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LA - 2006-01-01 22:37:12
Since people (men and women) tend to talk to my breasts I've gotten very good at catching their eyes and bringing them up to my face level. I really hate when people talk to the boobs. Also when you're a towering freak like me that's ALL some folk do is stare. Again, I connect with them via eye contact. Okay, a harsh glare, like, "Hello? REAL person here. You're being rude." But still, there's none of that invisible thing going on. I can't even imagine bopping through my public life without eye contact. Thanks for your perspective. Gives me something to mull over. ~LA
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GoingLoopy - 2006-01-02 00:29:03
I do make eye contact...a lot. However, one should be cautious with this. Due to the lack of eye contact in today's culture, when you actually look at someone, they tend to think it means that you want to hear their whole life story. Which, sadly, is usually not very interesting. Perhaps you should investigate the red hat, or a scarf...then, people comment on the accessory and don't have time to get involved in how the world done them wrong. Happy new year, and may you have many massages in 2006...even maybe some *ahem* which are not designed to relieve pain. ;)
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Smed - 2006-01-02 00:42:06
If you don't make eye contact with me how can you get my various stares - from seduction, to peril, to panic, to indignation, to hope, and finally, to innocence. Because that's what I am - an innocent.
(Heh!)
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onewetleg - 2006-01-02 02:48:47
thanks for your email last night, sorry my response was so long winded and pointless. eye contact is over rated. I'm glad i work online.
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Holly - 2006-01-02 07:48:58
I'm sure my perpesctive is a little different living here out on the prairie, but around here not making eye contact tends to get you labeled as shy or stuck up. All the times I worked retail I usually managed to make eye contact with most of my customers. I did have a some rude customers, as rude people live everywhere, but out here people tend to sometimes (often) go the opposite direction to where complete strangers talk to you like you've known each other for years, leaving me wondering "Should I know you??". Than again, I live in a state, where it isn't abnormal for complete strangers to wave at each other.
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Nanc' - 2006-01-02 09:01:05
Being retired military, I've been ma'amed since I was in my 20s. You wouldn't want her to call you,"miss" would you? I've always figured as long as no one calls me skuzzy bitch, I don't care.
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Scotvalkyrie - 2006-01-02 09:25:43
Having grown up in the south, I automatically ma'am and sir everybody. I also was a military kid, so when I respond to someone calling my name, it's usually "Ma'am?" or "Sir?" My other oddity is to call senior citizens "Miss First Name" or "Mr. First Name." When I met my Hubster's grandmother for the first time, I called her "Miss Joyce" because I wanted to be respectful. Now everyone calls her that. I did use to work in retail and I did once get dressed down by a customer for calling him sir, so I responded, "But sir, I don't know your first name, sir, so I can't call you that, sir, so I have to call you Sir, sir." I think he walked out.
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warcrygirl - 2006-01-02 11:34:16
Maybe her new year's resolution was to help little old ladies across the street and she found you instead. Okay, that so didn't come out right. I raise a glass of The Nog to you and your Wittyness!
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mpeacock - 2006-01-02 11:45:24
Sometimes too much eye contact weirds people out. I am just getting used to the ma'am thing too because they teach that as respect in my son's taekwondo class. At first I didn't like it, now I want it.
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barbelle - 2006-01-02 13:18:24
Your New Year's Res. is a good one! We also did the Ma'am and Sir thing in taekwondo so I never take offense from it. For this year (my best Resolution ever!) is to do a drawing each day! Even if it's a little teeny cartoon. Of course I have to do the lose weight thing also... Good year Witty, Guardcat, and All!!
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Poolagirl - 2006-01-02 13:26:21
I use my "Death Ray Eye Contact Glaring Moment" when I want grocery checkers to get their e-coli under control. Sometimes, it works. It's almost our birthday!
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Phil - 2006-01-02 19:51:32
You're lucky, my masseuse just asks me if I want a special.
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DaisySmiles - 2006-01-02 23:21:19
I really like the idea of writing down all the big events that happened that year. Maybe I will start doing that! I am going to have to check back to see if there are any updates about the “psychic reading.” Regardless, I think it is a good omen.
Child- innocence and carefree attitude
Hill- success
Red- understanding, passionate attitude
Wind- life force, energy
Laughing- joy, release
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Halo Askew - 2006-01-03 18:38:11
Ohhhh...one of my pet peeves is businesses who don't send obviously sick/infectious employees home (or won't let them take a sick day because Joey's on vacation and Annie's running late or what-the-hell ever). I would rather wait in a longer line at Taco Bell or the grocery store than have some chick cough all over everything and get 100 people sick during her 8 hour shift. Plus, isn't a basic fact that when you're sick, you're not in a good mood? Not exactly customer-friendly. You should email the store and rip 'em a new one!
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Zon - 2006-01-05 14:42:14
Sick people should stay the fuck home. Oops, sorry for cussing. But you are right, and screw her if she got offended because you didn't want her nasty spit and snot in your lungs. Eye contact here, however, will get you glared at. People here don't like to be looked at. They work for the government. They're afraid you'll find out how corrupt they are.
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