The Kerry Tongue Flick - Complete with photos

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Roll Over Gene Simmons

Are we the only ones to have noticed how often John Kerry pushes his tongue out of his mouth when he speaks? Not that there's anything wrong with that.

We were watching a recording of Kerry's appearance on Letterman and actually found ourselves distracted by the constant flicking and probing of the senator's red yahzik.

We eventually decided to take a few screenshots and post them up. Trying to take screenshots at first was like a game of whack-a-mole. But after a while there was a certain zen to it all -- we could feel when it was going to appear.

We were busy. Ninety-four times it popped out! And that's not counting the rebound-wags, tooth-probes, lip-diggers, half-rollers, split-flips, or even any biting-curls! An animated gif would have been too big, so we put together this instead... (Don't get confused! That actually is his tongue, not his bottom lip.)

posted by The Recycler at 6:31 AM

[jerri]

isn't constantly licking one's lips a sign of drug abuse?

I believe it's called cotton mouth.

[backinthefold]

LOL... just yesterday I was talking with my friend about this..

 

She is deaf, so she is a lip reader. She told me, she would not vote for him (she wasn't going to anyway) because that lip action just drives her crazy!

[Mrs Zip]

ping

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

Whack-a-Mole = Kerry's tongue

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[rabidralph]

He looks like a dang bloodhound.

[midwyf]

I've noticed that a lot. Isn't that the sign of a liar

[NonValueAdded]

OMG That is a scream! Whack-a-mole! Woo Hoo. This particular mannerism is most often observed in the elderly. I believe George Burns did this. Very distracting. I wonder if there is a medical basis behind the action. Diagnosis, please!

[js1138]

[TC Rider]

I noticed a lot of flickin during his convention speach. I was wondering how long it would be till someone made a animated gif out of it. (I would do it, but lakc the talent)

BTW, has the Detroit sign patrol started ripping up Bush signs yet?

[spotbust1]

Did you notice that in his speech yesterday, he kept drinking water. It was very distracting. I was wondering about if he was on some medication that made his mouth dry.

[HeadOn]

Is that the girl from the "Buck Rogers" TV series?

[camle]

you may have a point there. if his tongue gets in the way of his eyeteeth, he wouldn't be able to see what he was saying...

[GailA]

It didn't play well during his speech at the convention, it won't play well at the debates. Besides his sweating and spitting not a pretty picture. YUK

[Mo1]

He does it in that 1971 video before the Senate.

He did it on the Dick Cavett show also

It's a habit he can't seem to break

The debates show be fun to watch ... maybe we should take a poll on how many times he does it .. *L*

[Lady Jag]

He does it in that 1971 video before the Senate.

Okay, that blows my theory that he's not used to lipstick.

[camle]

can't be. I get cotton mouth after eating pizza!;-)

[GRRRRR]

This is what affected people do when they are LYING.

Clinton bit his lip...Kerry sticks out his tongue...

G

[BadAndy]

Annika is no doubt a very popular girl.

[MPJackal]

OK, I am jealous. That tongue wasted on a girl? The humanity.

[Quilla]

By George, you're right!