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Epic High-Fives for Slappiest National Holiday

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Nothing beats a classic high five when it comes to celebrating awesome moments in life. There’s no better way to celebrate National High Five Day than with a plethora of the best damn high fives in history. Happy Fiving my Broke-Ass Bitches!

“I feel the need. The need for speed.” Oh, the iconic Goose & Maverick high five still gives me the ‘feels’.  This one so goes down in history as one epic high five.

NeedForSpeed

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Or the Breakfast Club high five to the face that taught us all to give zero fucks…

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“The Hulk High Five”. Yep. Thank you to the Japanese artist who had nothing better to do than create this sweet little meme. “Arigato, Mr. Roboto”.

 

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This random 70’s style high five that I’m pretty sure was in some sort of text book at school. You know you tried to do it with your best friend all the time.

Courtesy The Piphany

Courtesy The Piphany

The quintessential high five that only you and your ‘person’ understand. Thank you, Shonda Rhimes. For reminding us that soul mates aren’t always the opposite sex.

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Courtesy Tumblr

Let’s not forget about the fact that the current White House run on fucking high fives. You go Mr. President and Mr. Vice President. You go!

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Or the fact that President Obama is just so dang cool he high five’d a baby.

President Barack Obama greets people on the tarmac as he steps off of Air Force One as he arrives at at Buckley Air Force Base, Tuesday, April 24, 2012, in Aurora, Colo. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Then there’s that time Saved By The Bell taught us the group high five. You and your friends totally wanted to be just as Saturday morning after cartoon cool.

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Or that time Joe Montana went up for a high five after winning his third Super Bowl. Forget those judgey judges on Dancing With The Stars, Joe. We still love you–all for the epic high fives.

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Courtesy NY Daily News

Don’t know about you, but I can’t stop laughing about the plethora of times poor lil’ Tom Brady couldn’t get no high five. No really. Google it. It’s hilarious! (PS. My Editor is a Pats fan….and this still made the cut!)

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Courtesy Funny or Die

Oh, then there’s the time that Todd finally got a high five. The miracle high five that brought a patient back to life on Scrubs!

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Courtesy Imgur

Bet you didn’t know Ted from Scrubs is so cool he gets double high fives in real life. Yes, he sings in a quartet called The Blanks. Comedy Genius gets all the high fives.

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Courtesy Buzzfeed

How about the iconic reason Will Smith is “so very Fresh Prince” high five. “You know what I’m sayin’?”

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Courtesy Tumblr

Or the DJ Jazzy Jeff just don’t give a fuck high five. There’s no need to argue. “Parents Just Don’t Understand“.

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Courtesy SD Nation

As if we couldn’t love Kate anymore. The Duchess of Cambridge even gives royal high fives!

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Courtesy of The Sun

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler told Hollywood to ‘suck it’ with one killer girl power high five at The Golden Globes.

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Courtesy E Entertainment

The high five was brought to a whole new level on How I Met Your Mother. Thanks to Barney Stinson and his self-five, angry self-five, mental self-five, phone five…while some of you may have a massive love for all of these glorious high fives…

Courtesy Giphy

Courtesy Giphy

Nothing, and I mean NOTHING, really beats the “FIRST” high five in history when Dusty Baker hit his 30th home run and Glenn Burke brought it in to show some Dodgers team spirit! As Burke said,

“You think about the feeling you get when you give someone the high five. I had that feeling before everybody else.”

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