[CAUT] I am a genius.

[michelle stranges]

Bllwaa!!!!

Skolnik you boob!

:)

Thanx for that *great* letter.
How are you?

On Friday I did have one of my seriously main "stop-n-chat" fellows open up 
the VERY locked door and walk right in the room I was tuning in.
I couldn't BELIEVE it.

:F

Turns out he was unplugging stuff for the power outage and had to go around 
to all the rooms and do so.

Since he had come in I "figured" (HOPED) it might be something OTHER than 
telling me what was on sale at the grocery this week- and so my immediate 
reaction upon him walking in was to say "Hello"... (well- internally I 
said- "O-hell"...)


But get this...




You know what he did after I said "hello"????



HE GAVE ME THE "HAND"...

You know....

I say "hello" and his hand goes up to completely shush ********* mE 
**********.


So... yes- I think I'll stick with my game plan as it stands because it 
worked EXACTLY as I wanted it to.

You'll have to find the "Curb Your Enthusiasm" episode..  it's when Larry 
was walking down the sidewalk and a guy who knows Larry stops and greets 
him and well... YOU KNOW.
Larry called it the "stop-n-chat"..

Believe me  Dave- there's PLENTY of other references from "Curb" which 
would have been WAYYYYYY more fun to use- but I might hear from the dean 
instead..

:)
Hope you're well and in good spirits!!!

MIchelle



--On Saturday, August 13, 2005 5:07 AM -0400 David Skolnik 
<davidskolnik@optonline.net> wrote:

> Now there Missy -
>
> Let's just assume the genius part and go on from there.  I don't remember
> the particular "Curb..." episode of what you speaking, but it's a worthy
> source, though I'm not sure how well its sensibilities travel inwards
> from the coasts.
>
> About that sign.  Your concern about people coming in to comment on the
> sign is probably accurate.  Two other considerations come to my distorted
> mind. 1) Skull & Crossbones may work, temporarily, but sooner or later
> your going to have to show them you really are of the pirate persuasion.
> 2) If it does work, it detours, deters, deflects, derails, deprives you
> of the opportunity to work on your jerk-free interpersonal interactions.
>
> (An alternative approach might be to wear dark sunglasses and headphones
> (not connected to anything, unless you're really just crankn' them out)
>
> Or maybe try..."I don't mean to be a jerk, but I gotta get these  (your
> off-color noun here) done."
>
> And besides...about occasionally being a jerk...(borrowing a Seinfeldian
> expression),  "Not that there's anything WRONG with that"!
>
> Why be one person when you can be many?
>
> I remain confident that your genius-ness will prevail in this matter.
>
>
> The Dave
>
> Oh yes, reason #3 - If the sign is as good as I know you can do, they're
> gonna steal them. I would.
>
>
>
>
> At 11:22 AM 8/12/2005 -0400, you wrote:
>
>
> Yes.
>
> It's true.
>
> Listen to THIS.
>
> As we all know this is a very busy time for us, getting ready for the
> school year to start and we're tuning fools right now.
>
> I don't know about *you* folks- but I have this "problem".
>
> I uh..... have a rather relaxed personality when it comes to talking with
> just about anyone and well.. this (must) ALWAYS gives the impression that
> I'm game for this opportunity ALL THE TIME.
>
> (This is something I need to work on without being a jerk- you know??)
>
> SO-
>
> Today I came up with complete brilliance.
> Feel free to use it.
>
> I stole a line from one of my most favorite TV shows- "Curb Your
> Enthusiasm" and made up a sign to hang on *any* door of *any* room I am
> in, that will detour the hopefull ones from HANGING OUT WITH ME and
> talking about crap I don't even care about.
>
> (and no matter how many "Welp"'s I say they DON'T LEAVE. Sometimes it's
> going on half hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
>
> :F
>
> Here's my sign.
>
>
>
> NO "STOP-N-CHAT"
> I GOTTA WORK.
>
>
> (then- I put a scull and crossbones below this statement.)
>
> I'm going to use it today for the first time.
>
> HOPEfully this won't invite the hopefull's in to comment on *that*, being
> that it's rather funny, to only THEN start in with what they're up to
> these days.
>
> :)
>
> A concerned citizen
>
>
>
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