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02/06/11(Sun)14:12 No.23241650>>23241578 I just posted this in the last thread, but it went into autosage soon after... kinda related.
*copy pasta*
Yet another McDonalds story...
Went to the drive-thru last night. At this point, I have Twilight, AppleJack, Dash, and Cheerilee. I realize a little subtlety is now needed to avoid embarrassment, since if I rattle off a long list of ponies that I'm looking for from memory, no one will believe that they're not for me.
Anyhow, when my turn to order came up...
"Welcome to McDonalds, can I take your order?" "Hi. Do you have the My Little Pony Toys in today?" "I'm sorry?" "The My Little Pony Happy Meal toys. Do you have them in stock today?" "Oh, yes." "Cool. Which ones do you have?" "Uhh... let me check. *long pause* We have the pink one with the blue hair and the white one with purple hair."
Of course, I figured out that she was referring to Celestia and Rarity, but better to play dumb.
"Oh... uh... I'm sorry, I was given a list of names, but I don't know what colors they are. Do they have the names printed on them?" "It says... Princess Celestia.... and Rarity." "Uh... (pause as if checking a list) Oh good, those two are both on my list. One of each, please. Ok, and for my food, I'll get... "
You see? Subtlety. The problem with most people's tactics is that they go in with a prepared story and blurt it all out in an unnecessary way. That marks you instantly as a bad liar. I had a story prepped that my sister is a collector, but she's sick. However, if you just hint at your story, rather than spewing it out, it's much more believable.
Anyway, sometime later, I opened my ponies... Celestia's shoes weren't painted, and Rarity's tail was... pink.
*end copy pasta*
Long story short, "with confidence and subtlety" |