Clicking your fingers

faceman · 01-10-2007 02:06PM #1

Im not very good at clicking my fingers. I had a science teacher in school, the timid type who could make finger clicking sound like the apocolypse. Yet he had small hands.

Can you click your fingers loud? Have you ever put it to use? Whats the secret?

c - 13 · 01-10-2007 02:09PM

I used to be able to click my left hand fingers fairly loudly, then I broke my fingers a couple of years ago and havent been able to since.

Cant click the fingers on my right hand at all, which is strange since i'm right handed.

Archeron · 01-10-2007 02:18PM

Sometimes I can do it loudly, but sometimes it just comes out sounding like a hedgehog falling into a bucket of custard.
For those times when I do need to make on the spot loud clicks and bangs, I just keep half a coconut in each pocket.

_blank_ · 01-10-2007 02:18PM

Yep, I can click fingers on both my hands, quite loudly.

It's good for attracting the attention of waiting staff and lounge people.

arseagon · 01-10-2007 02:21PM

DesF wrote:

Yep, I can click fingers on both my hands, quite loudly.

It's good for attracting the attention of waiting staff and lounge people.

I'd say you're popular when you're out?

_blank_ · 01-10-2007 02:25PM

zippy28 wrote:

I'd say you're popular when you're out?

Dog eat dog world mate.

In a busy pub/restaurant and I want something, I use all available skills to gain the attention of the staff.

If they are subsequently rude to me, I reduce the tip.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 01-10-2007 02:26PM

how do you find the quality of the urine?

whiskeyman · 01-10-2007 02:31PM

Mordeth wrote:

how do you find the quality of the urine?

are you taking the piss?

Huggles · 01-10-2007 02:32PM

c - 13 wrote:

Cant click the fingers on my right hand at all, which is strange since i'm right handed.

Exact same!

Mossy Monk · 01-10-2007 02:38PM

Mordeth wrote:

how do you find the quality of the urine?

LOL.

Zulu · 01-10-2007 02:42PM

Can click loudly with both hands. Only use it to attract the attention of a dog, or amuse a baby.

Would never and will never use to attract waiting staff.
(DesF I hope you are actually joking)

Gizzle · 01-10-2007 02:44PM

I can click my fourth, middle and forefingers on both hands. Each of them produce a different sounding click as well. Huzzah for utterly useless skills.

Rob_l · 01-10-2007 02:44PM

Zulu wrote:

Can click loudly with both hands. Only use it to attract the attention of a dog, or amuse a baby.

Would never and will never use to attract waiting staff.
(DesF I hope you are actually joking)

I once clicked my fingers at a barman to attract his attention barring-alarity soon insued

I also called a barman chap once and barring-alarity soon insued

oleras · 01-10-2007 02:45PM

DesF wrote:

Dog eat dog world mate.

In a busy pub/restaurant and I want something, I use all available skills to gain the attention of the staff.
If they are subsequently rude to me, I reduce the tip.

Gently throw your empty glass/bottle in their general direction, works every time .

oleras · 01-10-2007 02:47PM

Gizzle wrote:

I can click my fourth, middle and forefingers on both hands. Each of them produce a different sounding click as well. Huzzah for utterly useless skills.

You do know that click is only the tip of your finger striking your palm ?

bill_ashmount · 01-10-2007 02:48PM

I've never been able to do it, same with whistling properly.

_blank_ · 01-10-2007 02:50PM

bill_ashmount wrote:

I've never been able to do it, same with whistling properly.

Whistling is another good method for attracting the attention of staff in pubs/restaurants.

5starpool · 01-10-2007 02:58PM

DesF wrote:

Whistling is another good method for attracting the attention of staff in pubs/restaurants.

Oh boy, I say, boy!!!!

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My impression of foghorn leghorn attreacting waiting staff's attention.

I can't lick my fingers at all. If it want to make a loud noice with my hands I just clap usually.

Frisbee · 01-10-2007 03:06PM

I work on/off in a bar and if anyone clicks their fingers or whistles at me their getting their ass ignored all night. I am not a dog. Learn some f***ing manners

_blank_ · 01-10-2007 03:17PM

Frisbee wrote:

I work on/off in a bar and if anyone clicks their fingers or whistles at me their getting their ass ignored all night.

No tip for you then.

Somone less uptight will get my money.

Rob_l · 01-10-2007 03:25PM

DesF wrote:

No tip for you then.

Somone less uptight will get my money.

I concur slaves should been grateful to serve me

cjt156 · 01-10-2007 03:30PM

Rob_l wrote:

I concur slaves should been grateful to serve me

"Slops bucket for table four!"

Rob_l · 01-10-2007 03:31PM

cjt156 wrote:

"Slops bucket for table four!"

click click hurry up with my slop

nice1franko · 01-10-2007 03:33PM

Seriously Des, I'd cut that out if I were you.

We probably all have a story like this but, anyway...

A mate of mine used to work in a well known pub that does nice grub and he's been known to stir spit into the food of "clickers" (amongst others).

The old saying "never bite the hands that feeds you" is particularly relevant here (should we be mixing the figurative with the literal here? ah, who cares).

Frisbee · 01-10-2007 03:37PM

Please tell me thats a joke??

gimmick · 01-10-2007 03:44PM

Kudos to Des for doing what we should all be doing. Bar staff and waiting staff have it far too easy in these PC times we live in.

Terry · 01-10-2007 03:44PM

5starpool wrote:

I can't lick my fingers at all. If it want to make a loud noice with my hands I just clap usually.

Short arms?

HammerHeadGym · 01-10-2007 03:48PM

faceman wrote:

Im not very good at clicking my fingers...

Then I'm sorry to tell you, that you are not cool. Furthermore, I am going to have to ask you to hand in your cool handle and any cool posts you may have made prior to this admission.

nice1franko · 01-10-2007 03:51PM

Frisbee wrote:

Please tell me thats a joke??

No, 'fraid not.

It wasn't exactly a habit of his but, yeah, he did it a few times alright.

I've worked somewhere myself and seen the food of rude people been abused too but I'll not go into that.

bill_ashmount · 01-10-2007 04:01PM

nice1franko wrote:

No, 'fraid not.

It wasn't exactly a habit of his but, yeah, he did it a few times alright.

I've worked somewhere myself and seen the food of rude people been abused too but I'll not go into that.

I've known lads who would wipe burger buns on their ass if they didn't like a customer.

Gizzle · 01-10-2007 04:06PM

oleras wrote:

You do know that click is only the tip of your finger striking your palm ?

Well maybe it's because of the different distances between said fingers and the pad of my hand, or differing strengths of the fingers, but by Jaysus they make different noises.

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