Etiquette Poll

What do you do?

  • Shake his hand

    Votes: 48 70.6%

  • Run away

    Votes: 13 19.1%

  • Rip another player's glove off, use it to shake opponent's hand, return to player

    Votes: 7 10.3%
  • Total voters
    68
Steve Lipsky

Steve Lipsky

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You are playing an important match in front of a large crowd. At 10-10, race to 11, your opponent points to his stomach and calls for a much-needed break.

It has been a long match, and you need one too. You both walk to the bathroom. On the way to the bathroom, someone stops you and chats you up for 5 minutes. Finally, you get to the bathroom and relieve yourself.

As you are washing up, your opponent comes out of the stall, checks himself in the mirror, and trots back to the match. You note with horror he has not washed his hands.

No matter who wins, what do you do?
 
Before they have a chance to stick their hand out, just face them with a deep bow and then turn and bow in a few other directions till you are facing the other way. Then walk away. LOL No one can call you a poor sport :)
 
Steve Lipsky said:
You are playing an important match in front of a large crowd. At 10-10, race to 11, your opponent points to his stomach and calls for a much-needed break.

It has been a long match, and you need one too. You both walk to the bathroom. On the way to the bathroom, someone stops you and chats you up for 5 minutes. Finally, you get to the bathroom and relieve yourself.

As you are washing up, your opponent comes out of the stall, checks himself in the mirror, and trots back to the match. You note with horror he has not washed his hands.

No matter who wins, what do you do?
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I would not shake his hand when the match was done, but tell him I would follow him into the bathroom and shake his hand in there after he washed his hands.
 
Steve Lipsky said:
You are playing an important match in front of a large crowd. At 10-10, race to 11, your opponent points to his stomach and calls for a much-needed break.

It has been a long match, and you need one too. You both walk to the bathroom. On the way to the bathroom, someone stops you and chats you up for 5 minutes. Finally, you get to the bathroom and relieve yourself.

As you are washing up, your opponent comes out of the stall, checks himself in the mirror, and trots back to the match. You note with horror he has not washed his hands.

No matter who wins, what do you do?
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As soon as the match is concluded, you give him a warm thumbs up sign and trot off fast as you can or shake his hand and pull out your bottle of no-rinse antiseptic hand cleansing gel and make sure he sees you using it.

JoeyA
 
JoeyA said:
As soon as the match is concluded, you give him a warm thumbs up sign and trot off fast as you can or shake his hand and pull out your bottle of no-rinse antiseptic hand cleansing gel and make sure he sees you using it.

JoeyA
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JOey, I like my idea better its much more discreet :cool: :D
 
djkx1 said:
Before they have a chance to stick their hand out, just face them with a deep bow and then turn and bow in a few other directions till you are facing the other way. Then walk away. LOL No one can call you a poor sport :)
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The Japanese have the right idea! Think about how many times this situation has occurred without you knowing it. Down with handshakes!
 
Tell him to wait a minute...run to the washroom and pee on your hand.
:eek:
Nick
 
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Nick B said:
Tell him to wait a minute...run to the washroom and pee on your hand.
:eek:
Nick
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This just supports my thinking about grocery store cart handles and pool balls, we must put atiseptic in the Bloodworth Ball cleaning machines, not use Polish.
 
I hear the sound of Milwaukee's Best beer cans falling from the sky! Come on, y'all! Just shake the opponent's hand, excuse yourself, and go straight to the bathroom to wash your hands. After all, as PKM pointed out, we have all fallen victim to that circumstance many times without knowing it.
 
Cripes, I've been in pool halls/bars where the only hand washing going on was mine. The sink is dry, the towels are unused or empty. At a tournament two weeks ago, I saw a guy do the same thing, leave the pooper without washing. Yuk! I made a mental note to not shake his hand, but then I laughed about it to myself, because...

...This crap (get it?...crap?!! :D) happens all the time and you don't even know it. Lesson: Wash your hands often and sing Happy Birthday until done...and keep your hands away from your face. (My wife is in charge of infection control at two of the local hospitals so I've heard this command many a time.)

Jeff Livingston
 
Nick B said:
Tell him to wait a minute...run to the washroom and pee on your hand.
:eek:
Nick
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That is an option!:eek:

I would shake the f'in hand. I am washing mine when I get off the table anyway (doesn't everybody?)...
 
You could also spot someone eating buffalo wings, dip your hand in the sauce, and explain, "Sorry, I've already started my post-game ritual of eating some wings"

Or have a friend ready to pour some beer into your hands so you can slurp it.
 
I would have told the dirty bugger to wash his hands when we were still in the toilets;) And if he didnt id go out of my way to announce to the whole crowd that he didnt.
 
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shake the hand and go wash

No telling how many times we have shaken hands with folks that have had theirs terrible places. Shake hands and go wash up!

Hu
 
Your hands will have an impermeable germ-blocking coating of chalk dust and table grunge:p . Shake dirty hands with one another and proceed to the restroom for cleanup.
 
Island Drive said:
JOey, I like my idea better its much more discreet :cool: :D
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Island Drive,
You're right! With people like that it's probably better to more discreet.

Another option is to reach deep into the back of your pants digging in your briefs like your are looking for some spare change, then offer to shake his hand with that same hand.

When he looks offended, remind him about his not washing his hands after taking a dump and that you only wanted to give him a little sample of what he wanted to give you. That ought to get you an apology :rolleyes: and/or a keyed car. :D
JoeyA
 
Are you guys worried that he is carying some residue on his fingers and is transmitted to your hands? If you assumed that the guy grabed that residue--- into his hands, don`t worry.In the process of pulling his pants up,tucking the shirt,putting the belt etc,every thing will be transfered to his cloths and belt and nothing will be left on his hand to be transfered to your hands.Rather than the germs it is the very thought that causes aversive feelings.
By the way, when I am driving on th road I now and then ,see in other cars ,even the well dressed women stick their finger into the nostril and make movements as though they are searching for some diamonds.It is all gross to think and talk about those things.
 
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JoeyA said:
Island Drive,
You're right! With people like that it's probably better to more discreet.

Another option is to reach deep into the back of your pants digging in your briefs like your are looking for some spare change, then offer to shake his hand with that same hand.

When he looks offended, remind him about his not washing his hands after taking a dump and that you only wanted to give him a little sample of what he wanted to give you. That ought to get you an apology :rolleyes: and/or a keyed car. :D
JoeyA
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Now that's even a better idea, give em the old "shorts" hand shake, ckle.
 
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