Bloom County by Berkeley Breathed for September 18, 2019

Poor Binkley.

Isn’t Binkley their surname?

The best handshake I ever had was with Clarence Clemons (of the E Street Band). His hands looked like huge bear paws, but his handshake was firm, not squeezy, and warm-hearted. (Also, when they called him “The Big Man”, they weren’t kidding; in my highest heels, I didn’t even get up to his shoulder!)

When Dad develops chronic arthritis in his hands, he will appreciate Binkley’s gentle handshake.

I have had a fella or two who would grab yer hand like a vise to establish dominance. Ya hafta be prepared for that and squeeze back.

I’ve had a few guys who’d try to absolutely crush my hand while shaking it. It surprised them that I knew where a pressure point or two were located. Firm is good, crushing is BS.

I shook hands with Joe Frazier.His hand was two knuckles wider than mine.Couldn’t imagine getting hit with one of those ;(

Why doesn’t Mr. Binkley call his son “Mike”? That’s just odd.

“Why don’t I just hit ’e the mouth?” What the heck kind of sentence is that?

Dad’s got a point, I hard them wet noodle handshakes. Makes me think I picked up a piece of raw liver by mistake.

My uncle wouldn’t deliver the crusher, but he’d keep on shaking your hand for 30-40 seconds while he asked how the drive was, what route you took, and so on.

lets just slap our penises on the table while were at it !

I hate those a*** hand crushers. Also hate that eye contact s***

Typically, when a guy gives me a ‘crusher’ handshake, I ask (with a sideways glance), “Are you coming on to me? I’m not gay you know.” They dissemble quickly.

I’m old I no longer shake hands, blame it on osteoarthritis.

Dad’s so right. To my surprise, I once got that (strong, virile) kind of handshake from a girl I knew; so of course I had to crank up my response….

I knew there was a reason I hate shaking hands…do it very rarely.