This seems like something you would see on The Union

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This seems like something you would see on The Union

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http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013 ... okes-anger
Deaf people watching the Nelson Mandela memorial were bemused and shocked by a "fake" sign language interpreter on stage whose gestures were unintelligible, activists said Wednesday.
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You gotta give this guy credit as con man. International conference likely to be seen all over the world. And he's faking it. Figured no one would know? Said, I suppose: "I'm getting paid." Seems he doesn't care if the world knows. Extends middle finger.

This guy is The Man.

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He will become a very successful salesman.

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This seems like something you would see on the Onion.

http://www.theonion.com/articles/obamas ... ess,31262/
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"I'm a champion of sign language."

http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/12/world/afr ... ?hpt=hp_t1

It's awkward enough using ASL with my deaf nephew in public, considering my ignorance (and that I sometimes fuck up the most basic signs). Faking it in front of a world audience? This guy has a future in real estate...
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This whole thing reminds me of the duke and the dauphin from Huck Finn.

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He was using Nigerian Sign Language rather South African.
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Definitely not something you'd expect to see on the bunion

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Some body mention Grunions?

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As if this story wasn't strange enough: The "fake" sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela's memorial claims he was in the midst of a schizophrenic episode during the ceremony, causing him to hallucinate and hear voices. Meanwhile, the company that hired the hallucinating interpreter has "vanished."

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Nelson Mandela endured through trials and tribulations that would break normal men. And the poor guy's memorial service was turned into an epic shitshow by the President of the United States taking selfies and a deranged, schizophrenic con-man doing a phony sign language pantomime...

It's mind boggling.

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Dr. Agkistrodon wrote:Nelson Mandela endured through trials and tribulations that would break normal men. And the poor guy's memorial service was turned into an epic shitshow by the President of the United States taking selfies and a deranged, schizophrenic con-man doing a phony sign language pantomime...

It's mind boggling.
People have this idea that it was some kind of big somber thing. It was as much a party/rally/celebration as anything else.

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Well, over here they're noisy in movie theaters. Makes sense that their brethren over there would be noisy at memorial services.

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Dr. Agkistrodon wrote:Nelson Mandela endured through trials and tribulations that would break normal men. And the poor guy's memorial service was turned into an epic shitshow by the President of the United States taking selfies and a deranged, schizophrenic con-man doing a phony sign language pantomime...

It's mind boggling.
Between this and the "affluenza" story I feel like I have fallen into the fucking twilight zone. What the fuck is wrong with people? Has society fallen so far??
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