June 25: National Handshake Day

I want to go around and shake people's hand at work and say, "Congratulations, today is National Handshake Day." Actually what would be more fun is to go around with a hand buzzer and do that.

A selected sampling of factoids on handshaking from wikipedia:

• In some Oriental countries (like Turkey or the Arabic-speaking Middle East), handshakes aren't as 'strong' as in America and Europe. Consequently a grip which is too firm will be considered as rude.
• Especially firm handshakes are sometimes called "Manshakes"
• President Theodore Roosevelt, who set the world record with 8,513 handshakes at a White House reception on January 1, 1907. (i'm not bothering to mention the Atlantic City Mayor who broke the record in 1977).

• Wikihow wrote an article about how to be a jerk and manipulate people with your handshake, "How to Have a Persuasive Handshake."
• Batman and Superman shaking hands




Posted by: spudart on Jun 25, 09 | 1:24 pm  |   [530] Hits  |   permalink