Deaf Comedy Jam

Roberta stated:

"When a hearing person approaches and talks to you, you smile and nod hoping she/he leaves you alone. I do that too."

Jocelyn:
"I do that alll the time...I fake a laugh too."

Mikki:
"I do the same thing unless I actually want to make a conversation, I would say get the paper or I walk off. *shrugs*"

Jose:
"Lmao!"

Nikita:
"I do it but not anymore.... Due to what happen..me and my friend went to a meeting..this hearing guy was talking to my friend, as she nod and nod and he pick up the chair..she start scream at him, he was like I ask you if I could have the chair and you say yea...NEVER WILL NOD AGAIN....."

Tia:
"Hahahahha @ Nikita.....and BELLE I caught on a looooong time ago....smh but it's cool LOL"

James:
"hahah I do that sometimes."

Lauren:
"Lol. I do the same thing too. Once I was embarrassed b/c one guy was talking to me & I just nodded my head. He left & came back with a hotdog! I realized oh gosh! He asked me if I wanted a hotdog!! Lmao!! "

Roberta:
"LOL at y'all. I fake laugh if a hearing person laughs. If s/he actually asks a question, I usually go, huh? [pointing to my ear], they mostly stop and leave. It always works for me. LoL!!"

Doris:
"I don't nod, I point to my ear and shake my head, they leave feeling oh so guilty. 'I'm so sorry I didn't know' ;)"

Roberta:
"There are some days that I don't feel like dealing with them, Doris. So that's why I smile and nod. Haha."

Doris:
"For me, smiling and nod gives them the chance to keep talking talking talking... Lol I should try that and see if somebody brings me a hotdog! "

AJ:
"Most ppl know that I can't hear....if I am with Amber and they are talking she usually is the one who responds and then I nudge her and ask her wtf those ppl want. If I am by myself I try to read their lips and if I can't undy them I go, "I...'m sorry I don't understand you. I can't hear." One time at the bank I was trying to get money out of my account by cashing a check and the teller was talking to me. I told her twice I couldn't hear and ended up having to go back outside to get my ID eventhough I had a check from my account signed. Amber came back in with me and explained to the teller I couldn't hear her. The teller told Amber she didn't know. I got mad and yelled at her in front of the whole bank, "I TOLD YOU TWO TIMES I COULDN'T HEAR!" boy was she glad to give me my money and shoo me out of the bank lmao!"

Roberta:
"And you end up paying for a hotdog, Doris! Haha!"

AJ:
"Depending on the kind of hotdog....those are YUMMY!"

Roberta:
"AJ, some hearing people don't understand that we can't hear and they continue talking. It's annoying!"

AJ:
"I know! I was at this place paying a bill one time and Amber was talking to the ppl that run the place...they know us cuz we go up there every month to make payments...and they were talking about how hard it must be for me to be deaf and having hearing ppl talk to me all the time. I told them "well it's not like I go around wearing a tag that says 'HI! I'M DEAF AND CAN'T UNDERSTAND A FRIGGING THING YOU SAY!" they died laughing so hard!"

Doris:
"Ohh!! I thought in that situation a guy offered to buy her a hotdog!
Yeah sometimes it doesn't work, especially in the club when males be trying to talk to you, you tell them "I can't hear" they assume u can't hear because of the music blas...ting so they come closer to your face and try to shout in your ear!"

Roberta:
"LoL!! Doris, he could have asked, do you want a hotdog? You nodded. He brought you and expected you to pay. Anything can happen. LoL!

Yes yes!!! It did happen to me many times. When the music stopped, I left a guy immediately right after dancing because I didn't want him to speak to me. Hahaha!!"

Tricia:
"My gosh, Bella!! you will be damn fool if u are laughing with him along....hahahaha"

Tumblin:
"Roberta, excuse me if you will...

You know what I think is badass?...When they do that shit and you're all like wtf I'm tired of this BS,...if we're gonna educate their ass we might as well sign to them in their face cause signing is the shit, ain't it? Make THEM feel inferior because damn, we're tired! Besides, they ain't paying us to read their lips, thats a job that don't pay, fool.

If they aren't at all receptive,...fuck it,..let THEM walk away with their tails between their legs!

We tired!"

Roberta:
"LoL, tricia.

Now that is BADASS. I should try that because I take a pleasure out of watching them feel like a fool :)"

Tumblin:
"Sign to the cashier, mailman, mechanic, neighbor, relative,..whoever:

Hey,..what? You never met a deaf fool before? Damn!" "Where's your pen and paper dumbass?" "Whoa you got thick glasses mofo" "Shit, whats that smell?"

But don't forget ...to smile when you're done.
Most hearing folks get scared if you don't.

They say" They crazy!"
Yea, we are..."

Roberta:
"LMAOO!!! That shit is funny!! BUT BUT BUT, you will be a fool if they actually SIGN BACK! :)"

Tumblin:
"Nah,..that's when you sign,..'pah someone aint a dumbfuck!'"