michigan handshake

[George S. Cole]

At the following site is a tiny bit more info on the topic.
http://www.poconorecord.com/1998/lifestyl/tdo32842.htm

"Dear Ann Landers:
     What is a 'Michigan handshake'? You've used that expression before,
and I missed the explanation. Please let me know what it means.
     An Inquiring Mind in Grand Rapids, Mich.

 Dear Inquiring Mind:
     A Michigan handshake is a firm grasp that means 'Goodbye, adios,
it's all over.' I first heard this phrase applied to the losing
candidate when G. Mennen 'Soapy' Williams was elected governor of
Michigan. I don't know who originated it."

George S. Cole   gscole at ark.ship.edu
Shippensburg University