http://spoag.tumblr.com/post/14816218193</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 12:29:00 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Lisa - “Rega/Shniah” - Hold on a second!</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwtn73c8BL1r8mugoo1_r1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lisa - “Rega/Shniah” - Hold on a second!&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://spoag.tumblr.com/post/14816170766</link><guid>http://spoag.tumblr.com/post/14816170766</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 12:28:00 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>
This gesture finds its origins in the chicken coops of pre-industrial Welsh prisons. In these...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwrru19i9C1r4eqi3.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;This gesture finds its origins in the chicken coops of pre-industrial Welsh prisons. In these prisons, it was common to keep domesticated animals and plots of cultivated land to keep the prisoners working and productive.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;![endif]--&gt;Usually the food would be carted directly out of the work area to be either consumed by guards or sold at the market to further enrich the coffers of the wardens.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Habitually the child prisoners had free access to the coops for cleaning and feeding, while the adult prisoners were expected to gather the eggs and bring them to the prison guards.&lt;span&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;The children would therefore signal silently to the waiting men the size and quality of the eggs in each nest, so that the prisoners would know which ones to subtly pocket. Many prisoners had agreements with the prison cook, who would whip them up a tasty omelet for an exorbitant price.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;This often meant the prisoners would need to pocket 5 or 6 eggs for each single egg omelet.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;The prison cooks, usually Gallic in origin, had extremely discerning tastes regarding eggs and would only accept the best one as payment,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;This meant the children cleaning the coops became experts at grading egg quality, and would signal these grades accordingly.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;The joining of the tip of the thumb and forefinger in the gesture is a visual reference to the shape of the egg, while the remaining fingers acted as a grading system of 1 to 3; 3 fingers indicating the biggest and choicest eggs, while 1 indicated the smaller eggs that the Gallic cooks would never accept.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;(incidentally, the gesture indicating 1 later morphed into a widely used gesture for contempt, literally meaning&amp;#160;; ‘You merit only the puniest, smallest egg!’.&lt;span&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://spoag.tumblr.com/post/14770204932</link><guid>http://spoag.tumblr.com/post/14770204932</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 12:13:00 -0500</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
