Who can read right wing body language?

[Baitball Blogger]

Twice I observed some strange body language that I haven't quite seen anywhere else. In short, the men bobbed their heads like those little dog toys you see in the rear car window and the overall feeling was swagger. Seriously, I felt like it was some kind of man message that seemed wholly inappropriate.

Should I be concerned?

[Deep13]

1. What was the context? nt

[Initech]

4. This maybe?

[Baitball Blogger]

5. Similar, but they were more in control.

[Deep13]

13. Were you talking to them? nt

[Baitball Blogger]

15. Absolutely not.

They recognized me, before I recognized them. And I've learned to keep my distance for good reason.

[Deep13]

22. hard to know what they were thinking.

condescending acknowledgment?

[Baitball Blogger]

24. That sounds about right.

[okaawhatever]

29. It's likely someone using a technique called the McCabe nod. I had to remember the name of it

so I googled it and found someone who posted this in response to a person going for a job interview. it included the definition so i'm copying it here for you.

Don't forget the McCabe Nod. This works really well when asked a question and you start of with a positive statement that turns into a cooperative statement.

"I think we'd agree that a strong willingness such as mine is a powerful benefit."

(during the time that you make the statement, begin to nod up and down, slightly)

Try this one on people you know and watch how many of them start to mimic your behavior.

As someone once said, "if I can change your body language, I can change your mind."



I have used the "McCabe Nod" many times, with many positive outcomes.

Just make sure you don't sound "forced" when you use it

[Baitball Blogger]

31. It's usually my cue to retreat.

[Deep13]

9. Wow, I had no idea what a skilled break-dancer Limbaugh is.

I still hate his guts, but credit where it's due.

[Shrike47]

27. That was his imitation of Michael J. Fox, mocking his Parkinson's.

[Deep13]

28. Yeah, I know.

Diane Rehm on NPR said that Limbaugh should have gotten on his knees to beg Fox for forgiveness.

[Marie Marie]

2. Could it be the universal body language of "ditto heads"?

[Baitball Blogger]

7. Must be.

I think they were shooting for self-righteousness. Can't be sure.

[snooper2]

3. Really?

You do know that sometimes you're just walking around, in a store, down the sidewalk, an all of a sudden-



California Love just pops in your head like an ear-worm- Give folks a break!

[Baitball Blogger]

6. No earplugs and there was direct eye contact.

It was pretty chilling to see, actually.

[snooper2]

12. Okay, so more like Regulators

by the way, to bob your head and have some swagger you don't need headphones,

I know this by heart

[Baitball Blogger]

18. You're making it out to be more cool than it actually is.

[HijackedLabel]

8. I am very good at judging people's politics by their looks and mannerisms.

A lot of conservatives have permanent scowls, stiff postures and dead eyes.

[Deep13]

10. true. nt

[Blue_In_AK]

11. People with dead eyes creep me out.

[snooper2]

14. Some of them wink too

This thread is going to be hilarious




FYI, some of them look like innocent old turtles

[pinboy3niner]

16. Some defy explanation

[Baitball Blogger]

19. I'll go with the scowl and dead eyes.

But I think with their movements they're trying to relay indignation.

[Populist_Prole]

26. 100 percent correct: Indignation

That and defiance.

[Nye Bevan]

17. Should you be concerned by men bobbing their heads? I would say "no". (nt)

[Baitball Blogger]

20. I think you have to see it to get a better grasp of what's going on.

Definitely it came across as a sign of disapproval.

[lumberjack_jeff]

25. Where I come from they call that "a nod".

It is generally considered benign.

[Baitball Blogger]

32. This one wasn't benign.

Happened on three separate occasions from three different individuals who were part of a community conspiracy, or supported those who were.

This is the first scenario: My husband's young cousin had come to visit us and during the week he was ready to leave to continue on his travels. My husband was out traveling so I had the kid follow me to Denny's for one last decent breakfast. Except, there was no Denny's. It had closed sometime earlier. So the kid gets his I-Phone out and finds another breakfast place. It's up the road. We drove in separate cars because he was near the interchange and had no reason to come to the house since he could say his good-byes from the restaurant.

The place was a greasy spoon. There were four patrons on one table which had been observing us when we walked in. They were two couples, probably early sixties. One of them, who reminded me of Fat Bastards thinner brother, began quizzing the boy, wanting to know where he was from. Even after we sat down to eat the man sat with his arm on his hip, bobbing his head in an obvious look of disapproval.

It was disgusting. It was not a nod. And it was not benign.

[SummerSnow]

21. I could...

butt scratching means theyre on to you.lol

[rug]

23. They were trying to stop a thought from rolling out their ears.

[Warren DeMontague]

30. Did you jostle their Truck Nutz™ by accident?

Some dudes hate that.