Monday, February 24, 2020

A Few Words

I am known as a man of few words.

So I thought I'd share some of them with you.

The most common are: yes; no; maybe; perhaps; hmmm.

Then  there are the positives: wonderful; great; good idea; let's do it; great shot (never tell a golfer he hit a terrible shot--he knows).

The negatives: No way; don't do (say) that; not me; you sure about that; I'm out.

Indecisive: I don't know; let me think about that; that's interesting; hmmm (all purpose).

Challenging: Where'd you get that idea? Who says? You're kidding! No way; humph  (used with a disparagng sneer)

You can see right away that most of these utterances are potential conversation snuffers, hence my reputation.

The truth is, its my experience most people are more interested in what THEY have to say than anything I (you) might offer.

Comments, anyone?