"Please Extend Your Hand In Blessing..."

It happened today at Mass, during the Blessing of the Advent Wreath. Father invited the congregation to extend their hand in blessing as he read the prayer.

I don't know about you, but I believe that this expression of our universal priesthood - which is the reason that's given for such tomfoolery - is inappropriate. Not to mention awkward looking and uncomfortable. I mean, I know that the look they're going for is akin to this:


But to me, it only reminds me of this:


Know what I mean?