birddamned (1) brobdingnagian (1) motherfuckin (1) slovenly (1) Awe Come on Reeves Bird seed Play that birdsong Like issuposeta sound Ain’t no Birders to Check ya! [solo] Smashing into clear windows. Slack breeders! SPOILERS Adoption: Even if the following story isn't true, it is generally accepted as true in the Deaf community, which tells you a lot about the culture: "A Deaf couple want to adopt a baby. They go to an adoption agency that has a department which focuses on deaf adoptions. The agency advertises in Deaf publications. The couple adopt a child and bring him home. They take him to the doctor for a check up. Eventually the doctor sits them down and asks, "Who told you this child is Deaf?" They responded that the person at the agency informed them that the foreign doctor had the birth mother stand behind the child and clap and talk to him. The child did not respond. Then the American doctor said, "Well I've got great news! I've used our equipment here and found that your child is hearing!" The Deaf adoptive couple were so upset by the news--they took the child back to the adoption agency and requested a Deaf child instead. They wanted to give the defective (hearing) child back! (For additional discussion, see: Birth of a deaf child). Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf American Athletic Association of the Deaf American Deaf Volleyball Association American Deafness and Rehabilitation Association American Sign Language: "A visually perceived language based on a naturally evolved system of articulated hand gestures and their placement relative to the body, along with non-manual markers such as facial expressions, head movements, shoulder raises, mouth morphemes, etc.." -- William Vicars
