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SittinOnDubsWGW · 01-15-2009, 04:17 PM

While at the academy, some of our instructors told us that they never mentioned what they do to people and always told people other things. I do this from time to time, my go-to ones are;

Normally when I'm out and about at the bars in Tucson, I tell chicks I'm a dolphin trainer. There are no dolphins at any zoo in Arizona, this is unimportant. When the girls debate on if the Tucson or Phoenix zoos have dolphins, I usually respond with something along the lines of "oh really, my job doesn't exist? And when was the last time you were at the zoo, 7th grade?" And more often than not, thats pretty accurate. They love it and I roll with it throughout the night. My favorite so far was when one girl sent me a text a few days later, "Sooo, im at the zoo right now, I was hoping to see you. There are no dolphins. Asshole."

When I go out in the town directly across the border from where I live, I tell people that I am a flight instructor as there is a flight academy here in town.

theMerciless1 · 01-19-2009, 01:24 PM

lol you losers need to get some real fuckin jobs!

nah, i totally hear what you're saying. its so fucking bad here in NY. that is always the 1st or second question in any conversation you have here.

On the flip side, when i ask someone what they do its really to know a little more about them, not necessarily 'rank' or judge them. some people have interesting jobs that i' like to hear about. not everybody though.

I think when you guys get a little older and kind of have a career path in mind and have actually started on that path the question isnt so bothersome. most of my friends and aquaintances around my age (29) are doing something that they actively chose to pursue so its not like that question is too loaded or carries certain pre conceptions.

mid twenties is a tough time professionally.

vaga1220 * · 01-19-2009, 01:45 PM

send me some beer, mic.

Ironic Mustache · 01-19-2009, 10:51 PM

Wasn't he supposed to that a while ago?

Pliedes · 01-19-2009, 11:49 PM

"What do you do?"

UB, let me say that you, unequivocally, have the best answer to this question of anyone on this board. And the kicker is that its true. You're a professional gambler. While the rest of us slave away at hourly jobs, you spend your time playing cards and taking money from people who aren't as smart as you. That's pretty fucking cool in my book.

The crux of the issue comes in how your frame your answer. Do you come off as a nerd who sits at home playing online poker like some introvert who is obsessed with WoW, OR do you frame yourself as a modern Wild Bill Hickok traveling to exotic places to make your living from games of chance, surrounded by loose women and stacks of money. That's how I like to imagine it, anyway.

Also, I think you're story would be vastly improved if you carried a gun. You're white and live in Texas, for gods' sake!!!

theMerciless1 · 01-20-2009, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vaga1220

send me some beer, mic.

no joke, i actually went to the post office with a quart of beer and tried to mail it. they asked me if there was liquid in the bottle and i said yes. they asked if it was alcohol and i said no. they opened up the paper, looked at the bottle and just handed it back to me. i drank it and thought about you.

hfam95 · 01-20-2009, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pliedes

"What do you do?"

UB, let me say that you, unequivocally, have the best answer to this question of anyone on this board. And the kicker is that its true. You're a professional gambler. While the rest of us slave away at hourly jobs, you spend your time playing cards and taking money from people who aren't as smart as you. That's pretty fucking cool in my book.

The crux of the issue comes in how your frame your answer. Do you come off as a nerd who sits at home playing online poker like some introvert who is obsessed with WoW, OR do you frame yourself as a modern Wild Bill Hickok traveling to exotic places to make your living from games of chance, surrounded by loose women and stacks of money. That's how I like to imagine it, anyway.

Also, I think you're story would be vastly improved if you carried a gun. You're white and live in Texas, for gods' sake!!!

While Poker Jesus does have the most enjoyable job here, not everyone is slaving away.

SittinOnDubsWGW · 01-21-2009, 12:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hfam95

While Poker Jesus does have the most enjoyable job here, not everyone is slaving away.

Agree completely.

Ugly Bastard · 01-21-2009, 01:00 AM

Compared to me you guys are. You probably don't fully realize how awesome my life is. If you could live it for just two days, you'd probably kill yourselves if I made you go back to your current life. (8)

Mr. Blonde · 01-21-2009, 01:03 AM

lol, i really wish you hadn't put the (8). Anybody who didn't get that...fuck 'em anyways

Pliedes · 01-21-2009, 01:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ugly Bastard

You probably don't fully realize how awesome my life is. If you could live it for just two days, you'd probably kill yourselves if I made you go back to your current life. (8)

But how much more awesome would your life be if you carried a revolver around! Instead of them killing themselves you could do it for them, especially after a 5th Ace slid outta someone's sleeve....

Ugly Bastard · 01-21-2009, 01:49 AM

I'm saving up for a Dillon.

DJ FC · 01-21-2009, 03:03 AM

UB and I basically have the same job, only the people I take money from don't want to gamble...

hfam95 · 01-21-2009, 11:09 AM

Do not blaspheme Poker Jesus.

vaga1220 * · 01-21-2009, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theMerciless1

no joke, i actually went to the post office with a quart of beer and tried to mail it. they asked me if there was liquid in the bottle and i said yes. they asked if it was alcohol and i said no. they opened up the paper, looked at the bottle and just handed it back to me. i drank it and thought about you.

