Tell ya what: here is a Brokie-ism that I just recently adopted — but I wish I'd done long ago. Because it's surprisingly effective in real life!
I'm talking about the
Lureen Nod — which occurs in the film after Jack's verbal daddy-in-law smackdown. Lureen gives Bobby a full-on stare, then
intensifies it with a slight nod and a raise of her eyebrows — an expression which in primate code seems to mean:
You know exactly what I want. Get to it. My husband + I were in the bath dept at Lowe's, waiting to speak to the salesman. He had been helping another couple for several minutes, and then their conversation swung around to small talk — the kind that can go on forever, and typically involves the other party either leaving in a huff or 'rudely' cutting in. Instead, I gave the salesman
The Nod from where we stood (around 15 feet away). He promptly and smoothly ended his chat with the other couple and attended to us.
A few days later I was in water aerobics — a class of benign ladies in a collective struggle to get fit amid echoing swirls of screaming kids, splashing pool-jumpers and hurtling projectiles. I tried
The Nod (again, from several yards away) at a 14-year-old apparently intoxicated by testosterone and the sound of his own yelling, and — amazingly — he settled the f*ck down!
Seriously, I've been amazed at the effectiveness of this! Another way
Brokeback Mountain has revolutionized my life. Heehee.