How To: "High Five"

1) When two people are enthused by one another, often, the urge to connect hands in a slapping motion occurs.
2) Do not fight this urge.*
3) Lock eyes
4) With a wild grin***, raise preferred hand****
5) If you are a lefty**** and your "high five" partner is not, the following steps will be quite tricky.
6)With extra care, swing your arm/hand towards theirs in unison with your partner. Across the body is most natural.
7) Connect hands in a loud slapping motion.******
8) Grin wildly with all of your teeth. Attempting to be a Ho Fo Sho at this point is UNACCEPTABLE (refer: "How To: Be a Ho Fo Sho")*******
9) Info: "High Five" is a term for the traditional way to slap hands in unison due to enthusiastic measures. You may also upgrade the status of your "High Five" by adding steps/dance moves/words/sneezes/movie quotes into your "High Five" routine. However, in doing so, you must find a different name for your slapping of hands ritual (ex. "High Fifteen" etc.). Also, your "hand slap-ee" must be aware of the additions to the routine. Otherwise, awkwardness will ensue.


*Fighting the urge will result in catastrophic** awkwardness.
**not dogastropic/dawgastrophic or kittycatastrophic. Using any of these words will result in confusion by all.
***A cheer is occasionally acceptable at this point
****knuckles of fingers aligned with eyeline, palm facing High Five-ee, arm and hand slightly ahead of body is most common. This is the universal action/symbol that you "want to "HIGH FIVE!"
*****Someone who goes against nature and uses their left hand for activities
******"Were we successful?"- If others in the room turn to watch or view the aftermath due to the large slapping noise, or cheer, or exclaim "get down! someone has a gun!", or asks you out on a date, or asks you to leave because your rowdiness is off the charts; you have then successfully "high five"'d.
*******Laughter is now permitted