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up high!

mathowie — Mon, 12 Apr 2004 11:50:28 -0800

This Thursday isn't just the dreaded tax day in America, on the upside, it's also National High Five Day. It's got a rich history and you only need to remember a couple key phrases: Yo, up high! and: Don't leave me hangin'! Remember to act like a fratboy this week and high-five everyone you see.

By: wendell

wendell — Mon, 12 Apr 2004 12:09:13 -0800

::Attempts to high-five Matt, misses his hand and accidentally slaps his face... skulks off:: ::Wonders when Three Stooges Eye Gouge Day is this year::

By: i_cola

i_cola — Mon, 12 Apr 2004 12:12:23 -0800

I'll be driving up the 101 that day with my hand out the driver's window so if anyone is passing a 2003 Dodge RAM camper feel free to five as you pass. It's not like we'd be doing anything more dangerous than everyone else on the road ;-)

By: whatnot

whatnot — Mon, 12 Apr 2004 12:14:57 -0800

revelers, please don't skip the deodorant that day. just sayin'.

By: terrapin

terrapin — Mon, 12 Apr 2004 12:39:17 -0800

I am reminded of a rather jovial fellow I saw at Bonnaroo last year who was walking around asking everyone to give him a high-five. I wouldn't give him one and he got real mad, and called me all sorts of names. I didn't bother explaining to him that I just watched him high five dozens of people as they exited the porta-potties, and that I was dirty enough after 4 days of camping without a shower.

By: Keith Talent

Keith Talent — Mon, 12 Apr 2004 12:49:22 -0800

Anyone have any advice as to an acceptable alternative to the high five? There is nothing, and I mean nothing that is worse than a group of poorly coordinated middle aged men attempting to negotiate a set of protocols on the fly for an impromptu victory celebration. I went to a hockey game last Wednesday night with three other business associates. Everytime we scored there was a round of high fives. Incredibly inept attempts at high fives at least. In that environment some group ritual is needed as a form of celebration, but what exactly? Even worse I played in a golf tournament yesterday. I was teamed with a sixty year old white guy, and a thirty-something Chinese women. Every time a member of the group made a significant putt for bird or other particularly good shot, we'd do the modified golfer high five, the fist five (for lack of a better name). It is essentially a knocking of closed fists together. Too geeky. Way too fucking geeky. So, any suggestions?

By: mr.marx

mr.marx — Mon, 12 Apr 2004 13:17:37 -0800

Just a heads up: May 7th is No Pants Day.

By: the fire you left me

the fire you left me — Mon, 12 Apr 2004 13:25:00 -0800

Psyche.

By: hughbot

hughbot — Mon, 12 Apr 2004 13:25:20 -0800

mathowie, I know you've been sitting on this link for months, checking off the days on your Calender, waiting for today to come. Well, at least that's what I'd do if I found out about National High Five Day.

By: stupidsexyFlanders

stupidsexyFlanders — Mon, 12 Apr 2004 14:08:11 -0800

I thought the 'history' link would be the history of the high five. I have to look that up on my own?!? Keith Talent: Where did that knuckles thing come from, anyway?

By: Keith Talent

Keith Talent — Mon, 12 Apr 2004 14:27:09 -0800

Where'd the knuckle thing come from? I dunno? Probably the same place we get everything else, young black urbanites. It's been a golfer thing for a long time, I have no idea as to it's origins though. I'd suspect it began initially in a hipper sport and was co-opted by golf though. Baseball players have alot of time to sit around and make shit up, maybe that's wher it came from.

By: konolia

konolia — Mon, 12 Apr 2004 15:27:31 -0800

It's also my daughter's birthday.

By: meehawl

meehawl — Mon, 12 Apr 2004 17:49:05 -0800

High Five - apparently popularized in 1968 by the wonderful Dick Shawn who played Lorenzo St. DuBois (L.S.D.) in the original Producers movie. He was also, of course, wonderful as a similar bombed hipster in the earlier 1963 It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World.

[Dick Shawn] Was supposedly the first person to execute the icon "THE HIGH FIVE". It was in the movie, The Producers. It was during the play in the movie, 'Springtime For Hitler', the character of Hitler played by Shawn sent for Goebbels who was played by David Patch, and instead of putting his hand in front of for the "give me five", Shawn held it up and Patch slapped it. Though it would not become popular till many years later.

By: eddydamascene

eddydamascene — Mon, 12 Apr 2004 19:47:32 -0800

::Attempts to high-five Matt, misses his hand and accidentally slaps his face... skulks off:: Up high! Down low! *pulls away hand, smooths over hair* Tooooo sloooow.

By: bitpart

bitpart — Mon, 12 Apr 2004 23:22:44 -0800

Keith Talent: my friends and I call the knuckle thing "punching it." Much like the request for a high-five, we merely say "Punch it," hold our fist out, and expect the knuckle thing. Punching it, also like high-fives, can be done too much. Puddy: "High-five." (I miss Seinfeld.)