Awkward Turtle

Are people aware of this gesture? It's apparently a hand gesture the kids make these days during an awkward moment. Here's an example of the awkward turtle in action: See web-only content:
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2008/01/awkward-turtle/48056/ The earliest reference I can find is from a two year-old Andrew Stein column in the Brown Daily Herald.

This article available online at:

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2008/01/awkward-turtle/48056/