Andrew Speaks/Types

Let’s say you’re a website. You. You’re a website and on your website you offer products to be bought online and shipped to homes around the world. Let’s say you sell CDs. If someone buys something from your website, and you send them an email saying “Your product will be delivered on 1/30/08,” is the recipient of the email going to think to his or herself “hmm, I guess I should expect this item on the 1st of next month, maybe the 2nd”? No. That is most definitely not what they are going to think. They are going to think that the product will be delivered on the 30th, as reported by you.

YOU, BESTBUY.COM!

I ordered CDs from you and they are two days late. I weep.

So I’m back with my topic from yesterday. I’ve put a little research into this, actually, and I’ve found out that i was thinking about two different things. One is called the hugshake. It’s pretty much just a really awkward way to shake hands/hug so that it’s acceptable for dudes. What happens is this: one dude approaches the other and puts out a hand as if to shake hands, and once the hand is met, both guys move forward to embrace but stop short just in time and pat each other on the back with their left hand.

This = Stupid. Either hug or shake hands, don’t be that much of a hipster to where you have to do the latest thing.

The other thing I was thinking of doesn’t have a name, that I’m aware of. Its like a handshake without a shake. First, the two guys put their hand together like they are about to shake hands, but then take their hand away then put it back and do some funky thumb thing. It’s weird and awkward for all parties involved. Seriously.