James.Womack@f14.n300.z1.fidonet.org (James Womack) (04/17/91)
Index Number: 14994
[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]
Now we can apply this idea to ASL and deaf people. Do deaf
people have literature? Does the deaf community have literature?
(Response: Yes.) You say it does. Can you give me an example? Do
you know of any? (Response: I have seen some.) (Other response:
"Jabberwocky".) He asked me if the signed version of "Jabberwocky"
would be an example. Really that is a poem that was written by a
hearing person in English. English words were mixed up so the poem
didn't make any sense. It's a famous poem. Do you know the name of
the man who wrote that poem? (Response: Lewis Carroll.) Carroll.
That's right. That is the man who wrote Alice in Wonderland.
Really, that is an example of a translation from English to ASL.
Deaf people have many signed versions of English literature in which
the English is translated into ASL. But I'm talking about original
literature. Does the deaf community have any original literature?
(Response: Yes, there are stories related to deaf people 's lives
and experiences.) One of these stories has been told many times
throughout the years. What is the story? (Response: There is a
story about a deaf driver who has a hearing passenger in his car. A
cop chases the car for speeding. The dea f driver is let go without
getting a ticket. The hearing passenger switches to the driver's
seat and speeds while driving. A cop catches the hearing person and
gives him a ticket. The cop can sign.) Do you remember that story?
It's called the hi tchhiker story. A hearing man is hitchhiking and
is picked up by a deaf driver. A hearing policeman, who doesn't
know how to sign, catches the driver speeding and begins to give the
deaf driver a ticket. The deaf driver gestures that he's deaf and
can't hear the policeman. He acts dumb like he doesn't know what's
going on. The policeman realizes the driver is deaf, feels sorry for
him, and lets him go without giving him a ticket. The hearing
hitchhiker watched the whole thing. Later, the deaf driver gets tired
so the hearing hitchhiker drives so the deaf man can sleep. The
hearing hitchhiker puts the pedal to the metal and drives at a high
speed down the highway. A policecar pulls him over to the side of the
road for speeding. The hearing hitchhiker decides to act like he is
deaf. The deaf man is still asleep. The policemen asks the hearing
hitchhiker, "Oh, are you deaf? My parents are deaf!" The hearing
hitchhiker is stunned. The policeman could sign and proceeded to gi
ve the man a ticket! That is the hitchhiker story!
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