disavowed
January 10th, 2007, 01:00
This is so totally off topic (hence the reason I'm posting in this part of the forum)...
So I've recently started frequenting another web board that focuses on reverse engineering interpersonal human relationships. This was posted there recently (details changed to protect the innocent) and I thought you guys might enjoy it --
Alice:
Incidentally, Bob and I went to Burger King the other day. I mentioned that if you tell someone that they can get better at something, it doesn’t matter what it is, they will try it. Bob went up to Burger King, and ordered 3 ice creams. He instructed the lady to try and make each one bigger than the last one. The third ice-cream came out a foot tall, and she did it right in front of her manager. I think he helped. Bob rules, and so does free extra ice-cream.
Bob:
Damn it I was going to make a post on this first. http://forums.seattlelair.org/smiles/icon_mad.gif lol
Alice was telling me if you challenge people they usually accept it. She told me how she used the words "challenge yourself" to get a really tall 99cent ice cream about a foot tall. This was a very interesting embedded command "challenge yourself". Actually its not even an embedded command just a command! I didn't think of it much at the time, but later realize that this one is pretty damn powerful!
So we were at the food court right infront of Burger King and Alice says you should give it a try. I couldn't resist this and went up to the employee. http://forums.seattlelair.org/smiles/icon_cool.gif
Me: I would like 3 ice cream cones.... the 99cent ones.
Employee: that will be ........
#finish making the first one.
Me: Challenge yourself (pause) make the tallest one you ever have.
#second one is done a bit taller.
Me: how do you say challenge yourself in Spanish?
Employee: desafío usted mismo
#laughs
#yes I tooked up that translation for accuracy sake!
Me: desafío usted mismo
#the third one comes out about 3 times taller than the first one.
See picture below:
http://www.woodmann.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1548&stc=1&d=1168408777
So I've recently started frequenting another web board that focuses on reverse engineering interpersonal human relationships. This was posted there recently (details changed to protect the innocent) and I thought you guys might enjoy it --
Alice:
Incidentally, Bob and I went to Burger King the other day. I mentioned that if you tell someone that they can get better at something, it doesn’t matter what it is, they will try it. Bob went up to Burger King, and ordered 3 ice creams. He instructed the lady to try and make each one bigger than the last one. The third ice-cream came out a foot tall, and she did it right in front of her manager. I think he helped. Bob rules, and so does free extra ice-cream.
Bob:
Damn it I was going to make a post on this first. http://forums.seattlelair.org/smiles/icon_mad.gif lol
Alice was telling me if you challenge people they usually accept it. She told me how she used the words "challenge yourself" to get a really tall 99cent ice cream about a foot tall. This was a very interesting embedded command "challenge yourself". Actually its not even an embedded command just a command! I didn't think of it much at the time, but later realize that this one is pretty damn powerful!
So we were at the food court right infront of Burger King and Alice says you should give it a try. I couldn't resist this and went up to the employee. http://forums.seattlelair.org/smiles/icon_cool.gif
Me: I would like 3 ice cream cones.... the 99cent ones.
Employee: that will be ........
#finish making the first one.
Me: Challenge yourself (pause) make the tallest one you ever have.
#second one is done a bit taller.
Me: how do you say challenge yourself in Spanish?
Employee: desafío usted mismo
#laughs
#yes I tooked up that translation for accuracy sake!
Me: desafío usted mismo
#the third one comes out about 3 times taller than the first one.
See picture below:
http://www.woodmann.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1548&stc=1&d=1168408777