It's time for preachers to hang up on that ubiquitous phone gesture they've been using since the 80's. You know the kind, the "hang ten" position with the three middle fingers curved in toward the palm, the thumb and pinky stretched out to form the earpiece and mouthpiece...
I know it's an easy way to show relevance and mime a dramatic point, talking on the phone is something we all do... but no one has a big banana shaped telephone receiver anymore. Most everyone has a cell phone, and when we're not talking on one, we're using a handset very much like a cell phone. You don't need the thumb and pinky to stick out... it makes you look like the dude in the mid-80's comedy with the 15-pound cell phone... dated.
My recommendation for the future is to make a little fist, and pretend that's your phone. This public service message is brought to you by johnvano.com.
Simmer down Fido!
Posted by: Darnell Lamb | February 09, 2009 at 09:04 AM