Chain Yanking
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:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: Thanks for a good belly laugh! I'll have to try that one sometime soon...:-D "If it's Snowbird season, why can't we shoot them?" - Overheard in a bar in Bullhead City
I think they have to be desperate and well tanked to fall for that - I tried it a few times and that Aldershot moron was they only one who didn't realise he was giving me his pint for half-price before I started drinking ;) An easier one to get away with, one that works almost every time for me, with people who haven't seen it before is to put a cap or hat over someone's drink (this works better with shots or else you need a big hat to do it with pints ;) ) then bet them their drink against yours that you can drain their glass without touching the hat. They will invariably ask for many details about what you intend to do, wanting to know all the rules and when you eventually assure them that you plan to drink their glass dry, without ever touching the hat and that if you do touch the hat at all before their glass is empty they win your drink they will usually agree to the bet. When they do, get under the table and make a few glugging noises then come out sit back with a contented look on your face and make some non-commital comment like "Hmm .. I love vodka" (or whatever their drink was) They will pick up the hat to see their glass is really empty. That's when you pick up the glass and drink it down ... without ever touching the hat. ;) Steve T
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I think they have to be desperate and well tanked to fall for that - I tried it a few times and that Aldershot moron was they only one who didn't realise he was giving me his pint for half-price before I started drinking ;) An easier one to get away with, one that works almost every time for me, with people who haven't seen it before is to put a cap or hat over someone's drink (this works better with shots or else you need a big hat to do it with pints ;) ) then bet them their drink against yours that you can drain their glass without touching the hat. They will invariably ask for many details about what you intend to do, wanting to know all the rules and when you eventually assure them that you plan to drink their glass dry, without ever touching the hat and that if you do touch the hat at all before their glass is empty they win your drink they will usually agree to the bet. When they do, get under the table and make a few glugging noises then come out sit back with a contented look on your face and make some non-commital comment like "Hmm .. I love vodka" (or whatever their drink was) They will pick up the hat to see their glass is really empty. That's when you pick up the glass and drink it down ... without ever touching the hat. ;) Steve T
Brilliant!:-D "If it's Snowbird season, why can't we shoot them?" - Overheard in a bar in Bullhead City
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Have you ever just felt like yanking someone's chain for the heck of it? Tonight an Australian acquaintance of mine walked in and said, "G'day, mate." The fellow next to him asked, "Where are you from?" He answered, "Redondo Beach." The poor fool then said, "but you talk with an accent..." I couldn't help myself - having overheard the conversation I just had to say, "I'm from Redondo Beach meself, mate, and 'e doesn't 'ave any accent that I can 'ear." I said that in my best Aussie accent, of course. After a bit of futile struggling to catch us out on the accent the poor sod finally left, giving the bartender some relief. Paul kept talking in his normal voice, and I did my best to mimic him - albeit badly - but the idiot couldn't tell the difference. I managed, I think, to convince him that we all talk that way in Redondo Beach, CA. I haven't been there in 15 years, so it took a bit of effort to say that with a straight face. His parting look of total befuddlement was worth the effort; it's not often that I get the opportunity to completely flummox a moron. For what it's worth, no, nobody in Redondo Beach talks like an Aussie, unless he/she happens to be visiting from down under. They all talk like Valley Girls there, but tonight's victim of opportunity will never learn that. It was fun, and I'm a wee bit ashamed of myself, but not too much. Do you ever indulge in the low sport of moron-baiting? Describe some of your best efforts.;P "If it's Snowbird season, why can't we shoot them?" - Overheard in a bar in Bullhead City
This incident wasn't so much chain yanking, but a bit poignant. A buddy and I were traveling in Mexico on our motorcycles back in the late 70's. We stopped for breakfast at a little roadside cafe one morning and a little girl, maybe 10 or 12 years old came out to wait on us. She was really cute and we had fun talking with her in Spanish (speaking a foreign language with children is really educational for everyone involved). At one point in the conversation, my buddy pulled out some postcards that we'd bought for souveniers and showed them to her. I remarked that one in particular was a really nice one. On the spur of the moment, I started bartering with my buddy for the postcard. We feigned a negotiation and finally settled on a price of 50 pesos, which was at the time maybe 30 or 40 US dollars. I give him a 50 peso bill, he gave me the postcard, and I handed the postcard to the little girl. Her eyes got as big as saucers. She took the postcard and looked at me like I was the nicest gringo she'd ever seen (which may have been true). After we finished our breakfast, her mother who was cooking in the back came out to thank us for the nice present to her daughter. I still remember looking back as we pulled away on our bikes, both of them standing in the doorway waving goodbye to us. I think we made their day. It certianly was one unforgettable day in my life. QRZ? de WAØTTN
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This incident wasn't so much chain yanking, but a bit poignant. A buddy and I were traveling in Mexico on our motorcycles back in the late 70's. We stopped for breakfast at a little roadside cafe one morning and a little girl, maybe 10 or 12 years old came out to wait on us. She was really cute and we had fun talking with her in Spanish (speaking a foreign language with children is really educational for everyone involved). At one point in the conversation, my buddy pulled out some postcards that we'd bought for souveniers and showed them to her. I remarked that one in particular was a really nice one. On the spur of the moment, I started bartering with my buddy for the postcard. We feigned a negotiation and finally settled on a price of 50 pesos, which was at the time maybe 30 or 40 US dollars. I give him a 50 peso bill, he gave me the postcard, and I handed the postcard to the little girl. Her eyes got as big as saucers. She took the postcard and looked at me like I was the nicest gringo she'd ever seen (which may have been true). After we finished our breakfast, her mother who was cooking in the back came out to thank us for the nice present to her daughter. I still remember looking back as we pulled away on our bikes, both of them standing in the doorway waving goodbye to us. I think we made their day. It certianly was one unforgettable day in my life. QRZ? de WAØTTN
:) I've heard that time spent in the company of children Allah does not subtract from one's days. Well done!:-D "If it's Snowbird season, why can't we shoot them?" - Overheard in a bar in Bullhead City