Ryan asked: > This leads me to believe that the standard definition of "shrug" is a > visible, physical raising of the shoulders, and this brings me to my > next question, which is: who shrugs? I shrug. Sometimes it indicates indifference, often the movement of my shoulders is subtle, perhaps barely noticible, esp. compared to the simultaneous tilt of my head and possibly a facial cue. The absolute minimalist shrug involves a raising and lowering of my right eyebrow and a very slight grimace. It means I don't agree, but am not going to voice my disagreement. [Shrug] He later asked: > Hmm. It would be interesting to learn where the rest of you are from. I > wonder if we could find a pattern here. Hartford, CT for broad values of Hartford. Casey