Comments on: The Office Salute http://www.andydidyk.com/2007/11/12/the-office-salute/ Perspectives on advertising, marketing, branding, and consumerism Sat, 10 Dec 2011 13:01:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Stephen Newton http://www.andydidyk.com/2007/11/12/the-office-salute/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Stephen Newton Thu, 22 Nov 2007 15:59:35 +0000 http://www.andydidyk.com/2007/11/12/the-office-salute/#comment-99 I salute you, sir. This is a trend I haven't spotted yet. For as long as I can remember, men have given each other "the nod," that brief moment when two men meet in passing that says "Hey, I'm OK, are you OK?" meaning, I am friend, not foe. It stemmed from lifting the visor to acknowledge that you have no intent to draw your sword, which became the tip of the hat, and finally, the curt, brief nod that only a few women use in passing males. If another man does not return the nod, then you could be in trouble. I'll keep watching for more evidence of the the saluting trend and see what happens to it. I salute you, sir. This is a trend I haven’t spotted yet. For as long as I can remember, men have given each other “the nod,” that brief moment when two men meet in passing that says “Hey, I’m OK, are you OK?” meaning, I am friend, not foe. It stemmed from lifting the visor to acknowledge that you have no intent to draw your sword, which became the tip of the hat, and finally, the curt, brief nod that only a few women use in passing males. If another man does not return the nod, then you could be in trouble.

I’ll keep watching for more evidence of the the saluting trend and see what happens to it.

]]> By: WCB http://www.andydidyk.com/2007/11/12/the-office-salute/comment-page-1/#comment-98 WCB Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:58:27 +0000 http://www.andydidyk.com/2007/11/12/the-office-salute/#comment-98 I think its un-Christian to salute because it leads to idolatry, and that's of the Devil... J/k - interesting article... Personaly, I do the "nod" (down mostly) and my gesture of choice is a "thumbs up"... "Very Nice" I think its un-Christian to salute because it leads to idolatry, and that’s of the Devil…

J/k – interesting article… Personaly, I do the “nod” (down mostly) and my gesture of choice is a “thumbs up”…

“Very Nice”

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