Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site unc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!mcnc!unc!fsks From: fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: Handshaking (no, nothing to do with telecommunications) Message-ID: <599@unc.UUCP> Date: Sun, 14-Jul-85 22:52:37 EDT Article-I.D.: unc.599 Posted: Sun Jul 14 22:52:37 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 17-Jul-85 20:52:16 EDT References:Reply-To: fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann) Distribution: net Organization: CS Dept., U. of N. Carolina at Chapel Hill Lines: 19 Summary: In article frye@cuuxa.UUCP (T.R. Frye) writes: > How do you folks out there feel about those damned "dead fish" handshakes? > If I'm introduced to the average guy and get the cold dead fish, > I find myself in doubt of the guy's sincerity. Most likely, a cold-dead fish handshake indicates that the person is shy and tentative around other people. A long time ago I read that if you give a cold-fish handshake, people often believe bad things about you. Since then, I always make sure to shake hands in the approved "manly" fashion. By the way, if someone has a habit of squashing your knuckles (OUCH!), simply make sure that when you shake hands with him, you jam your hand as far forward as possible. That is, the cleft between your thumb and first finger should push against the cleft on his hand as you grasp it. Now he can squeeze with all his might, but it won't do any good, since he'll be squeezing your hand bones instead of your knuckles. Your hand bones are much stronger (that's what you Karate chop with). Frank Silbermann