Shaking hands

Firearms Iinstuctor said:

I would think that it all would depend on the who, why and when.

If total Stranger just walk up to me on the street and want to shake my hand no thank you.

If some one didn't look right no thank you.

If I had a bad feeling no thank you.

If there is not a good reason to shake hands no thank you.

It would be a good way along with others to get up close and personal to instigate an attack.

But there are times and places I would gladly shake a friendly hand.

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armedwalleye said:

There is a benefit to being left handed!!!!!!

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armedwalleye said:

There is a benefit to being left handed!!!!!!

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armedwalleye said:

There is a benefit to being left handed!!!!!!

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davidmcbeth said:

http://anotherjennifer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/obama_left-handed.jpg

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sudden valley gunner said:

I've had the same thing, even two off duty LEO's came up and shook my hand. It's awesome when others recognize a right and appreciate someone exercising it.

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Fallschirmjäger said:

Obama is left-handed = Obama is evil?
Roughly 10% of the general population is left-handed. Three of the last seven presidents were left-handed and six out of the last 12. Statistically (since such things were noted at least) it's a little more than 15%.

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Fallschirmjäger said:

Anecdotal incident.....

We had a guy at a place where I worked who was an (-:|3 as well as being an Albanian Muslim. One day he objected because I was handing him a tool with my left hand and did the usual 'we're civilized, we use our left hands to wipe our butts' speech. I did what I thought was the proper thing and apologized, offering him my right hand to shake.


.... and then I explained how I, as a left handed person, wiped with my right and held his gaze as long as I could.:uhoh:
And every time thereafter I had him working for me, I always made sure to greet Everyone on the team with a handshake... while watching everyone watch him decline. He didn't last long.

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HPmatt said:

As one shook your hand did the other ask you for your ID?

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SHAKING HANDS

Gentlemen always shake hands when they are introduced to each other. Ladies rarely do so with gentlemen who are introduced to them; but they usually shake hands with other ladies, if they are standing near together. All people who know each other, unless merely passing by, shake hands when they meet.

A gentleman on the street never shakes hands with a lady without first removing his right glove. But at the opera, or at a ball, or if he is usher at a wedding, he keeps his glove on.

PERSONALITY OF A HANDSHAKE

A handshake often creates a feeling of liking or of irritation between two strangers. Who does not dislike a “boneless” hand extended as though it were a spray of sea-weed, or a miniature boiled pudding? It is equally annoying to have one’s hand clutched aloft in grotesque affectation and shaken violently sideways, as though it were being used to clean a spot out of the atmosphere. What woman does not wince at the viselike grasp that cuts her rings into her flesh and temporarily paralyzes every finger?

The proper handshake is made briefly; but there should be a feeling of strength and warmth in the clasp, and, as in bowing, one should at the same time look into the countenance of the person whose hand one takes. In giving her hand to a foreigner, a married woman always relaxes her arm and fingers, as it is customary for him to lift her hand to his lips. But by a relaxed hand is not meant a wet rag; a hand should have life even though it be passive. A woman should always allow a man who is only an acquaintance to shake her hand; she should never shake his. To a very old friend she gives a much firmer clasp, but he shakes her hand more than she shakes his. Younger women usually shake the hand of the older; or they both merely clasp hands, give them a dropping movement rather than a shake, and let go.

http://www.bartleby.com/95/3.html

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DaveT319 said:

If I'm friends with someone who had a cellmate at SingSing, I probably wouldn't have an issue shaking their hand.

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