Hanky Code

Is the Hanky code a real thing? How do men hook up with each other in a public place like Home Depot for example?

 

Apparently, the hanky code is trying to make a comeback from its heyday in the 1970s (and before that) but are guys hooking up in public places? I wouldn't doubt it; I'd say that, certainly, if you're flagging the right hanky, someone just might approach you and if y'all can agree on something, that'll also include where are going to go to do whatever your hanky said you're into? From what I could read, the color of the hanky is important and also where (in your back pocket) you put the hanky so perhaps the first thing you should do if you're interested is to do some reading about hankies and their meanings before you go flagging or looking for someone who is flagging...

 

Here's one of many sites dealing with the Hanky Code. It even gives a bit of history as well as showing the colors and what they mean/meant/etc.

Hanky Code Introduction — ONYX NY NORTHEAST

 

I had some time to think about this - I was wondering if I'd ever noticed guys flagging via this hanky code - and I came to realize that, yeah, I had seen guys with different color hankies dangling from their back pockets and... never really paid attention to it other than to think it was some stylish fad that had taken hold. And I definitely and now remember seeing this... in the 1970s and now, as I go out here and there, I'm going to be looking for guys who might be flagging...

 

Funny thing is ... I have a chronic sinus condition and have had a hanky for years I've carried in my back right pocket. Little did I know that the one I carried mostly becasue it didn't show that I'd blown my nose in it but also flagged me as a Gay Bottom.
Though I consider myself Bi, I do in fact prefer to bottom with Men.

 

I've never heard of this before but like "KDaddy" said, I will be more attentive going forward. Yes, in the late 70's and early 80's a lot of us guys had either a red or blue hankie dangling from our hip pocket but none of us considered it a signal to anyone about sex.

 

It's great there's a code set up. But that's a lot to memorize! Otherwise are you expected to walk around with some kind of reference sheet?

 

Actually you only have to remember 2 of them. Find that one that you are, and find the one you're looking for and gt those 2. If you fall into more than one category, pick the one that is MOT you and discus the rest once you've hooked up

 

That's the most confusing chart I've ever seen in my life! Doesn't make sense to me! Sorry.

 

Oh, I don't know ... makes sense to me

 

To me, the hanky code is like sagging is today... except I don't think that some guys have no idea that sagging actually means something, i.e., you and your ass are available for fucking and a behavior that originated in prisons. Makes me wonder how many of the men who sag like it's a clothing trend wind up getting hit on by guys who really knows the meaning of sagging!

I'm thinking that if one is thinking about employing the hanky code, it can be rather simple: Find the hanky(s) you want to display and the back pockets you want to use and... see what happens next. If you're looking for particular hankies, you only have to memorize the ones you're interested in (and the pockets being occupied) and... good luck and hope you can score some great sex!

 

Who is to Know about this stuff, Next, will be a secret handshake. Had to go to the home depot early Saturday morning. I had a bad cold, hanky in back pocket like always. I wondered why a couple of guys seemed particularly friendly, until they saw me blow my nose

 

I hear you; most guys have no clue the trend was created within our countries prison systems to signal their "bottom" was available.

 

Me too.

 

You missed when there was a secret handshake...

 

Was that when a guy would shake your hand and tickle your palm and wink at you?

 

Yup. First time I got the handshake; I was wondering why he was fingering my palm, and I was about to jump in his ass, but he then told me that he wanted to suck my cock... and saved himself from getting punched in the face.

He also told me that this was the secret handshake, and I honestly don't remember ever using it. Now that I'm thinking about it, my gay boyfriend shook my hand like that and I didn't get the hint because I was thinking about something else...

 

In high School, I found out it was something both Guys and Gals used. I got propositioned by just as many Female students that way as I did male students.

 

Yeah, high school girls. How to tell a guy you want him to fuck you... without telling him that you want him to fuck you. A lot of girls I knew had gay dudes as friends so that's probably where they learned the secret handshake.

 

The school I went to, everyone knew that the majority of the cheerleaders were either bi or lesbians, so they probably got it from Gay friends.