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Networking, eh?

 
 

53. Fuzzy Boundaries

 
 
 

How many ways can a person puff themselves up? They puff themselves up with anger; they puff themselves up with importance; they puff themselves up with imitations of their parents; they puff themselves up with rhetorical questions. It's the opposite of warmth. What you do is lower your sails and wait for the winds to diminish. (–Source: taxi1010.com stargate57)

 

"Going out?"
—Networking, eh?
—How or why I don't know.

 

"Why don't you get a job?"
—Networking, eh?
—If you could.

 

"You can't just say, 'It won't work.' What are your reasons? You have to back it up. You can't just play a devil's advocate here."
—Networking, eh?
—The front end of the horse and the rear end of the horse are two different people.

 

"What does that tell you?"
—Networking, eh?
—I guess that's it.

 

"Words are cheap."
—Networking, eh?
—Say what?

 

"I'm sorry ... What did you say? ... What did you say?" [Belligerently]
—Networking, eh?
—Are you tired of helping people?

 

"There's nothing to talk about."
—Networking, eh?
—You know about the negative transference, huh?

 

"Maybe I could do that if I had thirty years of experience."
—Networking, eh?
—Probably you can replace the tension with words.

 

"Like what?"
—Networking, eh?
—Once you know one, you know 'em all.

 

"You know what?"
—Networking, eh?
—Only what you've told me.

 

"Reach out to loners? But how do you talk to someone like dat? Leave sum advice."
—Networking, eh?
—Voice mail: "I'll really miss you when you're gone. Is this when the cheap rates go in? I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal, you!" ... It's a light touch ... You shouldn't make fun of someone ... Don't mock your own! ... You're another! ... You feel hurt, too ... Everyone does ... All loneliness is separation anxiety, brought about by people who steal your attention, so the idea is to do or say less! ... The great secret of acting is, Be an Oil Painting ... Do what you're doing ... Do less! ... Many times! ... "Sense Location 1005," because if people say, "Location 5," people don't take it seriously ... If I could go back in a time machine, I could think of a lot of people I'd like to shoot – I'd be yet another great assassin, but don't have enough money for a good lawyer.

 

"Meaning?"
—Networking, eh?
—Who knows? What I think is nothing ... You don't want to give people too many choices.

 

"You're doing good, I guess."
—Networking, eh?
—Making money is tantamount to making shit.

 

"A man needs a woman for confidence. He gets a boost on the job, career, with other men, and everywhere else when he knows inside he has someone to spend the night with and who is also a friend." (–George Sodini)
—Networking, eh?
Alien Corner Café: Where sometimes dreams do come true.

 

"You know what they say."
—Networking, eh?
—What a combination!

 

"Look what you did."
—Networking, eh?
—The first time ... Design: Intelligence made visible ... You can do anything with your mind.

 

"We want you to reflect on why you may have enemies."
—Networking, eh?
—Pick up the White Man's Burden: the hatred of those you help; the fear of the ones you guard.

 

[Someone betraying they didn't hear a word you said — They're too busy formulating their own preconceptions]
—Networking, eh?
—What a lucky life!

 

"I know exactly what you're thinking."
—Networking, eh?
—What comes next? Nobody knows, huh?

 

"What!? ... What!?"
—Networking, eh?
—And how about in your refrigerator?

 

"There's nothing going on now, is there?"
—Networking, eh?
—Working hard at nothing all day ... I'm self-employed.

 

"You're a little young to be retiring."
—Networking, eh?
—That's not so bad.

 

"So what?"
—Networking, eh?
—The best revenge is a good life.

 

"It's hard to condemn a whole company based on an interview with one individual."
—Networking, eh?
—Near the Dead Sea.

 

"Oh, boy, you're going to get some hot pussy tonight!" [Street person trailing you and your date after you've seen a play in a seedy theater district]
—Networking, eh?
Any tips? ... Didn't he have a great technique?

 

"I always sense that Carson is on guard, wary." [Mike Wallace to Johnny Carson]
—Networking, eh?
—It doesn't stay.

 

"Listen to another person – You already know what you know."
—Networking, eh?
—What did the insane hot dog man say? (Make me one with everything!)

 

"That's my job, man!"
—Networking, eh?
—You just never know.

 

"This is the American way."
—Networking, eh?
—Just take your time.

 

"Where there's a will, there's a way."
—Networking, eh?
—They migrate.

 

"There's something you don't understand."
—Networking, eh?
—That's a lot.

 

"There's no such thing as a free lunch."
—Networking, eh?
—Bubble universes.

 

"I like you, Tommy. Personally, I think you're a great guy."
—Networking, eh?
—I wonder what comes next?

 

"Hey! We're talking about your job here!"
—Networking, eh?
—Support groups are good.

 

"I know what THAT means!"
—Networking, eh?
—That's what they all say!

 

"I know just what you're thinking."
—Networking, eh?
—The others don't.

 

"Jesus loves you!"
—Networking, eh?
—At least you don't suffer.

 

"You know, there's good and there's bad."
—Networking, eh?
—Further proof of my lineage.

 

"I did not learn anything in this class besides a strong dislike of The N.Y. Times. There was no journalistic background taught." [Anonymous course evaluation]
—Networking, eh?
—I wish everyone was like you – It's very good to have other things to do – even reading.

 

"Have you really tried to look for a job? Where did you go?"
—Networking, eh?
—How do you do? My name is Sebastian? [Claw] ... These people are not on the up-and-up ... They're biased.

 

"The postman always rings twice."
—Networking, eh?
—They want to keep control over people.

 

"No fighting today?"
—Networking, eh?
—They want to live large.

 

"And what are you doing tomorrow?"
—Networking, eh?
—Rock and roll!

 

"As you can guess, unfortunately, I'm going to be using a credit card."
—Networking, eh?
—I'm not that bad.

 

"What have we learned?"
—Networking, eh?
—I think for Christmas I'm going to get a train from Costco.

 

"What did they think?"
—Networking, eh?
—Enough to make it worth our while, I guess.

 
 

 

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