The Y sign is NOT the shaka. It's "Y" in ASL, which is appropriate.

Jan 4, 2025
11:26:14am

runnincoug Intervention Needed

Editorial: In Support of the ‘Y’ Hand Sign

Geoff makes the case for further use of the American Sign Language ‘Y’ among BYU fans. Just over four years ago I posted this on CougarBoard: Ok I was at Disneyland last week with my fa…

https://www.loyalcougars.com/2014/02/25/byu-other-sports/byu-general/3720-y-hand-sign-signal-american-sign-language-shaka/

Even if it was the Shaka, the fact that our head coach is Poly would make it just fine too.

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Are we going to adopt the Shaka as an official hand sign?

Zbyufan

Jan 4, 10:51am

We already have. And it was started by a member of the church. Not stealing.

crimedog

Jan 4, 10:53am

RE: We already have. And it was started by a member of the church. Not stealing.

crimedog

Jan 4, 10:55am

We were by a Hawaiian tour guide told he was doing illegal dynamite fishing and had an accident. 🙂 the other story

CoogsWin

Jan 4, 11:00am

That would be amazingly improbably to blow off only some fingers

bruincoug

Jan 4, 11:31am

I think it’s pretty common actually eg. Jason Pierre-Paul. I’m sure it depends on the size of the explosive, but

mvtoro

Jan 4, 11:37am

JPP was not dynamite fishing tho. changing subject. Accidentally losing fingers

bruincoug

Jan 4, 11:43am

He blew off (some of) his fingers with an M-80. He wasn’t fishing, but I don’t think the fingers care if he’s fishing or

mvtoro

Jan 4, 12:08pm

I think OP means copying others by merely having any hand sign at all. Because

Polecat

Jan 4, 11:46am

Just pull an Ohio State and trademark the commonly used thing.

vagabonder

Jan 4, 10:53am

It's a Y in ASL. how much more literal can we get?

CoogsWin

Jan 4, 11:02am

But people (including Kalani) do the sign backwards, which makes it the Shaka.

cougarmeister

Jan 4, 11:25am

The "true" sign is forwards/not backwards. If Kalani, as a Poly, throws up shaka

runnincoug

Jan 4, 11:28am

As a real Hawaii boy

MadHawaiian

Jan 4, 11:49am

At the actual sporting events, we do it forwards.

BaseCoug

Jan 4, 11:39am

The Y sign is NOT the shaka. It's "Y" in ASL, which is appropriate.

runnincoug

Jan 4, 11:26am

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