http://scruss.com/blog/2008/03/04/mr-bighands-fears-clamminess/ "I want to be a loony ... it's quite an important thing" - Graham Chapman Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:45:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://scruss.com/blog/2008/03/04/mr-bighands-fears-clamminess/#comment-93973 Harry Sat, 08 Mar 2008 01:51:17 +0000 http://scruss.com/blog/2008/03/04/mr-bighands-fears-clamminess/#comment-93973 I heard recently that J Edgar Hoover used to expect his agents to carry two handkerchiefs, one to wear spiffily in the jacket top pocket, and one to be used to wipe the hand used to shake that of the Director. Natural enough reaction you might think, but this was *before* the handshake. He had a horror of clamminess. H./ I heard recently that J Edgar Hoover used to expect his agents to carry two handkerchiefs, one to wear spiffily in the jacket top pocket, and one to be used to wipe the hand used to shake that of the Director. Natural enough reaction you might think, but this was *before* the handshake. He had a horror of clamminess.
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