For myself (and I am just talking about myself) I am apt to give a "half-hug" to most of the people that have the "free hugs" signs. Then again the few times I see those it's usually at the university in the area.


CLARK: No. I'm just worried I'm a jinx.
JONATHAN: A jinx?
CLARK: Yeah. Let's face it, ever since she's known me, Lois's been kidnapped, frozen, pushed off buildings, almost stabbed, poisoned, buried alive and who knows what else, and it's all because of me.
-"Contact" (You're not her jinx, you're her blessing.)