'Fully committed'?
That doesn't explain Key's weird finger stroking, 'milking' thing.
That was something altogether else!
'Parently it's a youtube hit of the viral sort.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Prime Ministerial moments
"With the trophy finally in McCaw's grasp, Mr Key moved to shake his hand but Mr Lapasset swiftly intercepted and got there first. Mr Key, however, was fully committed and snagged a couple of McCaw's fingers. For a few awkward moments the trio were joined in an unconventional three-way handshake."
'Fully committed'?
That doesn't explain Key's weird finger stroking, 'milking' thing.
That was something altogether else!
'Parently it's a youtube hit of the viral sort.
'Fully committed'?
That doesn't explain Key's weird finger stroking, 'milking' thing.
That was something altogether else!
'Parently it's a youtube hit of the viral sort.
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I knew that embarrassing event wouldn't slip past you the second I saw it begin to unfold.
Might be a good time to start a 'write a caption' comp.
There's one at The Standard, Bio, but really, what can you say that's funnier or more bizarre than the actual event.
It was creepy as.
David Winter offered:
Touch. Pause. Engage!
I've not seen better than that.
You are behaving sickly, Rg.
My nana told me to never tell anyone what they are - just comment on what they are doing. Fortunately for you she had a huge influence on my life.
Never had an oops handshake in your life, Rg?
When you think about it, the whole handshake thing is stupid.
"I am expressing greetings and good will by shaking your arm up and down"
Who makes this stuff up??
And clapping?? what are we, seals??
Your grandmother was a wise woman, Fred. Her reasoning is sound, and that's why I've not blamed Key for the horror handshake, just described the incident.
Awkward handshakes are something every bloke (and many women too) must experience occasionally. This one of Key's though, is now the benchmark. It couldn't have been worse.
Do you remember Helen Clark's stumble during the last campaign where she tripped in a mall somewhere? Did you see that on TV? Grist to the mill, that stuff. Petty, pointless, harmless and quite funny, in a pathetic sort of way.
As a non-demonstrative female, who despises the seemingly recent common practise of being embraced and air-kissed when being introduced to total strangers, I feel it would have been far more appropriate to have had a Speights moment; "Good on ya mate" uttered in a suitably gruff tone, accompanied by a slap on the back.
The teflon is peeling and John has surrounded himself with ministers who are over-committed or incompetent, at best. It will be a fascinating election and this wasn't a good start for National's campaign. Fingers crosseed the media and opposition tear strips off the governnment.
Actually, scratch that, seals don't clap on their own, we taught them to do it
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