So Cool! Here’s The ASL Sign For Your Favorite Texas Towns

Half a million people in the U.S. use American Sign Language to communicate as their primary language, according to the Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

For many people who are deaf or have significant hearing loss, it's a vital form of communication. ASL also has its own unique culture and style.

Personally, I think it's really cool, and I have been interested in learning it.

I like to watch videos of how to sign for all kinds of words, from practical signs like "bathroom" to fun stuff like my favorite sign of all- the sign for "bulls***" which is hilariously intuitive.

Here, you can learn it too! It's fun to do at bars and mixed company in general:

https://mobireactoraslresize.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/bullshit.mp4

In my recent ASL adventures, I came across a video for Texas towns. I was fascinated by how each town was signed.

Some are intuitive to folks who are non-native to ASL, while others make more sense if you are fluent in ASL (like the sign for Austin).

I particularly love the sign for my hometown of Lubbock. It's an "L" shape that is tapped on the side of the forehead. As a Texas Tech alum, it's giving "GUNS UP!" which I am all about.

(Some meanies in the comments said it looked like the gesture for "loser" but I forgive them.)

The other really delightful sign is El Paso, which is an "L" passing an "O". So clever!

So if you're ready to learn the sign for your favorite Texas town, this video has many that I think you will find useful. But if you ever need to, you can always finger-spell the town name out, too.