the egyptian eyebrow

#015 - The People’s Eyebrow
Originally uploaded by jeremasaur

what is the egyptian eyebrow you ask. it is a facial technique perfected by the local egyptian used in conversation. it takes years of practice to master the timing, pitch, angle, duration, and intent of the egyptian eyebrow.

it is a visual cue that is used in conversation. it consists of an eyebrow pop. the varities possible are the one, one and half, and two eyebrows. the one is most common with two being the rarest form of the egyptian eyebrow. it consists of a quick raise and lowering of the eyebrow in response to a part of the conversation which will be discussed below. i believe it is conducted to the dominance of your hands. if you are right handed you will most likely use the right eyebrow, but this bears further study.

the following instances are the most common use for the egytian eyebrow:
-at the initiation of the conversation to indicate acknowledgement
-at the beginning of the conversation when the listener realizes the speaker is asking a question
and this indicates understanding allowing the speaker to continue
-used to create a dual conversation of physical and verbal cues, often guiding the conversation in ways that a verbal conversation could not do
-at a point in the conversation which is visually stale or requiring a response but not a significant enough one to require a verbal exchange

i found that the timing is key, because when used improperly it can throw the speaker off if used too early or too late. it also helps express the mood of the listener guiding the conversation as i mentioned before. (in recording these notes i was party to the double eyebrow) i was also just caught trying to watch for the use of this technique. i look forward to using this pop on my friends when i return from the field.

for those of you who knew me well enough in my middle school days, this is for you:

can you smellllllllllll what the egyptian is cooking? (cue camera close up and obnoxious egyptian eyebrow)

p.s. i in no way intend to compare egyptian culture to professional wrestling. that just hurts my brain and soul.

but seriously, know your role, jabroni.