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John Wren 
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At the ripe old age of 35 am I old fashioned in still believing a good handshake speaks volumes about your character?
I make some of my friends shake my hand again if it is limpwristed and weak.
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stui magpie 
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I'll go with you there Jock. I like a good firm handshake where the cleft between forefinger and thumb locks in. I throttle back a fair bit if I'm shaking hands with a woman but still firm.
The limp, wet fish handshake is a shocker.
The person who grabs your fingers and won't let you shake properly I distrust.
The person who tries to make it into a test of strength by squeezing too hard, I label as an overly competitive egotist.
Likewise the freak who holds out their hand palm facing down in some dominance/submissive power play bullshit.
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Proud Pies 
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i have a sore hand at the moment at the base of my thumb........and boy does it hurt when people shake my hand!!! So, at the moment, i'm doing the hold my hand back and only let the fingers part of my hand in the shake type......sort of limp wristed.
It's funny how people are now shaking women's hands more and more even when they are meeting them in a social situation.
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~Madness~ 
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Location: Melbourne, Vic, Au
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I feel weird shaking hands. Dunno, I think it is just a girl thing with me.
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David 
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I was told by my grandad when I was 13 that my handshake was too weak.
So, since that point I've tried to put a little more effort into it.
Not a fan of the finger crunchers though. 
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Proud Pies
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| ~Madness~ wrote: | | I feel weird shaking hands. Dunno, I think it is just a girl thing with me. |
i don't shake hands with females unless it's a business meeting type of thing, then i'll shake their hand.
* remembers not to shake Madness's hand at ANY TIME!*
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Piethagoras' Theorem 
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What's in a handshake?
Well at work it's usually dirt and grease. After hours it's usually the dirt and grease that was too stubborn to get out  
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~Madness~
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| Proud Pies wrote: | | ~Madness~ wrote: | | I feel weird shaking hands. Dunno, I think it is just a girl thing with me. |
i don't shake hands with females unless it's a business meeting type of thing, then i'll shake their hand.
* remembers not to shake Madness's hand at ANY TIME!* |
And I will remember not to swear infront of ya mum.
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Proud Pies
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| ~Madness~ wrote: | | Proud Pies wrote: | | ~Madness~ wrote: | | I feel weird shaking hands. Dunno, I think it is just a girl thing with me. |
i don't shake hands with females unless it's a business meeting type of thing, then i'll shake their hand.
* remembers not to shake Madness's hand at ANY TIME!* |
And I will remember not to swear infront of ya mum. |
hehehe, so will i!
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magpiesgirl
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I did marketing at tafe and one of the tutorial teachers taught us how to shake hands.I nearly crushed the poor blokes hand,my dad taught me young how to shake hands with people,ive intimidated quite a few blokes in job interviews with my hand shake.Had one ask me if i was actually a male  needless to say i told him where to stick his position...
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| Eeewwwwww..................you people actually touch? |
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Robbo.D.yobbo
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david neitz for example...
tough handshake....tough person
pansey hand shake...pansey person
no handshake....dog |
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John Wren
"Look after the game. It means so much to so many."
Joined: 15 Jul 2007
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| Robbo.D.yobbo wrote: | david neitz for example...
tough handshake....tough person
pansey hand shake...pansey person
no handshake....dog |
bro, don't wanna be like the kid who always picked out the teacher's spelling errors, no in fact i do ... wtf is 'futre'? is that like french for future?
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Robbo.D.yobbo
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| Jock McPie wrote: | | Robbo.D.yobbo wrote: | david neitz for example...
tough handshake....tough person
pansey hand shake...pansey person
no handshake....dog |
bro, don't wanna be like the kid who always picked out the teacher's spelling errors, no in fact i do ... wtf is 'futre'? is that like french for future? |
noticed that since i first did it......cant really be stuffed changin it lol |
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John Wren
"Look after the game. It means so much to so many."
Joined: 15 Jul 2007
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fair suck of the sav. good oh. i can be a pedantic prick at times ..... [am not inviting comments on that thank you very much!]
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