tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13609842.post2291682544886690772..comments2023-10-30T09:26:32.732+00:00Comments on Now's the time: great high dateAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06972049290586377462noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13609842.post-29333510014639861092012-03-01T06:54:52.518+00:002012-03-01T06:54:52.518+00:00Once a high five involved genuine gracefulness, yo...Once a high five involved genuine gracefulness, young athletes combining their hand-slaps with a huge leap off the ground. There is no reason why more leaden-footed individuals should be denied this expression but it has to be said that greater social democracy has removed much of the spectacle. I suppose the same thing happened a thousand years before (or whenever) when hand-shaking was no longer confined to those who had been trained to do it properly and the common herd began their shuffling and embarrassments. Leaving the hand-shakers-by-birth eagerly anticipating the birth of DT several centuries hence.Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13609842.post-5497580034539893862012-02-29T17:23:32.636+00:002012-02-29T17:23:32.636+00:00You are very funny today, Plutarch. A virtual high...You are very funny today, Plutarch. A virtual high five to you - I've never done that either.marja-leenahttp://www.marja-leena-rathje.infonoreply@blogger.com