Pain is the Physical Suffering and Discomfort that alerts us to injury and illness, but watching it in slapstick is always a good laugh.
As the stooge who took his share of punishment as his “indestructible head” was often tested by both the performances and the live audience, My ASL Dictionary has a cartoon of American comedian and vaudeville actor Curly Howard of the Three Stooges, showing the ASL hand sign for PAIN and HURT.
Index fingers jab towards each other twice, mimicking the stabbing pain of a knife.
This hand sign can also be done on or near the part of the body feeling pain, which Curly illustrates as he looks back to then elaborate on what type of pain he is feeling with the ASL hand sign for HEADACHE and MIGRAINE.
Index fingers in front of the forehead to jab at each other twice.
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