i don't mind if people touch my stuff, as long as they put it back where they found it.

i just don't feel the need to hug people, a firm handshake is good enough for me.

Lighten up, Francis...

I'm on board with this. Men hugging is all well and good, but what good is that going to do in wartime? And what's more, how are gay people to know which is which? Asif Matthew Kelly not being on the bus was enough, now you have men hugging. Out of interest, you ever see gay guys hugging? No. Because they have more respect for the rules.

Handshakes, yes. The full English, none of your fancy American/ continental handshakes, thankyou very much. Perhaps a light slap on the shoulder, but only if immediately followed by the question 'another pint is it?' Also, the slap is invalidated if the subsequent order is a lager or other girl's drink.

It's the laws people.

Is "The Full English" the one where you shake one person's hand with both of your hands?
That's as good as a hug to me.


(brought to you via invisible posting for the purposes of this thread)

The both hands is only acceptable if there's lots of money involved (a business deal), at weddings (preferably close male relatives) or if you're very grateful for something (a blowjob, for instance).

If you've just gotten a blowjob, one would assume the handshake phase had been gotten past already.

You and I have obviously lived very different lives...

yes i think thats very true.

the handshake shpuld be firm yet not so firm to the point where it causes pain to the shakee. also keep a level arm and posture.

what about eye contact upon a handshake?

Eye contact is neccessary, because you know if they are acting shifty or nervous, then something is up. you can tell someone is shifty or nervous when they dart there eyes around, etc. I don't want any shifty pranksters shakin' my hand thats for damn sure.

yes but i dont really like making eye contact with people in general so this makes it very difficult. i have to repel te urge to giggle when i make eye conatct.

I hate "groovy multiple phase" handshakes, because

a. They are amazingly hard to keep up with for someone as painfully white as I am

b. You never know which version someone is going to use.


I once shook Mike Watt's hand (this was 1989), and the handshake had about 8 different movements. I sorta kept up, and he was cool enough not to make fun of me. I thank him to this day for that.

jonboy, i do the same. so i suppose im being a hypocrite.

another thing: i never knew what this invisble mode was, nor that it existed. how interesting. i wanna try it out.

Handshake: firm but not to the point where it requires effort, look into the eyes and smile. Smiling is ever so important.

what about girls?

what about girls?

shaking their hands. that is what i am talking about.

Invisible mode is for fucking pussies.

oh. it seems a little bit innappropriate for some reason. surely it is done? i suppose in business it is common. i am picturing a women with straight dirty-blonde hair in a pony-tail with thick-rimmed glasses shaking a man (grey-haired and tall)'s hand with a faint smile on her face after a business transaction.

next thing they will be wanting the vote as well!

I found in Ireland that it is entirely accepted that women will shake hands in a decent fashion. I'm all for that. Also, businessladies have the hang of it. Spot on, Irish ladies and businesswomen.

I think it depends very much on the lady in question. It's tricky, because we're in a transitional stage where 'modern' ladies prefer the handshake as it shows equal respect but at the same time there are still many people with more 'old fashioned' values. I find it best to judge each meeting seperately, although a handshake is, I find, never taken the wrong way. The safer option.

pffft! fuck that, keep the women in the kitchen where they belong huh!!!?




*Please keep in mind that this is a joke, the dumbys of the forum.

Fucking misogynist. Worse than the darkies you are.

i don't know if you read the edited version. but it was a joke. now shush.

wait. how am i worse than the darkies. and what did the darkies do wrong that i have done wronger?

safer than a peck on the cheek certainly. i only get them of my mum.

It obviously wasn't a joke, k-fuck.

answer my im hayden.

yeah, i don't know what women are playing at with this kiss on the cheek malarkey, do i look like a bloody frenchman?

Oh really??So why did you snog me when i met you in the toilet and you didn't even let me finish to say:''Nice to meet you''.

The only thing that should be shaken is the cock.A very manly gesture indeed.

I remember you telling me about that. Didn't you say you thought it was Charles Aznevour at first?

You must spread some reputation...etc

Don't know why, but that made me laugh a lot.

And a passionate snogger at that.Here's how it kinda happened:

That's the EXACT picture I had in my mind.

haha

well it might not have happened if you hadn't spiked my drink.

Do you remember a single thing?

Scary article about spiked drinks.

Spiked drinks

1. A trawl of internet reports finds that spiked drinks fall into a number of categories:

(a) Sport - drinks spiked with e.g. steroids to cause an athlete to fail a drugs test

(b) Stupefaction/Date Rape - Rohypnol or Gamma-Hydroxy Butyrate (GHB) - used to sedate a victim and interfere with memory for events

(c) Other - use of hallucinogens (LSD) or stimulants (amphetamine/cocaine) to cause changes in the victim"s mood or behaviour

2. The most common drugs used to spike drinks are Rohypnol (flunitrazepam) and GHB, both of which are colourless and tasteless. Both are sedatives, and are used to induce stupor and compliance in victims for the purposes of rape and/or sexual assault. These drugs have the "advantage" of disturbing the victims memory to the extent that they frequently cannot recall events.

3. Steroids can cause violent or aggressive behaviour ("roid rage"), their use and availability among UK drug users is rare, and general use is confined to specific groups including bodybuilders or gay men. Spiking of food or drink can occur in order to cause a rival athlete to fail a drugs test.

4. The most common drug to induce bizarre behaviour or mood is LSD, which has become less common in the UK over recent years. However the drug is effective in microgram doses, although as it normally appears on blotting paper squares, spiking a drink would be difficult to conceal. Liquid LSD has been found in eye-dropper bottles. If a drink was spiked from such a source it would be undetectable.

5. Amphetamine is not commonly associated with spiking of drinks, and there are a handful of such reports. However, I was involved in a case of alleged spiking with amphetamine some years ago, leading to uncharacteristic behaviour on the part of that defendant. Amphetamine has a bitter taste which would be detectable in some drinks, although a bitter beer or lager could mask the flavour.

6. There are also reports of drinks being spiked with ecstasy, although a tablet (with e.g. chalk binder) would not be likely to dissolve fully and thus be detectable. MDMA can appear in powder form which could be used to spike a drink.

Something to think about the next time a stranger offers you a drink.