what would be the best replacement for the handshake?

[911paramedic]

Wait so WTF do you do if someone offers their hand first?

Quickly cough into yours and say sorry, works every time. :awe:

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

OP, I think there's a twelve step program for that.

C'mon, not shaking hands because you're a germaphobe? You know that's irrational right? The human race would have died out long ago if handshaking and/or touching strangers gave you terminal cooties.

 

[brainhulk]

OP, I think there's a twelve step program for that.

C'mon, not shaking hands because you're a germaphobe? You know that's irrational right? The human race would have died out long ago if handshaking and/or touching strangers gave you terminal cooties.

wasn't the average life expectancy of a homo sapien in the mid thirties long ago? imo, that was due to excessive hand shaking. :biggrin:

i work in a hospital, so the habit started to persist outside of work.

 

[busydude]

Namaste.

 

[Jeff7]

Docking.

I remember a time before Urbandictionary existed.


Such sweet, blissful ignorance.

 

[surfsatwerk]

People who are intimidated by physical contact will not succeed at life.

 

[Raizinman]

I detest handshaking. After working many years in the corporate world, I noticed about half the men who use the bathroom not washing their hands and then offering their hand shake in meetings right afterwards. People don’t realize that they use their fingers for scratching scabs, picking their nose, their eye, their ear and other things, sometimes so much by habit that they don’t even realize that they are doing this. Do I really want to shake their hand?

It has really grossed me out so much that I would make sure to be holding papers or coffee to avoid the handshake. I’m told women are not much better.

It also bothers me when a co-worker comes over and uses my mouse and keyboard.

I would like to see the surgeon general come out and warn people not to hand shake any more. Instead, perhaps the wave or half-salute. Lets not even talk about the people who always want to hug you. Ekkkkk......

 

[Braznor]

Penor slap!

 

[LiuKangBakinPie]

The ass wipe. Wipe your hand through your arse first then shake. Oh wait I been doing that for years before I give out a handshake

 

[mnewsham]

Turkey

 

[JustMe21]

A Hank Kimball howdy.

http://www.originalmmc.com/images/Alvy/Hank Kimball.jpg

 

[FM2n]

Cream Pie