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December 22, 2011 at 8:46 am
That – I assume – is the once secret hand signal for the order of the airhead!!!! Happy holidays, and enjoy the Gluhwein!
December 22, 2011 at 8:56 am
David, that not-so-secret signal indicates a neck that is extended at the base (i.e. the elbow) and flexed at the head (i.e. the wrist), as described by Vidal et al. (1986) and Taylor et al. (2009).