Shreddd
09-30-2007, 05:59 PM
Handshakes. Yes. Handshakes. I must use so many different kinds of things with girls from my childhood...and handshakes are one of them. Not to mention bonding on playful childhood memories is always a good time. If you are teaching a girl something, it totally takes the tension off, and you can touch her without feeling awkward.
Handshake Analysis
If someone gives you a sucky handshake, make them try it again until they get it. It should be firm, not squeezing fingers, and shaken three times. If she can't do it right, just throw her hand off and accuse her of having a sucky handshake. One girl came bolting down the hallway when she saw me again just to shake my hand the right way.
Cool handshakes
Remember them cool handshakes you learned how to do? Make one up with her. Teach her all the cool tricks to shaking hands. Pound, explode, and fizzle is my favorite one. Try hip bumps, backhands, slow punches, etc. She's your new best friend.
Story Time
Back in junior high, I went to a tiny school. They always had the first day full of games, activities, free time, and ice breakers. One of the ice breakers we did was different kinds of silly handshakes. Let me teach them to you. They are really funny. Don't get offended...or you can, whatever, you'll love it anyway.
The Fisherman's Handshake
Go to shake her hand but move you hand past hers to her forearm. Slap each other's forearms. It's supposed to remind them of a flopping fish and puts them in a good mood.
The New Yorker's High Five
This one's tougher. Shake from the jitters in one hand like you are holding a cup of coffee. Go for a high five with the other hand. Miss. Lift your foot up as you are bending over from the momentum of missing the high five. Then shake the other person's foot.
The Farmer's Handshake
Have her fold her hands outwards with her thumbs down as if she is stretching her arms out. Farmers love milk, so milk her thumbs. It's ridiculous. I did this to a girl last night and she put up the biggest bratty attitude for the rest of the night telling everyone I'd milk their thumbs.
Have fun with this stuff. If you can actually pull off the Farmer's Handshake without a giant banter brawl ensuing, then definitely tell me how you did it. Last night was the first time it's ever almost backfired on me. Probably because I didn't warn her it was a handshake and just started milking her thumbs. Yeah...that could do it...
Handshake Analysis
If someone gives you a sucky handshake, make them try it again until they get it. It should be firm, not squeezing fingers, and shaken three times. If she can't do it right, just throw her hand off and accuse her of having a sucky handshake. One girl came bolting down the hallway when she saw me again just to shake my hand the right way.
Cool handshakes
Remember them cool handshakes you learned how to do? Make one up with her. Teach her all the cool tricks to shaking hands. Pound, explode, and fizzle is my favorite one. Try hip bumps, backhands, slow punches, etc. She's your new best friend.
Story Time
Back in junior high, I went to a tiny school. They always had the first day full of games, activities, free time, and ice breakers. One of the ice breakers we did was different kinds of silly handshakes. Let me teach them to you. They are really funny. Don't get offended...or you can, whatever, you'll love it anyway.
The Fisherman's Handshake
Go to shake her hand but move you hand past hers to her forearm. Slap each other's forearms. It's supposed to remind them of a flopping fish and puts them in a good mood.
The New Yorker's High Five
This one's tougher. Shake from the jitters in one hand like you are holding a cup of coffee. Go for a high five with the other hand. Miss. Lift your foot up as you are bending over from the momentum of missing the high five. Then shake the other person's foot.
The Farmer's Handshake
Have her fold her hands outwards with her thumbs down as if she is stretching her arms out. Farmers love milk, so milk her thumbs. It's ridiculous. I did this to a girl last night and she put up the biggest bratty attitude for the rest of the night telling everyone I'd milk their thumbs.
Have fun with this stuff. If you can actually pull off the Farmer's Handshake without a giant banter brawl ensuing, then definitely tell me how you did it. Last night was the first time it's ever almost backfired on me. Probably because I didn't warn her it was a handshake and just started milking her thumbs. Yeah...that could do it...