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The High Five is Gay
Posted on 8/1/14 at 8:03 am
Posted on 8/1/14 at 8:03 am
Heard this on NPR yesterday. Below is from the wikipedia entry.
"For decades, the "conventional wisdom"[2] has been that the first high five occurred between Dusty Baker and Glenn Burke of the Los Angeles Dodgers in Dodger Stadium on Oct. 2, 1977, the last day of the regular season.[2] In the sixth inning, Dusty Baker hit a home run off the Astros' J.R. Richard. It was Baker's 30th home run, making the Dodgers the first team in history to have four hitters with at least 30 home runs each in a single season. [8] As journalist Jon Mooallem tells the story:
It was a wild, triumphant moment and a good omen as the Dodgers headed to the playoffs. Burke, waiting on deck, thrust his hand enthusiastically over his head to greet his friend at the plate. Baker, not knowing what to do, smacked it. "His hand was up in the air, and he was arching way back," says Baker, "So I reached up and hit his hand. It seemed like the thing to do."[2]
This story regarding the origin of the high five can be found in the written news as early as September 1982. [9] After retiring from baseball, Burke, who was one of the first openly gay professional athletes, used the high five with other gay residents of the Castro district of San Francisco, where for many it became a symbol of gay pride and identification"
"For decades, the "conventional wisdom"[2] has been that the first high five occurred between Dusty Baker and Glenn Burke of the Los Angeles Dodgers in Dodger Stadium on Oct. 2, 1977, the last day of the regular season.[2] In the sixth inning, Dusty Baker hit a home run off the Astros' J.R. Richard. It was Baker's 30th home run, making the Dodgers the first team in history to have four hitters with at least 30 home runs each in a single season. [8] As journalist Jon Mooallem tells the story:
It was a wild, triumphant moment and a good omen as the Dodgers headed to the playoffs. Burke, waiting on deck, thrust his hand enthusiastically over his head to greet his friend at the plate. Baker, not knowing what to do, smacked it. "His hand was up in the air, and he was arching way back," says Baker, "So I reached up and hit his hand. It seemed like the thing to do."[2]
This story regarding the origin of the high five can be found in the written news as early as September 1982. [9] After retiring from baseball, Burke, who was one of the first openly gay professional athletes, used the high five with other gay residents of the Castro district of San Francisco, where for many it became a symbol of gay pride and identification"
Posted on 8/1/14 at 8:06 am to samson'sseed
exactly why i prefer butt slaps
Posted on 8/1/14 at 8:10 am to samson'sseed
No one gives OP high fives.
Posted on 8/1/14 at 8:34 am to samson'sseed
How cool would it be to be known as the creator of the high five?
Posted on 8/1/14 at 9:18 am to samson'sseed
High five is a nickname for aids. "HI V" used as "O he got that high five."
So yes, high five is gay.
So yes, high five is gay.
Posted on 8/1/14 at 9:56 am to samson'sseed
High Five is gay, but fist bump is the gay secret hand shake. means that you take it up the butt.
Posted on 8/1/14 at 10:01 am to Stacked
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No one gives OP high fives.
he's the guy at the end of the line of hi fives that gets left out
Posted on 8/1/14 at 10:38 am to samson'sseed
Will continue to high five people all the time. I'm not letting the gheys take this one from us.
Posted on 8/1/14 at 10:45 am to samson'sseed
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The High Five is Gay
But at times, the high five is appropriate. So what the frick am I to do now?
Posted on 8/1/14 at 11:45 am to samson'sseed
Hopping chest bumps are my personal preference.
It's not gheyy at all ....
It's not gheyy at all ....
Posted on 8/1/14 at 1:27 pm to scrooster
Actually chest bumping is silly as is jumping and banging each other. Act like you made a good play before. I high five low five whatever is acceptable but funky funky handshakes go away.
You win the game celebrate but every play c'mon. Can a guy shoot a foul shot without a high five?
You win the game celebrate but every play c'mon. Can a guy shoot a foul shot without a high five?
This post was edited on 8/1/14 at 1:29 pm
Posted on 8/1/14 at 1:54 pm to JEAUXBLEAUX
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You win the game celebrate but every play c'mon. Can a guy shoot a foul shot without a high five?
This is when basketball got the ghey.
Posted on 8/1/14 at 5:43 pm to JEAUXBLEAUX
GET OFF MY LAWN!
This post was edited on 8/1/14 at 5:44 pm
Posted on 8/1/14 at 7:54 pm to UMRealist
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How cool would it be to be known as the creator of the high five?
A lot better than being remembered as a shitty manager who didn't know how to assemble a line up (I decided to marry a Cincinnati girl and carry a bit of resentment for having to watch Reds games while Dusty Baker managed)
Posted on 8/2/14 at 9:07 am to NYCAuburn
I'd rather get left out than be gay.
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