The "low five" became "high five" gesture
 

The high five gesture became popular in college basketball (around 1979) and then spread everywhere, even to golf and billiards. Give me a break! Have we gotten to the point where married couples high five each other after intimacy?

Ho hum! What's so great about it? Nothing, as far as I can tell. It may have been great amongst those college basketball players who knew how to do it properly. But amongst seniors in The Villages, high fiving is often whimpy and sometimes clammy. Perhaps it would be more appropriate to call it "hand touching".

Can we at least have a moratorium on high fiving during the flu season?

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We could get up a petition not to touch you, if that would help.

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You're kidding...right?
 

Never mind. Couldn't delete the post, so just wasting everyone's time, (like this topic is).:boxing2: Just curious though, how often do you "high five" anyone? If you're concerned about it being "clammy", wear gloves.

Are you for real?
 

You are kidding aren't you?

Please post a picture of yourself so I don't inadvertently high five you the next time I sink a 30 foot chip;. if I ever do it again. Maybe I do it because , as a chaplain I see so much sadness so when I am having fun...I AM HAVING FUN!!!!!!! If I knew what you look like I would try my hardest to avoid snotting on you.
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Maybe you can get people to throw their beer bottles at you when you do something good, that way you would have no contact with them. :1rotfl:

sheesh! such vitriole! snarky replies! attack a poster why not? i thought the admin/mods stopped all of that! please - play nicely! ;)

Agree
 

Certainly agree, and I was probably borderline, but the topic is a little strange to start with. I don't like personal attacks either, and it certainly wasn't my intent in questioning how often he high fives or gets high fived. Guess he wasn't aware the "non-villages discussion" would have been the better place to post such a thread.

Remember, VPL, you don't have to do anything you don't want to do. People high five for joy, it's something that makes them feel good. If you're concerned about germs being passed from one individual to another, just tell the person wishing to high five you that you prefer not to.

We had clients that would never shake hands....one because of arthritis, others, because they had their reasons. Their wishes were respsected with no hard feelings by people from our office or the individual requesting no hand contact. These were lovely people and enjoyable clients even without the shaking of hands.