"Don Foreman" wrote in message
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On Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:29:38 -0500, Ignoramus22435
wrote:

I am just wondering about something. I know some people who do not
work physically, and do not train, but who have vise-like hand
grip. And yet some other people have a very weak grip. What would make
some people so much stronger.

i

It could be gentle deference. Just because you can painfully crush
another man's hand in greeting doesn't mean you should. I regard that
as a dirty trick. I am not at all averse to dirty tricks when
appropriate but there are times when more civil restraint is
tactically advantageous.

Some boors can't resist this form of macho crap, including some in
pinstripes. I had a CEO pull that on me. Bad form to break his hand
since I was his subordinate, so I managed to escape without injury to
either of us. He didn't do that again with me.

He respected my contributions, I respected his leadership, it was a
brainfart on his part I found easy to forgive. Jungle law is
operative on mahogany row and Wall Street.

Like Don, I've had a couple of management types pull that **** on me. Big
mistake, I farm with hand tools for a living.

Karl