[Nfb-krafters-korner] More about Ms. Whozit

[Sharon Hooley]

Wow, thank you for the description, Cindy!
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Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 10:15 AM
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Let me clarify some things.

Whozit is not "Ms. Whozit."  It is simply Whozit.  I believe where Terry is
getting this from is that in the Braille Monitor Barbara Pierce has a column
that she calls Ms. Whozit.  This is a column where various questions can be
asked about blindness.  Often they are etiquette type questions.

Second, Whozit does not have three arms.  Let's start with a description
beginning in the middle.  First, imagine a quarter moon shape where inside
curve is facing left (not right like a typical moon).  Now take both of the
end points and start stretching those apart.  The bottom point has been
stretched to our imaginary floor is off to the left and this will be one of
our legs/feet.  Now the top of this arc is stretched and now forms one of
the shoulders.  The center of this arc would be considered the body.

Second we now have another piece that we can imagine is like this first
piece, only it has been cut in half so that one end is a point while the
other end (the center where it is cut) is now a straight edge instead of a
point.  Okay, lets flip this over so that the arc now faces right (opposite
of the previous piece).  Let's take that cut of end and we are going to make
start at the same height as the shoulder that was created by the point of
the first piece.  We'll imagine that the distance between the two pieces is
that of a person's shoulders.  Now this piece is angled down so that it
crosses the first piece about a fourth of the way down.  The bottom point is
now the hand.

Third, at the end of this point that has become the hand, we now have a
perfectly straight line that extends down to our floor.  This is the long
cane.

Fourth, and little below where our arm/hand piece crosses the body, we now
have another curved piece that we can imagine is the other half of our cut
off that formed the arm/hand piece.  This is butted up against the body
piece and forms the second leg.  It extends down to the floor to be even in
length where the other leg reached the floor.

Now for the last piece.  Between the two shoulder pieces, is a crescent moon
that serves as the head.

The over-all is effect is like the letter "X" but the center cross is moved
up a little so that the top section of the "X" is smaller than the bottom or
simply stated that the cross is not at the center.

I hope this helps everyone picture the Whozit better and understand that it
does not have three arms.

Cindy
PS I'm going to try to attach a picture of the logo to this email just to
see if pictures can come through yet.

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> fbnet.org] On Behalf Of Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 9:22 AM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] More about Ms. Whozit
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>
> Hi Sharon;
> Maybe David Andrews or David Evens could answer your
> question.  All I know is one convention, maybe five, six or
> more years ago, she just appeared.  You might say, she was
> unvailed.  They sometimes have her dancing down the iles.  I
> do not know if it is a person or a blown up figure.  It is
> hard to tell with even partial vision.
> She has a moon shaped head, not connected to the body.  She
> has two legs, the back leg is bent, as if she is in stride.
> She has three arms. Yes, three arms.  Two extend above her
> sholders and the third reaches down towards her cane.  It
> does not tutch the cane.  Then there is a cane not tutching
> the extending arm. The body is a little fatter than the arms.
>  Hope this all makes sence. If I remember, I will bring the
> rubber model that I made my plastic canvis Whozit from.
>
> Terry Powers
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sharon Hooley [mailto:shooley2 at q.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 11:00 PM
> To: NFB Krafters Korner
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] More about Ms. Whozit
>
> Hi again!
>
> I've been fiddling with email delivery options, first turning
> digest on, then off because I don't care for it.  Maybe I've
> missed seeing the answer to my question.  Terry, I understood
> you to say that Ms. Whozit is the new NFB logo.  But how did
> they come up with that name?
>
> Curious Sharon wants to know!
>
> Please stop by for a visit at:
>
> http://www.mypowermall.com/Biz/Home/52721
>
> Sharon
>
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