doboprobodyne<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@AlisonCreekside" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>AlisonCreekside</span></a></span> </p><p>I'm always deeply wary of anyone that isn't the Roman Empire trying to start a new salute (or reappropriate an old one).</p><p>There are a variety of perfectly acceptable options (handshake, touching elbows, namaste) depending upon how socially distanced one wishes to be.</p><p>I wonder if there's merit in making anyone wishing to start a new salute use one from the <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/ArnoldRimmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArnoldRimmer</span></a> character in <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/RedDwarf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RedDwarf</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/comedy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comedy</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/BBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBC</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/paramilitary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paramilitary</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/brownShirts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brownShirts</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a></p>