Today, I met a new client in person for the first time. When I went to shake his hand, it was made of plastic. Startled, I laughed thinking it was a practical joke. It wasn't. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I was chatting with a customer who comes regularly to my job. He sticks his hand out and I put my hand on his, thinking he's giving me a high five. He was just waiting for his receipt. FML
Today, I was so lonely, I tried to hold hands with plastic "horror hand" I bought for Halloween. FML
Today, I was checking out a customer who seemed quite friendly. As I finished, he reached slightly over the counter and I impulsively reached out and shook his hand. He gave me a dumbfounded look and said, "Can I have my change please?" FML
Today, I arrived for a job interview and I wanted to give a firm handshake to make a good impression, because apparently that's a thing. I squeezed the interviewer's hand so hard I heard a "crack" and they winced in pain. I'm never taking advice from a random LinkedIn post ever again. FML
Today, I had no choice but to shake the hand of a customer who, just moments before, had the aforementioned hand down the front of his pants, scratching his snowglobes. FML
Today, at work at a car dealership, a seemingly overzealous customer shook my hand vigorously after we finalized a deal. I didn't think anything of it until a coworker pointed out that he was just trying to make my breasts jiggle. I'm a man. FML
Today, I met my mom's new business partner for the first time. I shook his hand, and introduced myself as "Lisa's daughter." I'm a guy. FML
Today, I locked lips with someone, or rather something, other than family for the first time in my life. It was a CPR dummy. FML
Today, I shook hands with a girl and held onto her hand while telling her she had very tiny, delicate hands. When I let go to look at them, I discovered she only had two fingers. FML
Today, I met my new boss and went for a confident handshake. Somehow, we both missed completely and ended up awkwardly grabbing each other’s thumbs. Neither of us corrected it, so we just shook hands like we were in a masonic lodge. FML
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kwbuzz23wk 0
#1 is an epic fail and when meeting a new person, especially a client, never assume they are joking until they admit to joking. but i can see how this happened
tellithowitis 13
What the heck!?!?!? ^^^
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Tj_8 0
lol this reminds me of happy gilmore .. anyone?
WafflebotO_O 4
It does! That was my favourite movie growing up :D
p89hg69 0
*What? it is definitely NOT the OP's fault. What kind of asshole offers their prosthetic limb for a handshake?* you stupid f*... if someone ...installes one of those its clearly because they don't wanna or can't afford be/ing deprived of any or most functions, of a hand in this case, and handshakes could easly count
Logica42 0
Errrrrm...yeah... FYL Edit: ...I seriously double posted? -facesmack-
Logica42 0
Errrrrm...yeah... FYL
Silhouette_fml 0
Don't worry, I'm sure your client has had it happen before, and won't be too offended.
poliphila 0
The guy should probably warn people first, how could that not startle people? I don't know anyone who has a prosthetic limb.
24788 7
It's a simple mistake. It would be a tough situation though. .
kaykay10xo 0
Dumb asss dont laph at things like that!
TheIrishJaneDoe 9
THANK YOU FOOLSANGEL! (can't see your # on my iPhone) You took the words right out of my mouth. Read Stephen King's Duma Key, by any chance? ;)
AhllieyBabyy7 4
damn , Ain't That An Epic Failuree ! I Would Hate To Be You . Havinq To Shake Ah Hand And Think It Was A Joke . Lauqhinq at the Poor Mann . If I Was The man , I Would Have Beaten You With It (: