# Using the secret handshake/distress signal

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-the-secret-handshake-distress-signal/734708>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 15, 2015, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-the-secret-handshake-distress-signal/734708 "2015-10-15T08:50:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2015, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-the-secret-handshake-distress-signal/734708/21 "2015-10-16T19:47:26Z")

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> [@TriPolar](#):
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> There’s a secret handshake I use to get better service from a maître d.

I wish folks would use that secret handshake with IT guys.

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