Have you ever Handshake failed?

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#1 hadoken
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Have you ever failed at a handshake? I did before at my graduation, I was trying to shake the principals hand infront of the whole audience then he didnt see my hand then I put both my hands in the air and said YEAH!!!! lol, have you?

freddiew does a lot of them in his behind the scenes videos lol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuQw0p9SBDo

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#2 DivergeUnify
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Sometimes as I'm going in, I'll tuck in my thumb
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#3 kris9031998
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Sometimes as I'm going in, I'll tuck in my thumb DivergeUnify
Thats What She Said. Im sorry. Anywho..... yeah i have failed various times. But High Fives....oh thats another story :(
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#4 gmoneybball91
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I caddied for some jagaloon at a golf tournament one time and I put my hand out to grab his club, but he thought i was giving him a fist pound. lmao
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#5 Freebird8877
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Handshakes are just awkward for me in general.
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#6 Blue_Shield
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Not that I can think of, but I have gone for a handshake when the other person was going for a fist bump.

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#7 PleatedDreamer
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No. Have missed a high five with a girl . Was embarrassed
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#8 jerk-o-tron2000
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Handshake, no...

However, when people wave in front of me, I tend to wave back.

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#9 Aquat1cF1sh
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A basic handshake, nah. But when people (mainly guys trying to act cool) try to do the whole bro-handshake with me, I mess it up. It's where you grab the insides of the tips of their fingers and pull... Yeah. See? I don't even know how to explain it. That's how bad I am at it. :cry:
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#10 ROFLCOPTER603
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Never. For the people missing high fives, try looking at the elbow when you hit.

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#11 yokofox33
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Yep, many times. Sometimes my fingers get caught in the other people's fingers.

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#12 deactivated-5f9e3c6a83e51
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My handshakes never fail. They're sensationally awesome.

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#13 IBullseye
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I slapped someone in the gut while trying to handshake them :D

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#14 needled24-7
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i don't fail, but sometimes the other person fails. i also don't like when i'm shaking another male's hand and he grabs my hand the way a woman would. you know, where they just grab the fingers and not actually get the palms next to each other.

if you want to make a handshake awkward, extend your index finger and wiggle it/push down on the other persons wrist. sure to get some funny reactions :P

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#15 gmoneybball91
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i don't fail, but sometimes the other person fails. i also don't like when i'm shaking another male's hand and he grabs my hand the way a woman would. you know, where they just grab the fingers and not actually get the palms next to each other.

if you want to make a handshake awkward, extend your index finger and wiggle it/push down on the other persons wrist. sure to get some funny reactions :P

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haha i do that wrist thing all the time! It makes people feel so awkward!
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#16 BrianB0422
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I have not handshake failed, however... I hate when people turn handshakes into like a handshake competition. They squeeze your hand like it's a strength contest. I understand the firm grip rule, but some people take it too damn far. I'm a germophobe so I "pound it" but most people wont accept that. I go through lots of hand sanitizer.
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#17 QiiXii
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Not that I can think of, but I have gone for a handshake when the other person was going for a fist bump.

Blue_Shield
This is what usually gets me. :(
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#18 Commander-Gree
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I can't think of any specific times where I've handshake failed, but I probably have before. Handshake failing is a bit of a phobia of mine, so I usually always let the other person initiate the handshake.
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#19 konvikt_17
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A basic handshake, nah. But when people (mainly guys trying to act cool) try to do the whole bro-handshake with me, I mess it up. It's where you grab the insides of the tips of their fingers and pull... Yeah. See? I don't even know how to explain it. That's how bad I am at it. :cry:Aquat1cF1sh

i get what your saying.

like the handshake that turns into a hug type thing. but instead of hugging, they pat each other on the back or whatnot. some hug though.

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#20 konvikt_17
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as for handshake failing, i cant recall the last time i failed, not sure i have. i dont usually initiate the handshake, i just follow suit.

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#21 Ace6301
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I once refused to shake a guys hand on the basis he had a really obvious wart.
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#22 hadoken
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I once refused to shake a guys hand on the basis he had a really obvious wart. Ace6301

GROSS!