Spock's Vulcan salute as greeting reportedly spreads to ...

Yep, the iconic split-finger salute that Leonard Nimoy made famous, taking inspiration from a Jewish blessing -- and which we recommended last ... BestCyberMondaydealsstillavailable COVIDvariant:Whatisomicron? JackDorseystepsdownasTwitterCEO AppleMusicAwards PS5restocktracker GoogleDoodlehonorsLotfiZadeh,fatheroffuzzylogic Spock'sVulcansaluteasgreetingreportedlyspreadstoCongress SomeStarTrekactorsalsoareonboard,butWilliamShatnerhasadifferentidea. GaelFashingbauerCooper March10,20206:18p.m.PT Mr.Spockshowshowtodeliverasanitarygreeting. CBS Forthemostup-to-datenewsandinformationaboutthecoronaviruspandemic,visittheWHOandCDCwebsites. Mr.Spock'sVulcansalutereportedlyhasmovedintothehallsofCongress.Lawmakerswereadvisedoncoronavirusrisksbyaphysicianduringaclosed-doormeetingoftheHouseDemocraticcaucusonTuesday,andonepieceofadviceisfamiliartoCNETreaders.ThephysiciantoldlawmakerstoconsiderusingSpock'sStarTrekVulcansaluteasasafealternativetohandshaking,CNNreported.Yep,theiconicsplit-fingersalutethatLeonardNimoymadefamous,takinginspirationfromaJewishblessing--andwhichwerecommendedlastweekasasanitarygreetinginthesedaysofcoronavirus--hasmadeittoCapitolHill.ThephysicianspeakingtotheHouseDemocratsreferredtothegreetingasthe"livelongandprospersign,"MinnesotaRep.DeanPhillipstoldCNN.Phillipsdidnotimmediatelyrespondtoarequestforcomment. Moreoncoronavirusprecautions Spock'sVulcansaluteshouldreplacehandshakesincoronavirusera Tito'sVodka:Pleasedon'tuseourboozeascoronavirushandsanitizer Doeshandsanitizerkillcoronavirus?Howandwhentouseit FormerStarTrekactorsseemtobedownwithit,too.GeorgeTakei,whoplayedSuluontheoriginalseries,hastweetedaboutit.ActorRobertPicardo,whoplayedTheDoctoronStarTrek:Voyager,retweetedtheCNETstoryonusingtheVulcansalute,andactorWilWheaton,whoplayedWesleyCrusheronStarTrek:TheNextGeneration,postedittoFacebook,writing,"Iamallkindsofonboardwiththis."ButWilliamShatner,whoseCaptainKirkcharacterdidtheVulcansaluteatimeortwoontheoriginalStarTrek,hasadifferentoption."Idon'tusuallyhandshake,"theactorwroteonTwitter."Sometimesfistbump." Idon’tusuallyhandshake,sometimesfist🤜🏻🤛🏻bumphttps://t.co/zHYMH5iPrz—WilliamShatner(@WilliamShatner)March8,2020 Coronavirusinpictures:Scenesfromaroundtheworld Seeallphotos +57More Close Discuss:Spock'sVulcansaluteasgreetingreportedlyspreadstoCongress Signintocomment Berespectful,keepitcivilandstayontopic.Wedeletecommentsthatviolateourpolicy,whichweencourageyoutoread.Discussionthreadscanbeclosedatanytimeatourdiscretion.