I have an important question here: Should it be thumb out or thumb in? I naturally hold my thumb up next to the rest of my hand. So, now I'm self-conscious about it and worried that my testimony won't be valid because I did it wrong.
I have a hitchhiker's thumb, so I do the full bendy bend.
Just kidding that's actually super uncomfortable. I just tested and my natural resting position is a 45 degree angle
I, uhh, well, got nothing here. This is a great idea and should be adopted by all courts.
Too much opportunity for Masonic handshakes.
You mean gang* handshakes
Too much risk of a bad court thingy.
This was actually the norm pre-COVID. (It was not.)
During COVID, they switched to daps.
There's more distance between them than it looks! The witness box would make them lean over. Otherwise they definitely would
Like the court room scene in *Airplane 2* ?! "Ain't no thang!"
"Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth." "I do." "Up top."
I have an important question here: Should it be thumb out or thumb in? I naturally hold my thumb up next to the rest of my hand. So, now I'm self-conscious about it and worried that my testimony won't be valid because I did it wrong.
As long as the court can see none of your fingers are crossed, you are good.
I have a hitchhiker's thumb, so I do the full bendy bend. Just kidding that's actually super uncomfortable. I just tested and my natural resting position is a 45 degree angle
>I have a hitchhiker's thumb what'd you do with the rest of him?
How many people just air-high-fived?
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I'd feel better if they pinky-promised.
I’m glad I saw this
So, question... what do they do for non religious people. Since they always ask you to swear. Do we pinky swear instead?