On Friday in Seattle, a fan blew a kiss to Tampa Bay Pitcher Chris Archer. The video above was uploaded to YouTube yesterday and has gone viral - for Archer pretends to catch the kiss - and then throws it away. Yet from a body language perspective there was a second or two in between which is very telling. These nonverbal signals are outlined and captured below in still images.
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Archer projects a Quizzical expression (when the fan yells his name) - bilaterally elevated eye brows with the remainder of his face relatively neutral
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Anger mixed with Disgust (which very commonly occur together)
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Greater level of facial disgust amplified with an active bodily turning-away (giving the "cold shoulder")
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Close up of the image immediately above
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Continuing to turn-away
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Chris Archer then very quickly self-corrects as he ad-libs and pretends to catch the kiss
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He then continues his nonverbal act and throws the kiss away
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Archer then looks back with a sincere smile (joyful and proud of his [he believes] witty improvisational skills) to get feedback from fan whose kiss he has just thrown away
See also:
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Flirting and Romance Secret No. 21: The Romantic Height Ratio
Romance, Flirting & Dating Body Language Secret No. 1893:Nonverbal Communication of the Facial Platter
Dating & Romance Nonverbal Communication Secret # 1010:What Makes the Twinkle in Her Eye?
Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2322:Jeb Bush & Matt Lauer - Which one is the Narcissist?Body Language Red Flags
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