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View Poll Results: For sanitary reasons, is it time to retire the handshake in favour of a new, no-touch
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Yes, the handshake should be retired in favour of a new, no-touch gesture.
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No, the handshake should not be retired.
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08-01-2014, 10:43 AM
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#121
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Crash and Bang Winger
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If your immune system is so bad, your hygiene practices so poor that you can't tolerate occasional physical contact with other humans... I recommend a bubble.
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08-01-2014, 12:41 PM
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#122
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Basement Chicken Choker
Join Date: Jan 2007
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How are germs getting from your hand into your body, anyway? Unless you have open wounds on your palms, or immediately shove your fingers into your mouth after shaking hands, the germs are on the outside of this thing called your "skin", which is impermeable to them. You should be more worried about the invisible cloud of microbes spreading out from someone's mouth as they say, "Hello, Mr. Sliver, I have your new puppy right here - just sign the form."
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08-01-2014, 02:30 PM
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#124
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jammies
How are germs getting from your hand into your body, anyway? Unless you have open wounds on your palms, or immediately shove your fingers into your mouth after shaking hands, the germs are on the outside of this thing called your "skin", which is impermeable to them. You should be more worried about the invisible cloud of microbes spreading out from someone's mouth as they say, "Hello, Mr. Sliver, I have your new puppy right here - just sign the form."
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How are you supposed to swear a blood oath if you don't slice the palm of your hand open first?
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08-01-2014, 04:35 PM
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#125
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My guess is chronic nose pickers who can't keep their hands away from their face are the ones most worried about germs on their hands.
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08-01-2014, 04:38 PM
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#126
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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yesterday i was playing pool and shook a guy's hand covering it with blue chalk.
He was probably disgusted.
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03-11-2020, 08:55 AM
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#127
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So, not so crazy now, huh? I wonder if we'd still be at 89% in favour of keeping the handshake around with COVID-19 knocking on our doors.
Had my first elbow bump with a supplier that came in yesterday. Can't say I was sorry to not have to shake hands.
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03-11-2020, 08:56 AM
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#128
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Originally Posted by Sliver
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So, not so crazy now, huh? I wonder if we'd still be at 89% in favour of keeping the handshake around with COVID-19 knocking on our doors.
Had my first elbow bump with a supplier that came in yesterday. Can't say I was sorry to not have to shake hands.
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Elbow bumps suck. They actually put you closer to the other person.
I think footsies is the way to go.
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03-11-2020, 08:57 AM
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#129
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evil of fart
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Originally Posted by Johnny Makarov
Elbow bumps suck. They actually put you closer to the other person.
I think footsies is the way to go.
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Good point. Maybe we just don't need to touch each other at all since it's sort of weird, anyway.
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03-11-2020, 09:00 AM
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#130
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: Virginia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sliver
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So, not so crazy now, huh? I wonder if we'd still be at 89% in favour of keeping the handshake around with COVID-19 knocking on our doors.
Had my first elbow bump with a supplier that came in yesterday. Can't say I was sorry to not have to shake hands.
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Does this mean all your other ridiculed ideas are going to turn out to be prescient as well? 
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03-11-2020, 09:01 AM
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03-11-2020, 09:43 AM
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#132
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: east van
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I will continue to shake hands, if I am going to die I will die like a bloody Englishman.
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03-11-2020, 09:47 AM
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I've been nodding to people.
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03-11-2020, 09:49 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
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this is the way to go:
I guess it's already begun:
https://www.cnet.com/news/spocks-vul...s-to-congress/
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Mr. Spock's Vulcan salute reportedly has moved into the halls of Congress. Lawmakers were advised on coronavirus risks by a physician during a closed-door meeting of the House Democratic caucus on Tuesday, and one piece of advice is familiar to CNET readers. The physician told lawmakers to consider using Spock's Star Trek Vulcan salute as a safe alternative to handshaking, CNN reported.
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03-11-2020, 09:51 AM
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#135
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I've been nodding to people.
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03-11-2020, 10:15 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2013
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Assert dominance, tongue on tongue
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03-11-2020, 10:18 AM
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#137
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Powerplay Quarterback
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How about a quick respectful bow like the Japanese do.
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03-11-2020, 10:24 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Behind enemy lines!
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The refs in my beer league did elbow bumps earlier this week during handshakes.
Yesterday, I saw a downtown business meeting end in an elbow bump in front of a Starbucks as I walked by.
Both guys kind of shrugged and chuckled (as did I) since it was odd and awkward, but a sign of the times.
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03-11-2020, 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by dubc80
The refs in my beer league did elbow bumps earlier this week during handshakes.
Yesterday, I saw a downtown business meeting end in an elbow bump in front of a Starbucks as I walked by.
Both guys kind of shrugged and chuckled (as did I) since it was odd and awkward, but a sign of the times.
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I haven't taken my glove off in a hockey handshake line in 10+ years.
So much nastiness in hockey gear; I've been doing fist bumps with glove on for a long time.
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