There is nothing like a queen

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 29 June 2004, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

EXPLANATION OF THE GLOSSING SYSTEM
(to understand how I describe the signs in this translation).

WEATHER, PERFECT. TEMPERATURE, (2h)FINE. FOOD, HEAPS. HAVE FANCY CLOTHES PLUS BIG-CAR CAN SCRATCH-OFF ZOOM. PROBLEM "WHAT"? QUEEN'slow' HAVE-NONE. PARENTS SEND BOX. INSIDE, (1h)SICK*, CONDOM PILE-ON-ARMwg WITH PAPER EXPLAIN HOWwg. ALSO LETTER, PERFUME SPRINKLE-ON-LETTER STINK*. NEED "WHAT"? #ALL-OF-YOU KNOW++. WEAR SUIT CLEAN, FOR-FOR? WHAT WE REALLY-WANT, SUBSTITUTE CAN'T. SUPPOSE QUEEN HAVE-NONE, #DO-DO? STUCK. SEARCH WORLD THEREABOUTS, CAN'T FIND ANYTHING EQUAL* QUEEN.

WE FEEL RESTLESS, LONELY, SAD, DEPRESSED, YUCK, GROSS, #NO-GOOD, THUMBS-DOWN. INDEX-LIST MEAN "WHAT". NOT FEEL GOOD. LIFE FULL BEAUTIFUL THINGS, MY SISTER+ (2h)YOU. B-U-T HAVE ONE SPECIFIC THING SELF-ON-INDEX SPECIAL, HOMGENEOUS NOT, ONLY-ONE LIKE THAT, #MR. SUPPOSE QUEEN HAVE-NONE, #DO-DO. STUCK. NONE OTHER. THAT MEAN CAN'T FIND ANYTHING EQUAL* QUEEN. NONE OTHER EQUAL* LIMP-WRISTED. SEARCH WORLD THEREABOUTS, DOESN'T-MATTER. (<) BUTCH, (>) FEMME, EVERTHING-IN-BETWEEN. HAVE ANYTHING EQUAL* QUEEN Q-M?

LIMP-WRISTED, DEFINITELY NONE EQUAL* QUEEN. HAVE-NONE. QUEEN-SCREAM, THEY-Chorus WHISTLE. SUPPOSE QUEEN SHE-lf PEA-BRAIN TEND alt.MAKE-MISTAKES, SHE INSULT"each", DOESN'T-MATTER. WE FEEL HEART-THROB. WORRY SHE alt.MAKE-MISTAKES, "PSHAW". WE HAPPY SHE LIKE THAT. QUEEN FANTASIZE DIRTY*, #WOW. (<) BOOK EQUAL* QUEEN, CAN'T. (>) YOUR SHOPPING SKILL EQUAL* QUEEN, DOUBT-IT. (<) DRINK EQUAL* QUEEN, IMPOSSIBLE. (>) NONE SING EQUAL*. (<) NONE BEHAVE EQUAL* QUEEN. (>) NONE ATTRACT EQUAL* QUEEN. EVERY PROBLEM (2h)YOU HAVE, SOLVE HOWwg? COLLECT"all" PUT-IN-PLACE@lf (2h)HON.INDEX-vertical@lf. SWEET*, FLIRT, (2h)SHY, EFFEMINATE QUEEN'florid'. QUEEN-SCREAM. HANDS-AT-EARS.


Notes: HEAPS - [5] outlines the top of a heap of objects in front of signer.

BIG-CAR - (2h)[C], POs ><, FOs up, hands touch and DH little finger side to NDH thumb side and separate as if outline the body of a car.

SCRATCH-OFF ZOOM - [open 8], PO away, FO up, moves downward in an arc as if stomping on the accelerator + [G], PO > NDS, FO up, moves away while closing to an [O^] as if vanishing into the distance.

PILE-ON-ARMwg - [5] outlines the top of a heap of objects using NDH arm as a base and wg DH FT.

SPRINKLE-ON-LETTER - NDH [B], PO up, FO away, represents the letter and [A dot] represents a bottle sprinkling on the letter.

#ALL-OF-YOU - [A], PO up, FO > DS is held at DS then swings away in an arc and ends [L^], PO up, FO > NDS.

REALLY-WANT - The sign WANT but shaken back and forth to show intensity.

HAVE-NONE - (2h)[B], POs > signer move upwards past mouth and swing upwards and apart while mouth blows on hands as they pass.

EQUAL* - The sign EQUAL with a single movement.

RESTLESS - Starts like the final position of SIT but the DH rubs from side to side on the NDH as if the person were constantly shifting their weight.

YUCK - Like (1h)VOMIT but the hand moves away in a straight line and the body does not lurch forward.

GROSS - (2h)[open 8], POs ><, approach and separate repeatedly.

#NO-GOOD - (2h)[T], POs down, FOs away, supinate the hands to (2h)[L], POs up, FOs away.

INDEX-LIST - Index finger of DH points to thumb, then index finger, then middle finger of NDH [5], PO > signer, FO > DS.

SELF-ON-INDEX - [A], PO > signer, FO away, taps against [1], PO > DS, FO up.

HOMOGENOUS - (2h)[Y], POs down, FOs away, circle horizontally. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - standard.

ONLY-ONE - [1], PO down, FO away, twists and supinates to PO > signer, FO up.

#MR - [M], PO > signer, FO up, twists to [R], PO away, FO up.

LIMP-WRISTED - A mime of (2h)[B], POs away, FOs up, that rapidly nod at the wrist as you might imagine.

BUTCH - [S] rubs little finger side of fist against pectoral with tongue stuck in dominant cheek.

FEMME - (2h)[F], FO up, alt. move to and fro at elbows in an effeminate manner with hu. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - sissy.

EVERTHING-IN-BETWEEN - [B], PO > NDS, FOs up,swings at elbow from side to side as it passes by the fingers of [B], PO > signer, FO up, as if showing each point on a spectrum.

Q-M - [1], PO away, FO up, traces the shape of a question mark curling and uncurling the fingers once.

DEFINITELY - (2h)[5], POs down, FOs away, descend rapidly and close to (2h)[F].

QUEEN-SCREAM - A mime of how the body contorts in a feminine way while signing (2h)SCREAM.

WHISTLE - [V:] held at mouth while body moves as if blowing a whistle twice.

PEA-BRAIN - [G], PO > signer, FO > NDS, strikes forehead and then twists to FO up and strikes again.

HEART-THROB - [O^] is held at heart PO up and FTs open and close one finger at a time but rapidly.

"PSHAW" - The hearing gesture where [B], PO away, FO up, moves away slightly and nods once at wrist as if to say, "Forget about it."

#WOW - (2h)[W] - Held at mouth level close to cheeks and hands move to side close to (2h)[O] and open again to (2h)[W].

ATTRACT - The same as FASCINATED.

PUT-IN-PLACE@lf (2h)HON.INDEX-vertical@lf - [5:], PO > NDS, FO away, closes to an [S] and moves > lf, then (2h)[B], POs up, FOs > lf, move downwards.

EFFEMINATE - The same as FEMME above.

QUEEN'florid' - The sign QUEEN travels in a curlyque pattern before it comes to rest.

HANDS-AT-EARS - a mime of someone protecting their ears from a scream.

treble clef as a symbol for musicTo hear the music (without words), go to South Pacific. Scroll down and click on "There is nothing like a dame." (Same melody.)

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