The Oops in the ‘O’ for Oregon

[Wheels]

The true meaning of flashing the "O"

EUGENE, Ore. — When University of Oregon football fans cheer their team, they often hold out their hands in the shape of the letter “O,” for Oregon.

If this makes some Ducks players blush, it is because many of them chose sign language to fulfill their foreign language requirement, and in sign language, the fans are saying — screaming, really — the word vagina. Twenty-nine players on the team are enrolled in the university’s American Sign Language program. Their teacher delights in telling them the true meaning of the sign when they form a spade-shaped “O” with their hands.

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The Oops in the ‘O’ for Oregon

 

[tlongII]

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/18/s...attracts-oregon-football-players.html?_r=4&hp

When University of Oregon football fans cheer their team, they often hold out their hands in the shape of the letter “O,” for Oregon.

If this makes some Ducks players blush, it is because many of them chose sign language to fulfill their foreign language requirement, and in sign language, the fans are saying — screaming, really — the word vagina. Twenty-nine players on the team are enrolled in the university’s American Sign Language program. Their teacher delights in telling them the true meaning of the sign when they form a spade-shaped “O” with their hands.

“I did the ‘O’ once, and I never did it again,” said LaMichael James, the team’s star running back, who recently injured his right elbow. When discussing this, James spoke quietly so that those nearby would not hear. He would not make the sign. His elbow hurt, he demurred.

 

[tlongII]

Re: The true meaning of flashing the "O"

Dammit. Didn't see this. Delete my thread.

 

[tlongII]

Delete this. I didn't see the other thread.

 

[Wheels]

hee hee. I'll just merge, no prob

 

[Wheels]

I liked your thread title better than mine anyway. So merged into your thread.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

So both of our Pac 12 teams are represented by symbols for vagina.

I love this state!

 

[Wheels]

So both of our Pac 12 teams are represented by symbols for vagina.

I love this state!

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

“O” equals “Vagina”

Kinda funny!

http://www.sportsgrid.com/ncaa-football/oregon-o-sign-vagina/#1_undefined,0_

Making a “O” sign with your hands (as the cheerleaders above are doing) seems only natural as a universal gesture among University of Oregon athletes and fans. It’s simple, it literally is your recognizable logo – it’s the “Hook ‘em Horns” of Oregon. But there’s a downside that’s not readily apparent…at least not to those without an understanding of sign language. Several Oregon players, though, do have some sign language knowledge, so they could tell you this:

n sign language, the fans are saying — screaming, really — the word vagina. Twenty-nine players on the team are enrolled in the university’s American Sign Language program. Their teacher delights in telling them the true meaning of the sign when they form a spade-shaped “O” with their hands.
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So we guess that if you form an “O” well enough (i.e. round enough), you might be in the clear – though there’d probably still be some confusion, since the ASL sign for the letter “o” is made with only one hand. And if you do this? Forget it. That’s a vagina all the way.
And that’s why Johanna Larson, the instructor for one of those football-player-heavy sign language classes at Oregon, told The New York Times, “We’re trying to spread the word to make the ‘O’ more of a rounded shape.” At least they’ll have some help from the team. We’ll say this – when the Pac-12 briefly tried to get Oregon players to stop making the “O” this year, there were way more issues with the symbol than they realized.

 

[STOMP]

Kinda funny!

http://www.sportsgrid.com/ncaa-football/oregon-o-sign-vagina/#1_undefined,0_

yeah, it is funny but you're a little late to the party as this has already had at least 2 threads started on it. What do you think deaf people think of this?

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=oreg...rt=18&ndsp=19&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:18&tx=61&ty=62

Btw... I saw a picture on rivals this morning of Arik Armstead making the O at the USC game and looking like he was having a great time

STOMP

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

Re: “O” equals “Vagina”

This article was the first I've seen about this so I assumed it was recent "news".
Dont get your panties all twisted Stomp. I looked on the first two pages and didnt see any other threads about it.
That blog post you linked was a waste of time. What does it have to do with deaf people?

 

[Wheels]

damn you for moving this Sly! I want to see at least 3 fights on Civil War week! I'm hoping it gets to where Marshall Law is declared. That would be a lot of fun!

 

[STOMP]

This article was the first I've seen about this so I assumed it was recent "news".
Dont get your panties all twisted Stomp. I looked on the first two pages and didnt see any other threads about it.
That blog post you linked was a waste of time. What does it have to do with deaf people?

what are you being so defensive about? I said it was funny that the O the Duck fans make is also the deaf sign for vagina. I then gave a link to a picture with OSU students making a huge O with their arms.... which is funny too. Sorry to let you know that two other threads had already been started on this... geez

lighten up Francis. I thought I was teeing one up for you to make a joke about HCP's wife

STOMP

 

[Sedatedfork]

So both of our Pac 12 teams are represented by symbols for vagina.

I love this state!

I knew you duckies would see the light. It turns out everyone in Oregon is really a beaver fan.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

I knew you duckies would see the light. It turns out everyone in Oregon is really a beaver fan.

I was under the impression that 97% of the male population are beaver fans, as well as 2% of women, and 97% of women in men's fantasies.

 

[STOMP]

the obligatory...

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ironic times when Beaver fans make fun of Oregon by associating them with vagina

STOMP

 

[barfo]

Re: The true meaning of flashing the "O"

I like this story.

barfo