Ankle Waving

Because I don't like posting personal bid-ness in public forums, I've decided to use this space to rant without rhyme or reason. (Well, if I'm feeling extra saucy there may be some rhymes. It's just a sign of the times. On my shopping list is a half-dozen limes. I'm thinking I should do more to prevent crimes. But I digress...)

There is a phenomenon amongst some pop cultures that I want to get in on. I once heard that in the owners manual of Corvettes it states that you should wave to other 'vette drivers. The boating commercial that runs on television depicts a family waving to every other boater. We've all seen the cool underhand wave that Harley owners give each other on the highway. (Isn't that awesome gesture worth the price of the cycle alone? I would buy one, keep it parked on the sidewalk, sit on it and wait for bikers to come down the street just so I can do that cool-ass underhand wave.)

I'm a big fan of these greetings to random strangers, though I find them to be a bit pretentious. As an owner of a Toyota Camry I pride myself on being ordinary. (Not just ordinary -- SUPER ordinary, which is kind of like being extra-average.) Such a show of a wave, nod, salute or even a wink to other Camry drivers would be flaunting our intelligent practicality.

What I propose is this: When you see another Camry on the road lift your left foot up about 3-4 inches and wag your ankle a little bit. This ankle-wave protects our sensibilities and outward appearance as extra normal yet we area also acknowledging like-minded people with an "inside" greeting that is most certainly not pretentious. I've been practicing my ankle-wave (or "AW") for weeks and have my technique down pat. Every time I see another Camry I perform my AW and imagine that the other person sent one back to me. Just think of the wonderful conversations you could have with your passengers. "Dude, that hot chick totally ankle-waved at me!"

Indeed.