Has anybody else found some way of interfacing with the world that produced better than the normal results (or non-results)?

Like when making a business call and you have to leave a message with somebody else for your intended party. I ALWAYS end my call by asking “…and WHO did I leave this message with?” ……………………. You can always hear the momentary pause before they give you their name. They can SEE you writing it down! (whether you do or not) I just seems to help get the message DELIVERED.

When I was doing some business traveling and just looking for a clean, cheap crash pad, I found the way I asked for a wake-up call made a difference. In the little places that didn’t have automated phone systems, I would ask for “zero six hundred” instead of just 6 o’clock. It seemed to not only make certain I was called, (which didn’t happen a couple times before ) it made them VERY prompt. LOL I don’t know why using the 24-hour system [which is NOT “military time”, a separate subject that I’ll be happy to talk to anybody about ] changes their attitude and treatment, but it does!

What “triggers” or “spins” do you use to cause the world to react differently?

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I always try to leave the impression that I may be a little crazier than the person I'm dealing with...tend to get a little extra TLC that way...

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Plug me into somethin'

If the theory does not conform to the facts, then the facts must be discarded.

No good deed ever goes unpunished

Never argue with an idiot. He'll drag you down to his level, & beat you with experience.

I challenge them with humour.

Scares the shit out of them.

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Calm, quiet, smooth, devastating

I drop my trousers and quiver my lips like I'm going to cry. Works EVERYTIME!

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"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."
- Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

"God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh."
- Voltaire (1694-1778)

"I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them."
- Ian L. Fleming (1908-1964)

I make a joke at least once during any particular conversation. (^5 to Oldfart!)

It seems to lighten the mood of a business conversation and it also seems to leave an impression.......usually hard to forget someone who makes you smile or laugh!

Also.........Momma always told me......"Kill em with kindness"! She was a smart woman! So if the situation get's ugly......for whatever reason.........I compliment the person in some way.......ie: "Well this has been an interesting conversation.......you've been very helpful ________", ( always state their name!)

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Minds are like parachutes. They only work when they are open.

~Thomas Dewar~