Post by sparkogre on Apr 20, 2009 18:48:43 GMT -5
I take absolutely no credit for any of the ideas in this post.
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Also, a note: When I say AMOGing, I'm really referring to "verbal jousting" rather than just ignoring the guy, which works most of the time.
First:
This first exercise is from Carlos Xuma, he calls it the Free Association Exercise for Observation." Basically you start with a mundane topic. Look around. You're driving around town, and you see a KFC. When you’re out and about, look out the window at something near you. Let’s say you see the Kentucky Fried Chicken sign. You think, “What is it with their special recipe? Wouldn’t it be great to make chicken like that all the time?” Then you think, “Colonel Sanders. He was a really old guy. What’s up with older people today? They wear all these cool fashions, like Izod and Polo. When I was a kid, my grandparents only wore that stretch stuff that came in funky sky blue. I don’t want to dress weird when I’m old.”
Then you think, “And fashion these days is weird, too. You ever notice that no one ever wears the stuff you see in the Bebe and Calvin Klein ads? I’ve never seen a woman wear a dress with her boobs hanging out like that. Or a guy, for that matter.”
Then you think, “And what’s up with those women who get the boob jobs? Do you think they think we don’t know? They usually get them way too big, where she looks like she’d pop right back on her feet if she fell on her face. Her nipples are up by her neck, so that can’t be natural.” Then you think, “And speaking of implants, did you know that guys are getting butt implants now? Yep, they’re getting butt jobs. Like these guys want to look like Jennifer Lopez or something.”
You see how this exercise goes? It gets you thinking from topic to topic, as quickly as you can, and trying to be as witty as you can along the way. You develop a sharp wit, and an ability to think on your feet. (This is an extension of conversational
bridging as well, which will help you keep the talk flowing.)
Second: Joke with yourself. All the time. Two - Shift in Mentality
You will never become a funny guy until you see yourself as
one. And whether you see yourself as a funny guy depends a lot on
what you say to yourself. An average human being talks to himself or herself about 800 times a day, including those “silent words” you say to yourself. And what do you say to yourself on a minute to minute basis? Do you always talk light-heartedly to yourself with humor, or do you bore yourself to death? Have you already put yourself into the Norma
Joe category or do you seriously consider yourself “God’s gift to
women”? Words are mirrors. If you see yourself as a funny guy you’ll naturally find unlimited inspirations and confidence to instill laughter into life. If it’s the other way round, you’ll see things as dull and lifeless. And do you know that funny guys actually joke with themselves all the time? To them humor is not a technique to employ in specific conditions. Instead, it is a way of life.
To those guys, making women laugh is as simple as being themselves! Wouldn’t you want to be like that? See yourself as a funny guy and start talking to yourself like one.
That second one is from Martin Merill.
Third: Verbally joust yourself.
Example:
You see what's going on here? No, you don't. Read this, and you will:
charmingrogue.com/mehow-the-hidden-frames-of-destroying-%E2%80%9Calpha-male-other-guys%E2%80%9D-amoging/
There. Though ignoring people is usually easier than bothering, these will develop your wit, and make you funnier. Insults are ALWAYS CRAZY FUNNY when they're creative.
Short
Also, a note: When I say AMOGing, I'm really referring to "verbal jousting" rather than just ignoring the guy, which works most of the time.
First:
This first exercise is from Carlos Xuma, he calls it the Free Association Exercise for Observation." Basically you start with a mundane topic. Look around. You're driving around town, and you see a KFC. When you’re out and about, look out the window at something near you. Let’s say you see the Kentucky Fried Chicken sign. You think, “What is it with their special recipe? Wouldn’t it be great to make chicken like that all the time?” Then you think, “Colonel Sanders. He was a really old guy. What’s up with older people today? They wear all these cool fashions, like Izod and Polo. When I was a kid, my grandparents only wore that stretch stuff that came in funky sky blue. I don’t want to dress weird when I’m old.”
Then you think, “And fashion these days is weird, too. You ever notice that no one ever wears the stuff you see in the Bebe and Calvin Klein ads? I’ve never seen a woman wear a dress with her boobs hanging out like that. Or a guy, for that matter.”
Then you think, “And what’s up with those women who get the boob jobs? Do you think they think we don’t know? They usually get them way too big, where she looks like she’d pop right back on her feet if she fell on her face. Her nipples are up by her neck, so that can’t be natural.” Then you think, “And speaking of implants, did you know that guys are getting butt implants now? Yep, they’re getting butt jobs. Like these guys want to look like Jennifer Lopez or something.”
You see how this exercise goes? It gets you thinking from topic to topic, as quickly as you can, and trying to be as witty as you can along the way. You develop a sharp wit, and an ability to think on your feet. (This is an extension of conversational
bridging as well, which will help you keep the talk flowing.)
Second: Joke with yourself. All the time. Two - Shift in Mentality
You will never become a funny guy until you see yourself as
one. And whether you see yourself as a funny guy depends a lot on
what you say to yourself. An average human being talks to himself or herself about 800 times a day, including those “silent words” you say to yourself. And what do you say to yourself on a minute to minute basis? Do you always talk light-heartedly to yourself with humor, or do you bore yourself to death? Have you already put yourself into the Norma
Joe category or do you seriously consider yourself “God’s gift to
women”? Words are mirrors. If you see yourself as a funny guy you’ll naturally find unlimited inspirations and confidence to instill laughter into life. If it’s the other way round, you’ll see things as dull and lifeless. And do you know that funny guys actually joke with themselves all the time? To them humor is not a technique to employ in specific conditions. Instead, it is a way of life.
To those guys, making women laugh is as simple as being themselves! Wouldn’t you want to be like that? See yourself as a funny guy and start talking to yourself like one.
That second one is from Martin Merill.
Third: Verbally joust yourself.
Example:
You see what's going on here? No, you don't. Read this, and you will:
charmingrogue.com/mehow-the-hidden-frames-of-destroying-%E2%80%9Calpha-male-other-guys%E2%80%9D-amoging/
There. Though ignoring people is usually easier than bothering, these will develop your wit, and make you funnier. Insults are ALWAYS CRAZY FUNNY when they're creative.
