We were hanging out with some friends last Saturday, and I went to give my friend Mary a high five. Only I missed. My hand went sailing through the air. Nothing lamer!Luckily she gave me a tip: When you give a high five, LOOK AT THE OTHER PERSON'S ELBOW. You'll never fail again. Seriously. We tried it out for the rest of the night and it works every time! Go try it on your co-worker right now!
Thanks, Mary:)
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ReplyDeleteI'd heard that tip before. Absolutely works! Who would've thought!?
ReplyDeleteAlso, that picture is totally adorable.
Love this! We will now be eternally cool! :-)
ReplyDeleteneed someone to try out! can't believe it! ingenious!
ReplyDeleteThis is a tip that will definitely help an awkward girl out like me. ;)
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ReplyDeletelove the pic!
hilarious! who knew, totally going to try it!
ReplyDeleteNow I have to try this, because I was always the total fail person when it came to looking like anything less than an idiot when it came to high fives.
ReplyDeletethat is so cute! btw just watched the Mindy Project and I really like it! Thanks!
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That picture is great! Makes me think of my dog, he *loves* giving high fives. So much so that he will offer his paw completely unsolicited. More than once he's caught me off guard and punched me in the face. Not sure if that's better or worse than missing entirely... ;-)
ReplyDeletei taught my boyfriend this tip a year ago and now he loves to high five people (like a nerd)! it really does work.
ReplyDeleteMy friend told me that about a year ago and we did the same thing! It was the high-fiveiest night we've every had, haha
ReplyDeleteImpressive! ;) xoxo
ReplyDeleteHa ha. Not nerdy at all. A perfect high five is one of the best things. Wish could test this out now... But may not go down to well on the commuter train :)
ReplyDeletex Elena @ Randomly Happy
How funny! My boyfriend "taught me" this trick but I thought it was just something silly he was making up, but I guess he was actually right! And it definitely DOES work.
ReplyDeleteThese are the best kinds of tips!
ReplyDeleteIt's true. A few years ago I found this tip out, so I suggested my friend and I try it... because we were epic failures in the high five department. Honestly, I blame her. So we tried it and yes it works!
ReplyDeleteI am notoriously awful at giving high fives, 99% of the time I completely miss or just barely catch the edge. My sister shared this tip with me a few years ago and it really does work. Being able to achieve that satisfying clap when I connect without someone's hand has elevated my standard of living. My favorite time to get high fives is when they are offered by random strangers while I am out running.
ReplyDeleteI love this tip! No more awkward missed high fives. :)
ReplyDeleteHa! That has happened to me before. Or how about the person waving to you so you wave back, only to realize that they were waving to the person behind you. Doh!
ReplyDeleteAs a European, I'm really bad at giving high-fives! This trick is one of the first things my husband, who's American, taught me. Yes, it always works :-)
ReplyDeletewhen i was working at APC in soho, my co-workers constantly made fun of me for missing high fives. they taught me this trick and would train me by springing surprise high fives on me all the time. i got a little better, but the ultimate victory came the other night - crossing my street on the way home, a stranger and i high fived. in motion! out of the blue! i totally looked at his elbow ;)
ReplyDeleteSuch great advice. I probably miss half the time whilst high-fiving. How do you keep all these thoughts and remember to blog about them? I feel like so many of my ideas for posts are lost because I forget them before I can write them down.
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work! :)
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THAT'S GENIUS! I will never have to suffer the embarrassment of an awkward high five miss ever again.
ReplyDeleteLOL
ReplyDeletei needed this.
ReplyDeleteFail. LOL. I've taught my dog how to high five my fist so it looks like we are giving each other "dap"... now that is nerdy.
ReplyDeleteI know the day is not over but I honestly expected you to write something about 9/11.
ReplyDeleteHilarious :) Have done that way too many times myself. I will def try the tip!!
ReplyDeleteI expected a 9/11 post as well.
ReplyDeleteUm, this is hilarious. And yet one of those tidbits of advice I'll never forget... ;)
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This tip totally works! The problem is that for the hour after someone suggests doing this, all you do is high-five people :)
ReplyDeleteI love this tip! My friend taught it to me once on a night out of drinking. (High fives impaired even without alcohol.)
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Haha, oh yeah. We know that one!
ReplyDelete(My daughter, 3 1/2, says it every single time we high five!)
Good tip! Never knew!
ReplyDeleteIn my kickball league, I am known as the "watch the elbow!!" high-fiver. What can I say, I hate to let a good high five attempt go to waste.
ReplyDeleteThis is hilarious - my husband and I just spent the past five minutes testing this... my hand is sore! But we never missed :)
ReplyDeleteThis totally works!
ReplyDeleteSorta like how in boxing they tell you to look not at the fists but at the shoulders...that's where the movement begins. :) By the time you look at the hands, you're already a second too late.
ReplyDeleteBut I never look at A Cup of Jo while I'm at the office!
ReplyDeleteHah, I used to volunteer in a Kindergarten class... this was always my first day of school lesson. Got the kids to loosen up.
ReplyDeleteHahaha I went directly into my coworker's office and practiced - I think everyone must have either thought that we did something amazing (requiring upwards of twelve high fives) or that we were slapping each other in there. It worked though!
ReplyDeletehigh fives and thumbs up...two things i try never to do!
ReplyDeletehahaha - here's nerdy me thinking: which elbow??
ReplyDeletehaha, I so tried this out with my boyfriend x
ReplyDeleteHaha, this is hysterical but oh so handy!!
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Even nerdier than missing a high five? Waving to someone who doesn't see you and doesn't wave back. Then you have to play it off. Oh yeah, I was totally just going to run my hand through my hair. Ouch.
ReplyDeletehaha totally just visualized this. Hate when things like this happen. Epic fail.
ReplyDeleteActually that's how my hubs and I hi-five. We purposely miss each other's hands. We figure we're nerds anyway, might as well embrace it :)
ReplyDeleteha, you are just too funny girl! i'm going to have to try this little tip out later today ;)
ReplyDeletexo TJ
I've had no idea!! Thanks! :)
ReplyDeleteOh, my roommate and I totally tried this in college and ended up giving each other the most painful (i.e. accurate) high five ever! We were just really excited to try this trick and ended up with really sore palms. Hahaha.
ReplyDeleteHow cute! I love your blog, can't stop reading.
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love the picture! my dog can give me a high five too! make me smile every time :)
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OK, I give up - why does this work??
ReplyDeleteI love it!
ReplyDeleteI give high fives to my 5 year old students and have been teaching them this trick. It works every time.
ReplyDeleteHello. Am I the only person who misses on purpose? It makes people feel at ease instantly because…I am just a harmless dork :)
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And if both people look at the other's elbow, it makes for a super loud high-five! (Which also leaves your hand stinging.)
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