Left-handed handshake.
Left-handed handshake.
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Original Poster:

28,176 posts

252 months

Wednesday 7th June 2017
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I met a scrote a few weeks ago who I suspect was recently at Her Majesty's pleasure. He attempted to shake hands with his left hand.

Today at the gym I saw a couple of small-time crims greeting each other, again, with left-hand handshakes.

Obviously from a nice family, the only left-hand handshake I've ever encountered was at cub scouts. Have I missed out on some bad boy etiquette?


Shakermaker

11,317 posts

130 months

Wednesday 7th June 2017
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Maybe he saw your woggle?

Al Murphy

293 posts

189 months

Wednesday 7th June 2017
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I used to work with a chap that would only give left handed hand shakes. However, he had no right arm so I don't think he was trying to be gangster.

Al

Mojooo

13,291 posts

210 months

Wednesday 7th June 2017
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Al Murphy said:
I used to work with a chap that would only give left handed hand shakes. However, he had no right arm so I don't think he was trying to be gangster.

Al
Bet you have been waiting to use that for years.

FredClogs

14,041 posts

191 months

Wednesday 7th June 2017
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Don't trust 'em.

The jail thing makes sense the amount of time they must spend wking.

V8covin

10,220 posts

223 months

Wednesday 7th June 2017
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If I'm instigating a hand shake it will be with my left hand.....because I'm left handed !!!

anonymous-user

84 months

Wednesday 7th June 2017
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V8covin said:
If I'm instigating a hand shake it will be with my left hand.....because I'm left handed !!!
I'd have to decline and assume you were mental wink

Sheets Tabuer

21,474 posts

245 months

Wednesday 7th June 2017
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Left handed people are a bit weird aren't they?

A bit like ginger people.

Imagine meeting a left handed ginger person..

eybic

9,212 posts

204 months

Wednesday 7th June 2017
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V8covin said:
If I'm instigating a hand shake it will be with my left hand.....because I'm left handed !!!
Do you have your buttons sewn on the other side of your shirt and your zips swapped over too?

V8covin

10,220 posts

223 months

Wednesday 7th June 2017
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Is there some law that I've not heard about that says you must shake hands with your right hand ?

There's some narrow minded judgemental people on this thread by the looks of it.
I'll leave you to it smile

S10GTA

13,808 posts

197 months

Wednesday 7th June 2017
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Mojooo said:
Al Murphy said:
I used to work with a chap that would only give left handed hand shakes. However, he had no right arm so I don't think he was trying to be gangster.

Al
Bet you have been waiting to use that for years.
Oh give him a break, it was 'armless

AdamIndy

1,661 posts

134 months

Wednesday 7th June 2017
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Sheets Tabuer said:
Imagine meeting a left handed ginger person..
My best mate is a leftie. He's also ginger. He is a bit special but does shake hands with his right hand.

eybic

9,212 posts

204 months

Wednesday 7th June 2017
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V8covin said:
Is there some law that I've not heard about that says you must shake hands with your right hand ?

There's some narrow minded judgemental people on this thread by the looks of it.
I'll leave you to it smile
Do you know the origin of a handshake? It's to show that you're not going to draw your sword on somebody, tradition dictates a sword was drawn with the right hand, therefore offering your right hand shows you're not going to draw your sword. This is also why male clothing has the zips/ buttons arranged so drawing a sword from your left hip wont catch.

Disastrous

10,216 posts

247 months

Wednesday 7th June 2017
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Only time I ever left-hand shake would be on a fencing piste but that's only because one tends to have an epee in one's right hand.

Though for the life of me I can't remember what happens when you fence a left hander...

I presume we did a sort of half and half rotation of hands and met in the middle.

P-Jay

11,408 posts

221 months

Wednesday 7th June 2017
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Sheets Tabuer said:
Left handed people are a bit weird aren't they?

A bit like ginger people.

Imagine meeting a left handed ginger person..
Even under new Tory ESA rules you can get a Blue Parking Badge for being Ginger and Left-Handed, or indeed Ginger and Short/Far-sighted. Sadly for hundreds of thousands of people being Left-Handed and Short-sighted doesn't count.

Only being a Ginge is considered serve enough for access to the Disabled Points Scheme.

Doofus

34,514 posts

203 months

Wednesday 7th June 2017
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Disastrous said:
Only time I ever left-hand shake would be on a fencing piste but that's only because one tends to have an epee in one's right hand.

Though for the life of me I can't remember what happens when you fence a left hander...

I presume we did a sort of half and half rotation of hands and met in the middle.
When you face a left-hander on the piste, you invariably lose, that's what happens biggrin

It generally takes a good three or four points before the sheep right-hander grasps what's going on

Shakermaker

11,317 posts

130 months

Wednesday 7th June 2017
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P-Jay said:
Even under new Tory ESA rules you can get a Blue Parking Badge for being Ginger and Left-Handed, or indeed Ginger and Short/Far-sighted. Sadly for hundreds of thousands of people being Left-Handed and Short-sighted doesn't count.

Only being a Ginge is considered serve enough for access to the Disabled Points Scheme.
OMG! I am ginger and long sighted! Where's my benefits? Gimme gimme gimme!!

anonymous-user

84 months

Wednesday 7th June 2017
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eybic said:
V8covin said:
If I'm instigating a hand shake it will be with my left hand.....because I'm left handed !!!
Do you have your buttons sewn on the other side of your shirt and your zips swapped over too?
You mean ladies clothing? smile

alorotom

12,788 posts

217 months

Wednesday 7th June 2017
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Zips swapped .. as in upside down / back to front ... im confused, NO, I was never confused!

LivingTheDream

1,768 posts

209 months

Wednesday 7th June 2017
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Doofus said:
Disastrous said:
Only time I ever left-hand shake would be on a fencing piste but that's only because one tends to have an epee in one's right hand.

Though for the life of me I can't remember what happens when you fence a left hander...

I presume we did a sort of half and half rotation of hands and met in the middle.
When you face a left-hander on the piste, you invariably lose, that's what happens biggrin

It generally takes a good three or four points before the sheep right-hander grasps what's going on
My sons a left handed fencer - it's all very confusing after the match as the right hander goes to shake with his left and my son goes to shake with his right confused