attention deficit disorder may be an “S” bouncing on the opposite palm—translated as “Hyper-as-Shit Sean.”
What’s your name again?
Wanna grab a drink?
Want to see a movie?
••••• Thank you
Thanks.
You rock!
You’re welcome.
No prob!
Forget about it.
Please.
Please could I text you sometime?
Sorry…
that’s fucking ridiculous.
that train left the station and blew up.
This means that the conversation’s moved on and we ain’t going back. It’s usually used in group conversation when you missed something but no one wants to repeat it.
that’s over my head.
••••• Get me out of here
’Scuse me.
My bad.
Bye.
Peace out.
I’m gonna roll. ; I’m gonna take off.
ILY
Literally, “I love you”; friendly sign for goodbye.
See you later.
CHAPTER 2
FRIENDLY SIGN LANGUAGE
You wanna make deaf friends? Well the most important thing is to learn sign! Sure you could rely on gestures and body language or type it up on the phone or even write it down on paper like an old timer. But after a nanosecond, these methods become so tiresome and slow, you might as well be chiseling it out in stone. If you don’t put some effort into learning some sign, or finger spelling at least, that deafie is gonna lose interest in trying to talk to you so there goes your chance at a friend or more.
••••• Friends
My girls
My boys
BFF
Classmate
Roomie
Coworker
••••• Lovers and flings
Oh, him/her? That’s just my…
girlfriend.
boyfriend.
fiancé.
wife.
husband.
sweetheart.
Hands over heart.
friend with benefits.
fuck buddy.
lover.
••••• Characters
He/She is a total…
slacker.
nerd.
hipster.
Move shoulders back and forth.
jock.
flirt.
genius.
hippie.
dipshit.
party pooper.
party animal!
••••• All in the family
That’s my…
ma.
sis.
bro.
CHAPTER 3
PARTY SIGN LANGUAGE
Ain’t no party like…a deaf kid’s party? Ever wonder what your local deafies are doing on Saturday night? Well, it’s not much different from anyone else who likes to have a good time. A deaf bash runs the spectrum from your average house kegger infused with beerpong, flip-cup and beer-bongs to a night out at the local bar or club to get boozed. The only difference tends to be lighting. While the hearing population may struggle to hold a conversation in a crowded, thumping club, deaf bar-hoppers have the same problem in darkened watering holes—making a decently lit bar an immediate favorite.
Now, you may think that deaf events are awkwardly quiet—but you’re dead wrong. More than three quarters of the deaf parties we’ve ever been to have ended up with the cops having to shut it down for noise violations. Mix alcohol with a bunch of festive and flirty deaf people (with no volume control), and you might as well be at a raucous rock concert.
••••• Let’s party!
Let’s hit up that…
club.
house party.
dive bar.
seedy alley.
happy hour!
truck stop.
This place is bumpin’!
Check out the hotties!
What a shithole!
Are you up for…
an all-nighter?
getting drunk?
beer pong?
Want to come back to my place?
••••• Booze
Gimme