Is it just me or are these types of 'do this body movement' metaphors in written featues always too unclear to actually follow along.. are my hands side by side bending fingers to touch? one on top of the other?
I find they often are bad. I don't know if this was written for radio but why not include a simple diagram since we're on the internet? Or is The New Yorker too cultured for that so they can only include snide comics?
In any case I didn't think this one was the worst I have come across. Can you really put your hands side by side with palms facing downward and middle finger tips touching? And if yes, may I see it?
Nothing is bending. Imagine your right hand as South America continent, and left as North America. The middle fingers' tips are touching where both of these two continents are joined by a narrow mass of land.