You definitely don't want to mess with the USPS. Those scummy bastards. You should send me some clove Cigarettes though, they happen to be illegal in the fine state of Utah.

theMerciless1 · 01-22-2009, 10:31 AM

lol really?

i have a meeting a few blocks from the nat sherman store next week, i'll stop in for you.

01-19-2009, 01:24 PM	#27 (permalink)
theMerciless1 Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: ming\'s palace Posts: 1,495 Internets: 412	lol you losers need to get some real fuckin jobs! nah, i totally hear what you're saying. its so fucking bad here in NY. that is always the 1st or second question in any conversation you have here. On the flip side, when i ask someone what they do its really to know a little more about them, not necessarily 'rank' or judge them. some people have interesting jobs that i' like to hear about. not everybody though. I think when you guys get a little older and kind of have a career path in mind and have actually started on that path the question isnt so bothersome. most of my friends and aquaintances around my age (29) are doing something that they actively chose to pursue so its not like that question is too loaded or carries certain pre conceptions. mid twenties is a tough time professionally.
	i who have nothing but the comfort of my sins

01-19-2009, 01:45 PM	#28 (permalink)
vaga1220 * *Dislikes ham Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: HELL 666 Posts: 1,518 Internets: 60790	send me some beer, mic.
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01-19-2009, 10:51 PM	#29 (permalink)
Ironic Mustache G'd up from the feet up. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cali Posts: 7,146 Supreme Emperor of the Jiu Jitsu Shit Forum?: Yes Internets: 114735	Wasn't he supposed to that a while ago?
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01-21-2009, 01:03 AM	#35 (permalink)
Mr. Blonde Spice Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,969 Internets: 284106	lol, i really wish you hadn't put the (8). Anybody who didn't get that...fuck 'em anyways
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01-21-2009, 03:03 AM	#38 (permalink)
DJ FC MURICAN Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 5,136 Internets: 253094	UB and I basically have the same job, only the people I take money from don't want to gamble...
	The basis of our governments being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. But I should mean that every man should receive those papers and be capable of reading them.

01-15-2009, 04:17 PM	#26 (permalink)
SittinOnDubsWGW I make bad decisions. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Desert Posts: 3,018 Internets: 108015	While at the academy, some of our instructors told us that they never mentioned what they do to people and always told people other things. I do this from time to time, my go-to ones are; Normally when I'm out and about at the bars in Tucson, I tell chicks I'm a dolphin trainer. There are no dolphins at any zoo in Arizona, this is unimportant. When the girls debate on if the Tucson or Phoenix zoos have dolphins, I usually respond with something along the lines of "oh really, my job doesn't exist? And when was the last time you were at the zoo, 7th grade?" And more often than not, thats pretty accurate. They love it and I roll with it throughout the night. My favorite so far was when one girl sent me a text a few days later, "Sooo, im at the zoo right now, I was hoping to see you. There are no dolphins. Asshole." When I go out in the town directly across the border from where I live, I tell people that I am a flight instructor as there is a flight academy here in town.

01-19-2009, 11:49 PM	#30 (permalink)
Pliedes Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Puget Sound Posts: 4,594 Internets: 1608	"What do you do?" UB, let me say that you, unequivocally, have the best answer to this question of anyone on this board. And the kicker is that its true. You're a professional gambler. While the rest of us slave away at hourly jobs, you spend your time playing cards and taking money from people who aren't as smart as you. That's pretty fucking cool in my book. The crux of the issue comes in how your frame your answer. Do you come off as a nerd who sits at home playing online poker like some introvert who is obsessed with WoW, OR do you frame yourself as a modern Wild Bill Hickok traveling to exotic places to make your living from games of chance, surrounded by loose women and stacks of money. That's how I like to imagine it, anyway. Also, I think you're story would be vastly improved if you carried a gun. You're white and live in Texas, for gods' sake!!!

01-21-2009, 01:00 AM	#34 (permalink)
Ugly Bastard Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 13,643 Internets: 247330	Compared to me you guys are. You probably don't fully realize how awesome my life is. If you could live it for just two days, you'd probably kill yourselves if I made you go back to your current life. (8)

01-21-2009, 01:49 AM	#37 (permalink)
Ugly Bastard Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 13,643 Internets: 247330	I'm saving up for a Dillon.

01-21-2009, 11:09 AM	#39 (permalink)
hfam95 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: VA Posts: 207 Internets: 1129	Do not blaspheme Poker Jesus.

01-22-2009, 10:31 AM	#41 (permalink)
theMerciless1 Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: ming\'s palace Posts: 1,495 Internets: 412	lol really? i have a meeting a few blocks from the nat sherman store next week, i'll stop in for you.
	i who have nothing but the comfort of my sins

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