It can happen at home: You’ve got one hand on the ladder and the other is holding a paintbrush or you’re holding a beer while mowing the lawn. A neighbor goes by, shouts, “Hi” and waves. Or it can happen at work: You’re walking down the corridor and have just sipped some coffee from the cup you’re holding in one hand, while the other’s balancing a stack of CD’s. A co-worker pops out of a room with a “Good morning”. Did they hear your sudden, mumbled greeting or see you do the chin-up salutation or notice the raised-eyebrow acknowledgment?

Too bad you weren’t wearing your handy Make Waves Cap. On its top is a stiff wire, affixed to the base with a spring. At the top of the wire is attached a life-like foam hand. All you have to do is wag your head for a normal wave, shake it to make a royal wave or nod, producing the village idiot hand flap. If asked how it’s going or how you’re doing, just lean your head forward and shake it, causing the “so-so” signal.

If you want to convey a more expressive response, the foam fingers have wire centers and can be bent to create various hand gestures.
-- FarmerJohn, Jul 20 2002

Hmm... hand gestures... bad drivers on freeways... could be useful for making shadow puppets in movie theaters... mwahahaha. Where can I get one?
-- polartomato, Jul 20 2002


+ waves to [FJ] wherever he may be...
-- xandram, Mar 25 2008



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