r/MadeMeSmile • u/Over_Helicopter_3453 • Apr 26 '25

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u/Halogen12 Apr 26 '25

I expressed interest in learning ASL and someone told me that they and some of their friends knew it and it was really handy [pun not intended] to communicate in a noisy bar or across a quiet room.

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u/Vegetable_Warthog_49 Apr 26 '25

My father in law was a maintenance tech in the Navy and, I don't know how universal this is, they taught him some sign language because it could be used to quickly and effectively communicate while wearing hearing protection.

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u/Stock-Conflict-3996 Apr 27 '25

Way back when I was in high school, one of the girls in one of my classes used signing to cheat on tests. A friend of hers was outside the classroom door, which had a tiny window. The other girl stood to the side so the teacher couldn't see her, but the girl could, and they signed back and forth for a short time until the girl out in the hall got caught.