>From: Ryan Grove <ryan at wonko.com> >To: dragaera at dragaera.info >Subject: Shruggage >Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2003 13:00:01 -0800 > >Ever since I was a wee lad, I've wondered exactly what a shrug is. Is it >the raising of one's shoulders and, perhaps, the accompanying >downward-turned mouth and raised eyebrows? Or is it something else >entirely? Could the verb "to shrug" be completely ambiguous, and perhaps >refer to some unseen state of mind rather than a visible action? Just out of curiosity, where are you from? I'm genuinely curious because I've never heard of anyone who wasn't familiar with the gesture. _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail