fake sign language interpreter at mandela funeral - greatest troll ever?

[brianmanahan]

i heard a commotion about this guy doing fake sign language for hours at nelson mandela's funeral, so i had to see it for myself

http://www.hulu.com/watch/570933?playlist_id=1031&asset_scope=all

and i love the guy. he had me dying laughing by the end. he is so committed and serious, but so full of bullcrap at the same time!

 

[MrDudeMan]

Non-fucking-stupid-hulu-link-to-another-video

 

[Printer Bandit]

maybe he couldn't hear the people telling him he was doing it wrong?

 

[Sluggo]

Just the damn teahadists trying to make Obama look bad.

Right wing plant, I think it's obvious to everyone now.

 

[mugs]

 

[I Saw OJ]

What an asshole.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Haha that's hilarious. I imagine it's even more hilarious for someone that knows sign language. Is he actually saying stuff?

 

[lxskllr]

Haha that's hilarious. I imagine it's even more hilarious for someone that knows sign language. Is he actually saying stuff?

 

[Pocatello]

This is too funny LOL.

 

[turgenjev1]

Hilarious. What a troll

 

[AViking]

Why would someone do this?!

 

[Ventanni]

I don't even know sign language, but I could tell right away that it was fake. He just kept doing the same things over and over.

Made me laugh though!

 

[TerryMathews]

Why would someone do this?!

My guess is, he's someone's cousin/brother/uncle.

South Africa's government has a level of nepotism that would make a Kennedy blush.

 

[SKORPI0]

'Fake' sign language interpreter at Mandela memorial claims it was 'schizophrenic episode'

The man, named as local media as Thamsanqa Jantjie, said he is unsure whether it was the magnitude of what he was doing or the happiness he felt throughout the day that might have triggered the attack.

“There was nothing I could do. I was alone in a very dangerous situation. I tried to control myself and not show the world what was going on. I am very sorry, it’s the situation I found myself in," he told the Johannesburg Star.....

Mr Jantjie said that during his episode, he continued seeing things and hearing loud voices in his head that impaired his ability to hear well and interpret what was being said.
He told the newspaper that he could not leave, so stayed on and continued to sign things that did not make sense.

What he really signed.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG57ncLTCNc. :biggrin::awe:

 

[Printer Bandit]

5 yr old girl was better. here she signs for her deaf parents in the audience:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQeygYqOn8g

 

[momeNt]

Nelson Mandela is known for his sense of humor. This may have been part of his will.

 

[momeNt]

How do we know this isn't a different language of sign language or dialect?

 

[TwiceOver]

How do we know this isn't a different language of sign language or dialect?

Several official organizations have said it is all meaningless.

My question is how does someone like this get to hang out on stage with some of the worlds most influential people?

 

[BikeJunkie]

Yeah totally. He probably just had a really thick accent that made it hard to understand.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

It would have been funnier if it was a real signer doing a fake speech

 

[waggy]

Several official organizations have said it is all meaningless.

My question is how does someone like this get to hang out on stage with some of the worlds most influential people?

Even then someone with some common sense should figure it out. He does like maybe a dozen signs. how the fuck can he interpret what POLITICIANS are saying in 12 signs?

 

[momeNt]

Let's just hope that a lot of these deaf people had close captioning. So we don't have to feel all that bad about finding this hilarious.

 

[edro]

I think it is hilarious. How many deaf Mandela fans are there? 4? Those people can read the Closed Captions.

I wish there was an actual "What he really said" video. The links above are fake.

Was he an actual interpreter and just couldn't hear well, so he made it up?
Or was he a total scammer?

 

[Pocatello]

Most of the times, politicians speak gibberish anyway, so this guy was never caught until now.

 

[TwiceOver]

Even then someone with some common sense should figure it out. He does like maybe a dozen signs. how the fuck can he interpret what POLITICIANS are saying in 12 signs?

My sister in law is a certified ASL interpreter and was just appalled at what this guy did.

Looks like he trolled probably one of the biggest events of the year.