Going for a high five is Schoolmistress 2a risky business at the best of times.

Best case scenario: you end up pulling it off and look moderately cool.

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The worst case scenario? Probably this:

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That's UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn attempting to high five Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry during Thursday night's general election results. As you can see, it didn't quite go as planned.

Still: after how unexpectedly well Corbyn's done in the election itself, we doubt this will haunt him too much.


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