Friday Flashback: The Wink and the Gun

An embarassing memory from my formative years...

by Sam O'Neal

I just read Reid Smith's post again on The Perfect Welcome, and I had a weird flashback. (If you haven't read Reid's post, you'll want to do that before continuing here).

Anyway, I was thinking about greeting people and I remembered that, back in high school, I went through a phrase where I constantly used "the wink and the gun" to say hello to people.

If you aren't familiar with "the wink and the gun," this guy does a pretty good demonstration:

I usually went with the "single hand" version, but you get the idea. Whenever I saw someone coming down the hall at school or church, or even at home, I always broke out the wink and the gun. It was some kind of weird, juvenile instinct. And now I look back and I think people must have busted out laughing as soon as I walked away. Oh well.

What about you? What are some other gestures or habits that might not work very well when it comes to greeting people in your small group?