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"Tension was high Monday night as New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg addressed Hurricane Sandy and its approach into the East Coast. For most viewers, though, it wasn't the mayor's speech that was most captivating \u2014 it was his sign language interpreter.\nThe woman, later identified as Lydia Callis, was an instant hit across the web for her dramatic expressions and theatrical gestures during the speech. A flurry of tweets and a GIF-filled Tumblr quickly went viral as a result of the now pseudo-infamous interpretation.    \n\nSEE ALSO: 7 Fake Hurricane Sandy Photos You're Sharing on Social Media\nAt first, Callis was mistakenly attributed as Lydia \"Calas\" \u2014 a Twitter handle and Tumblr page went up with the incorrect spelling \u2014 but a correction was soon brought public. \n\n\nViewers across social media applauded her not only for her outstanding interpretations, but for giving everyone a reason to smile during a grim, stressful time. Hurricane Sandy will go down as one of the most expensive natural disasters in U.S. history, with estimates close to $20 billion. \nHere's a bit of what the Twitterverse had to say: \n\nMy mother-in-law, who is an ASL interpreter says @mikebloomberg's signer Lydia Callis is \"amazing\" and \"crystral clear\". Animation helps.\n\u2014 Daniel Bentley (@DJBentley) October 31, 2012\n\n\nNo making fun of Bloomberg's sign-language translator. Seriously. Only love. She's doing her job both very well, and with STYLE.\n\u2014 Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) October 29, 2012\n\n\nI really want Lydia Callis (Bloomberg's sign language interpreter) next to Charles Barkley on Inside the NBA. Can someone make this happen?\n\u2014 Dave Zirin (@EdgeofSports) October 31, 2012\n\n\nShush, everyone, Lydia Callis is signing. (Also, that Bloomberg guy is talking.) twitter.com/ditzkoff/statu\u2026\n\u2014 Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) October 30, 2012\n\nCallis even passed the ultimate threshold for solidified Internet fame by getting a parody video dedicated to her shared on YouTube.\n\n\nWatch the video up top and try not to grin, at least a little bit. Did you see Callis in action? Tell us what you thought. \nMore Coverage of Hurricane Sandy\n\n\nThe Aftermath of Superstorm Sandy\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBreezy Point, Queens\n\"Destruction after fire in Breezy Point, Queens.\" Via Official New York City Fire Department\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBreezy Point, Queens\n\"Destruction after fire in Breezy Point, Queens.\"Via Official New York City Fire Department\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGuantanamo Bay, Cuba\n\n\"Damage being repaired on the roof of the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Arts and Crafts Center after Hurricane Sandy made landfall.\"\nVia Joint Task Force Guantanamo Public Affairs/Sgt. Brett Perkins\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNorth Carolina\nVia North Carolina Department of Public Transportation\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nManhattan\n\n\"No traffic on the FDR today. This was all under water the night before. It's amazing how a storm like Sandy can completely shut down an entire city.\"\nVia WanderingtheWorld\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSouth Ferry Station, Manhattan\nA submerged escalator at the South Ferry subway station in Lower Manhattan. Via MTA\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEast Village, Manhattan\nPeople bail water from a basement of an East Village business. Via Brennan Cavanaugh\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWest Village, Manhattan\n\n\"Bleeker Street Pizza: OPEN- The electricity was still out, but they were making pizza anyway, with the help of their gas-fired oven and a few spelunker head lamps.\"\nVia Nick Sherman\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEast Village at Avenue C, Manhattan\nVia jesseandgreg\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBattery Park\nA truck is submerged in Battery Park, Manhattan. Via Andrea Canning\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBelmar, New Jersey\n\"Hurricane Sandy damage in Belmar, N.J. on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012.\" Via Talk Radio News Service\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSeaside Heights, New Jersey\n\n\"Aerial views of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy to the New Jersey coast taken during a search and rescue mission by 1-150 Assault Helicopter Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, Oct. 30, 2012.\"\nVia U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen/Released\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhite Hall subway station in NYC\nVia Andrew Cuomo\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNorth Wildwood, New Jersey\nVia thejkinz\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWest Wildwood, New Jersey\nA street underwater. Via thejkinz\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLong Island, New York\nA tree uprooted in Long Island, New York. Via nikki_skye\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStonybrook, Long Island, NY\nvia Meghan Pipe\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMichigan\nVia lafontainenissan\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNYC\nVia miss_pagano\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDumbo, Brooklyn\n\"Main St. After Hurricane Sandy\" Via DumboNYC\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDumbo, Brooklyn\n\"Jane's carousel is basically an island now. Poor horses.\"  Via andjelicaaa\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nToronto\nVia toastmatic\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStaten Island\nVia katemcdermott7\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWest Virginia\n\"John Schmidt, of the West Virginia Field Office, photographed his backyard during Hurricane Sandy.\" Via U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFort Greene Park, Brooklyn\nVia juspostbellum\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStaten Island\nVia anitaaaaaaaaaa3\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRed Cross Digital Command Center\n\"President Obama visits the American Red Cross Digital Command Center following Hurricane Sandy\"Via Dell\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPortsmouth, Virginia\n\"Maj. Gen. Daniel E. Long, Jr., the Adjutant General of Virginia, visits Soldiers from the 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment Oct. 30 in Portsmouth, Va. \"Via Virginia Guard Public Affairs\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPiscataway Township, New Jersey\n\"Spc. Anthony Monte along with Soldiers from the 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard, mobilized for Hurricane Sandy provide assistance to displaced residents at an emergency shelter at the Werblin Recreation Center, Piscataway Township, N.J., Oct. 29, 2012.\"Via U.S. Army\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDamaged Space Shuttle Enterprise\nVia John deGuzman\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMears, Virginia\n\"Virginia National Guard Soldiers trudged through high water and cut trees to clear a path for two rescue missions that transported seven adults and one child to safety at two locations on Cattail Road in the Mears, Va. area Oct. 30.\" Via The National Gaurd\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFort Greene, Brooklyn\nA car that has been smashed by a tree in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Via CSondi\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNew York City Subway Stations Turn Into Eery, Empty Platforms \n6 Fake Hurricane Sandy Photos You\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDre Sharing on Social Media\nHere\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDs Proof That Hurricane Sandy Is Nothing Like Irene\nIncredible Viral Soldier Pic Debunked by Military\nBoy Rides Air Mattress Through Flooded Virginia Streets\nHow Will Hurricane Sandy Affect The Internet? [VIDEO]\n5 Emergency Apps to Download Before Hurricane Sandy Hits [VIDEO]\nHow to Use Facebook and Twitter Without the Internet\n\n      window._msla=window.loadScriptAsync||function(src,id){if(document.getElementById(id))return;var js=document.createElement('script');js.id=id;js.src=src;document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0].parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);};\n_msla(\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\",\"twitter_jssdk\");"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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