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		baha_man on Jan 27, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Excellent body language resource As far as the 'thumbs up sign' goes, it's still common enough that it's hard for novice scuba divers to remember that it means 'ascend now' rather than 'everything's OK'.

pbhjpbhj on Jan 28, 2010 [–]

Oh yeah, it's used (it's the BSL sign for "good", I use it quite a lot) but it's kinda cringe-inducing.

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