Monday, 9 August 2004

Gestural Symbiosis

We (Australia) have been watching Big Brother until a few weeks ago. One of the characters we grew to love was Bree, who had a peculiar smile she used to express a bit of cheek. It's basically a toothy grin with the tip of the tongue through the teeth at the corner of the mouth. I picked up this same gesture just from watching the show, and it seems my friend Michelle has done the same. I saw her reproduce it last night, and liked it plenty. It's a very agreeable expression, when done properly.

Mokalus of Borg

PS - It does need the cheeky situation to really pull it off.
PPS - That's possibly what makes it so endearing.

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