Sorry, I was being silly... but Einstien as a Buddhist!? Now that's something worth serious consideration, haha.

Hi, I'm Ted.
practicing Communications -101.

the quest is over, jason can have the golden fleece, frodo can keep the ring, juan ponce de león can have the fountain of youth, indiana jones can deal with the arc, sir galahad can have the holy grail, in the mean time i will post patiently for my lady to find me

Hi Ted. I'm here to practice as well. I,m new to the forums & suspect I may be considered obnoxious --just a suspicion based on some of the responses or lack thereof I get to my posts and profile. If you have any tips for how I might come across as more socially acceptable, I will attempt to implement them.

Now that's just funny... you've come to a dry-well, in that regard.
I'm a social-leper... I only roam at night. Well, sorta'.
But the folks here are fairly liberal in choosing friends... I'm sure that you'll fit in just fine.
Speak your mind... and chat it up.
Have you tried posting a "howdy-do" in the new-peeps forum... always good for a laugh... but it get you covered too.
Go on... jump in... the water's fine.
Haha.
Double-dog dare ya.

I've always wondered... instead of this karma annuity I have, is there somewhere I can just trade in all of my karma points for one lump sum?!

haha. I think "speaking my mind" is where I usually go wrong...Oh well, up until the double dog dare, I could've avoided all that unpleasantness (or pleasantness--we shall see), but now I am off to take your good advice, sir, and post in the "New" forum....don't they have an "old and cynical" forum? That might be more appropriate, but I still gotta hafta cover the dreaded double dog dare base....so Cheers!

Ahh, cheers indeed to such a brave lass... it's been nice knowin' ya'!!
(I wish that I coulda backed that whole thing up with having gone though it meself... haha, never... too much attention.)

BTW Tribbs... I like that cashing in Karma points for the here-and-now as opposed to waitig for later... it's times like this when I'd bet bet ol'KarmaLady thought of it too... haha Karmal... get it?
(nevermind)

Well,I guess I oughta welcome her as though I've never known her... I'm sure she'll do fine.

hmmmmm...my thoughts on that are "he who gives lumps will get lumps, sum or otherwise" (sorry, accounting not my strong suit) I can't speak to the rate of allocation, only that it will happen somewhere, somehow....been there, lived it.

This lady is awesome...

You are quite the sport... you did well too.
I'm impressed by your forth-rightness and playfulness.

(and now now I'm gushing... I choose to shut-up now. haha.)
Welcome to Mingle, again.

Just remember, kids...

When you do things right, people wont be sure you've done anything at all.

Wanna go for a beer sometime? :) lol

Does that mean if we communicate well, people won't be sure of what we said?

Awwwwwwww..........

A beer and a shot?

Well, I've heard first impressions make or break a person, so... be unique. Throw all the quintessential communication methods you thought you knew away.

Be original, or be boring.

Which of the above would you rather converse with?!

Well, I've been honing "boring" for the last 50 years or so... but I entered the thread thinking that I might learn new ways of miscommunicating... now, I'm feeling kinda stuck.

Mebbe the beer &a shot is the better way to go?

Boring people don't pretend to be Oscar Wilde.

That's very imaginative. Not something I'd expect from a self-appointed bore.

And on a side note - Yes, I think a few drinks are a good way to "loosen up" so to speak. But... (there's always a butt, right?) a lot of women are jaded by men who drink, so play that card wisely.

Haha, just a little commercial here... Tribbles is a fuggin Genius here... and sees multiple aspects clearly, all at the same time...

Still, I ain't playin'... cards or anything else.
Correcting/manipulating first-impressions imply pretense... a miscommunication, eh? Intended perhaps, no?
Just not my style... but your advice makes a lot of sense just the same.
Tough call for me...

I'll drink to that ! (What you both said) (too late, jaded already) It doesn't pay to cross crabby pitbulls....or probably dead playwrights for that matter. Off topic again, what was the topic ? conversation starters--how's about----What's your sign?