2001 March 13, Zekhen [username], “Re: Hand Shandys”, in alt.atheism[1] (Usenet):
Indulge in a bit of Hand Solo
2002 May 13, Dave Lear, “Re: For the blokes”, in uk.people.silversurfers[2] (Usenet):
> The official Star Wars site tends to get very busy, so here's a > screen grab of Queen Amidala, in a crop top. > > [URL redacted] > > www.starwars.com if you have the time. > > Apologies to the ladies.
You're encouraging Hand Solos all over the world, Ray.
2005, Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nightdress, Penguin (2005), →ISBN, unnumbered page:
I'd a Hand Solo this afternoon and another one, like, fifteen minutes ago and now I'm totally wankrupt.
2005 June 2, Little Johnny Howard, “Re: Good on Australia”, in aus.general[3] (Usenet):
> Hand Salo, flies the "Millennium Falcon".
Meanwhile, you frequently have a hand solo, Seamen.
2006, Dominic Lavin, Last Seen in Bangkok, Lulu.com (2006), →ISBN, page 46:
Now it was four degrees C, the clouds were dark and the only satisfaction he could hope for was a hand solo over some bird in the Sunday Sport.
2007 September 18, The Kez That Is Called Kez [username], “Re: tanya!”, in alt.support.depression[4] (Usenet):
I had a mate who said he couldn't "finish the job" when he went Hand Solo, and he was on Rispiridol.
