Coping Mechanisms

[colddiesel]

My Grandfather was a big part of my life as a child and he taught me how to shake hands properly with confidence and a firm grip. Not a death grip nor a constricting blood flow or a bone crusher grip.

I still enjoy a persons reaction when a lady shakes the hand that is extended to them.

I almost shudder when I am given the limp wristed, cold fish handshake.

'Course any man with manners would wait until the lady offered her hand and not make the first move.

Now I'm ancient and arthritic in my right hand, I'm totally in favour of limp handshakes - anything else hurts like hell.

When you meet the Queen (This is serious name dropping time!) one of her lackeys will instruct you beforehand not to grip her hand firmly. After all, she has to sometimes greet hundreds at a time - and it would only take one or two smart asses to do some serious damage. She has tiny hands, and just sorta lays three fingers across yours.

 

[Recidiva]

'Course any man with manners would wait until the lady offered her hand and not make the first move.

Now I'm ancient and arthritic in my right hand, I'm totally in favour of limp handshakes - anything else hurts like hell.

When you meet the Queen (This is serious name dropping time!) one of her lackeys will instruct you beforehand not to grip her hand firmly. After all, she has to sometimes greet hundreds at a time - and it would only take one or two smart asses to do some serious damage. She has tiny hands, and just sorta lays three fingers across yours.

There was a scene about that in Alan Alda's portrayal of a presidential candidate in "The West Wing" - his hand was completely trashed from "strong handshakes" in meet and greets. But he couldn't do anything about it, because to admit his hand hurt or show weakness in a Presidential election is suicide.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

Yep when you filter out the oned who just want to be nasty. Pleasure is all mine.I do the medical marijuane....

Youre a fucking pothead loser with an excuse.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

I hadda go to grad school to learn how to be so warm and cuddly. My mentor was a PhD who was totally toxic. When he had us together to critique our clinical skills old Fred was lethal. My appraisal was something like, YOU PASSED, JOHNSON ,BUT I'M GODDAMNED GLAD I WONT EVER BE YOUR PATIENT. He also taught me psychotherapy theories, and said, YOU LEARNED THIS SHIT BEFORE YOU GOT HERE, DIDNT YUH?

But he was merciless with a few. One man named ROBERT got THERE AINT NO WAY IN HELL YOURE GONNA WORK WITH PATIENTS, IF I CAN HELP IT. SO YOU FAIL, AGAIN.

 

[Recidiva]

I hadda go to grad school to learn how to be so warm and cuddly. My mentor was a PhD who was totally toxic. When he had us together to critique our clinical skills old Fred was lethal. My appraisal was something like, YOU PASSED, JOHNSON ,BUT I'M GODDAMNED GLAD I WONT EVER BE YOUR PATIENT. He also taught me psychotherapy theories, and said, YOU LEARNED THIS SHIT BEFORE YOU GOT HERE, DIDNT YUH?

But he was merciless with a few. One man named ROBERT got THERE AINT NO WAY IN HELL YOURE GONNA WORK WITH PATIENTS, IF I CAN HELP IT. SO YOU FAIL, AGAIN.

You have a hammer. It is good with nails. You may or may not have a toolbox with a wrench and calipers and a slide rule and a set of lockpicks.

I have a hammer too. But I also have the other stuff. I think could do a damned good job with nails, but are likely to classify eggs as nails because what you have chosen to use in general is a hammer. You may be right and effective with the horses but you suck with the zebras.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

You have a hammer. It is good with nails. You may or may not have a toolbox with a wrench and calipers and a slide rule and a set of lockpicks.

I have a hammer too. But I also have the other stuff. I think could do a damned good job with nails, but are likely to classify eggs as nails because what you have chosen to use in general is a hammer. You may be right and effective with the horses but you suck with the zebras.

Catch up with the times, we celebrate diversity today. Hammers have diversity, too!

 

[Recidiva]

Catch up with the times, we celebrate diversity today. Hammers have diversity, too!

Just because you're funny doesn't mean you're right, but it helps.