Pedants 'R' Us
by Steve West on May 30, 2016

Today, we attended a celebration for a very good friend of mine whose daughter was graduating High School. It got me thinking in an educational mode so I thought I'd share a pictorial overview of air quotes
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Scott Hardie | May 30, 2016
Excellent. Kelly and I call air quotes velociraptor quotes.