SEPT 30 Day Rule/Focus Pic & Discussion Thread

Seems he claims that he's already swimming in Voskhods. (Um, in a manner of speaking...sorry Adam for the ugly visual.)

 

We had an initial weekend that was quite chatty during the initial setup period. But, 1600 posts and 21K page views are something I never imagined, though some of this is traffic is from being placed as a sticky.

I am generally on the site for an hour around noon in Denver, then again between 22:30 and whenever I get tired. I also check in periodically if I see alerts to my cell via email alert. I post to this, SoS (SOTD), whatever GDC razor thread is current, and pipe of the day. Pipe of the day is a very small ongoing thread on The Good Life, but I have interacted with some really cool dudes on that one. It's my second thread in terms of posts. I make an effort to post a welcome to every single newbie..and if I see a newbie-initiated thread, especially late at night, that is unanswered, I will post to it (even if this means declaring ignorance and just keeping the conversation flowing.) I always scan the trending posts, and post to anything that seems interesting. Is TSD time consuming at times? Yes. Is it manageable? Yes! Worth it? Absolutely... The personalities that gather here are truly an amazing cast. On this thread, I was seeking nothing other than to initiate directed chatter at a goal of learning/teaching technique. The rest is all you guys.

 

I don't.

 

Sorry, I already told the Cartel to keep you in line. Boris and Ivan (the mean one, not the crazy one, well there's little difference really) should be arriving shortly.

 

The American thanks his Russian Comrades. Remember what we talked about, no bruises this time.

 

"Visible" bruises will be avoided.

 

He doesn't even know how lucky he is that you left Igor out of this...that dude is just nuts.

 

And people say I'm not a compassionate person. Well, ex wives say that mostly. It still counts though.

 

Umm, is it me? or did he just place the blame on all of us?

 

Et tu, Brute?

 

Yes but Voskhods are harmless, really, since they are smooth and comfortable. They just glide right off of you. Trust me. I'm still a salesman and I've moved up a step or two from used cars. That should prove my trustworthiness and inability to stretch, embellish or otherwise misrepresent the truth.

 

It's just what happens on the internet's most unhijackable thread. Since I am posting now, it's my fault. It will be your fault again soon enough...

 

I thought used car sales only required you to lie about telling the truth?

 

Yeah, what he said!

now somebody's really pushing the envelope...up a step from used cars? Never, that's where dreams are made, the open road, off to find the American dream, yes, we're on the Road to Find Out!


Ladies and germs - Cat Stevens! (aka Josuf Islam)

 

It was a bit more complicated than that. You first had to establish that the truth was, in fact, a lie, which required you to state truthfully that even when you lied you were telling the truth. This then led to the ability to gain the customer's trust since they now understood that everything you said, while a lie, was indeed the truth that was the lie. Once that trust was established you were now free to lie at will, as long as you reassured the customer that the truth was in the lie. This was usually the final step to signing the contract at which point everything changed. At that time, everything you said was a lie, BUT, you said it all truthfully and in a way that seemed trustworthy and honest. Thus, confidence in your ability to truthfully lie, or lie truthfully in some cases, leads to referrals of friends and families who are also in need of this type of dishonest approach to honesty and integrity. Does that help?

 

Just like that! It's not like car salesmen don't mean the things they say.

 

sure, sure it does...

 

Exactly. They mean every word whether they remember they ever said them or not. Kind of like a warranty on a used car.......lasts until the tires hit the street in front of the dealership.