potters_wheel_pose
A minor Japanese twitter meme that came from this book review blogger's tweet.
Iida Kouhei's tweet:
2:46 PM - 17 March 2012 (JST)
どうしてweb業界の人はインタビューの時の画像がろくろで粘土をこねるみたいに両手を突き出した格好になっているの？ http://rikunabi-next.yahoo.co.jp/tech/docs/ct_s03600.jsp?p=002087 Sample images
Why do Web industry people stick out both hands like they're forming clay with a potter's wheel when they take part in interviews?
See also
- Komoriya Chiho's blog entry about this topic: http://japanesevw.blogspot.jp/2012/03/why-do-web-industry-people-turn-potters.html