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| Conversation |
| What makes a good conversationalist has changed little over the years. The basics remain the same as when Cicero became the first scholar to write down some rules: "Speak clearly; speak easily but not too much, especially when others want their turn; do not interrupt; be courteous; deal seriously with serious matters and gracefully with lighter ones; never criticise people behind their backs; stick to subjects of general interest; do not talk about yourself; and, above all, never lose your temper." But Cicero was lucky: he never went on a first date with someone more interested in their iPhone than his company.
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| Quotes |
Bits of wisdom on each topic
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| What To Talk About |
Try not to be boring ....
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| What Not To Talk About |
Try to avoid being a Know-It-All
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A is for ANIMALS |
Do you have pets? Did you grow up with pets?
Cats are the animal equiv of footballers wives - pretty, well-groomed - but ultimately all they want is for you to provide them with a lifestyle
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| B is for BOOKS |
What sort of things do you read when you have time?
Margaret Mahy "Books are the outlines of a thousand narrow doors, each one leading to a different kingdom"
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| C is for COMPUTERS |
Do you ever read blogs? What's the best thing you've seen for wasting time ?
Bank sent out form letter to some of its best customers. Unfortunately they missed one final cut-and-replace and they all wentout addressed to "Dear Rich Bastard"
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| D is for DRINK |
What's your favourite drink?
They say alcohol the saviour of civilization because it saved us from contaminated water. Asians never evolved the gene that tolerates alcohol so they developed tea instead
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| E is for EDUCATION |
Did you go to school here? Do you ever go back for reunions?
Kings College (Auckland NZ) in 1992 headmaster caned 150+ boys at morning assembly (as punishment for sneaking into staffroom to get an early preview of their reports. He nearly expired with the effort - even not guilty boys were joining the queue just to see if he could get through
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| F is for FOOD |
If you could choose anyone alive or dead who would you invite to dinner?
Perth waitress fired after diner complained that not enough meat on a dish - she brought it back with dead mouse on it
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| G is for GENEOLOGY |
Anyone famous in your family tree? Do you know much about where your ancestors came from?
Long Beach Highway patrolman suspended from duty after giving his m-in-law 48 tickets in 2 months. She claimed he'd wait outside her house and follow her every time she got into her car
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| H is for HAPPINESS |
What do you do to cheer yourself up?
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| I is for INFIDELITY |
Ever been caught? Or have you ever been the victim?
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| J is for JEWELLRY |
What do you want? Or what does your wife want?
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| K is for KIDS |
Do you think parents influence them very much?
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| L is for LAWS |
If you could pass one new law what would it be?
In Sheffield England a PD gang sentenced to plant bulbs along motorway divider. In spring the bulbs flowered - all in 4 letter words
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| M is for MEN |
One woman writer reckoned ideal man should have the body of Keanu Reeves and the mind of Billy Connolly
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| M is for MIND |
The railway track Q: Train rushing down track is going to hit 5 people who can't get away; but you can press a button that will switch the train onto a siding where just one person is trapped - do you switch? (What if one of the people is your child?
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| M is for MONEY |
What's your 'drop dead' number? (How much do you need to retire and live HEA?)
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| M is for MUSIC |
What sort do you like?
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| N is for NAMES |
Do you think we judge people by their names?
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| O is for OLD AGE |
Where do you want to spend yours?
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| P is POLITICS |
Who do you hate most?
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| Q is for QUESTIONS |
What's the most important thing in your life?
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| R is for RELATIONSHIPS |
Do we expect too much?
Met a woman with a 106 point check list of potential partners - what sort of expectations do you have?
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| R is for REVENGE |
Ever come across any really good revenge stunts?
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| R is for RELIGION |
Do you think it's good or bad?
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| S is for SEX |
Did you hear about the 58 year old German woman working in 'mature women's ' brothel - husband didn't like it but wouldn't have sex with her, so he had to put up with it
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| S is for SPACE |
Have you ever wanted to go into space?
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| S is for SPORT |
Still doing anything?
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| T is for THERAPY |
I read an interesting suggestion that you don't need a therapist to make soothing noises when you're unhappy, you just need a tough minded friend who'll tell you when you've stepped out of line
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| T is for TOILETS |
Have you ever seen really outstanding public toilet, like Hunterwasser ones in Kawakawa NZ?
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| U is for URBAN LEGENDS |
Did you hear the one about the hospital intensive care ward that was losing a patient every Friday morning until the noticed that that was when the cleaner came in and needed somewhere to plug in her polisher ...
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| V is for VACATIONS |
Where would you like to go? Do you have a list of 100 Places To See Before You Die?
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| W is for WOMEN |
What do women want? Would you swap sexes?
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| W is for WORK |
What's your idea of best/worst jobs?
Heard about the Mexican sewage divers? They work in pressurised diving suits completely in dark, clearing blockages just by touch
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| X is for xTREMELY DANGEROUS IDEAS |
10 year marriage licences? pregnancy permits?
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| Y is for YEAR |
What will you be doing in a year's time?
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| Z is for ZEST |
What gives you your get-up-and-go? Or has it got-up-and-went?
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| William Flew Over One |
How To Persuade
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| William Flew Over Two |
William Flew Over Collecting
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| William Flew Over Three |
William Flew Over Death
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| William Flew Over Four |
William Flew Over Drink
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