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Are you an interesting person?

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Trey Beamon, Apr 19, 2010.

  1. forever_town

    forever_town Well-Known Member

    Other people seem to think I'm more interesting than I think I am.
     
  2. BB Bobcat

    BB Bobcat Active Member

    This happens to me all the time when I meet people and they find out I'm a baseball writer. So they ask all these questions. So I'll try to be polite and ask them what they do. Invariably it's something like "mortgage broker" or "consultant" or "facilities manager for a company that repairs fiber-optic cable" and I can't think of a single thing that is interesting about that.

    So I try to change the subject.
     
  3. I always ask. People are usually surprised that someone has an interest, and they usually enjoy talking about it, whatever their job may be. Plus, I just find people interesting, I guess. Journalistic instinct. My friend is training to be a union plumber, and I could sit and talk to him all day about what he's learning and what the process is.
     
  4. 93Devil

    93Devil Well-Known Member

    Which is why you take a drive or do do some volunteering. You tell people things you have done.
     
  5. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    I don't know why people don't find me interesting. I like to golf and I am eager to dissect my every shot after the round with anyone who will listen.

    Also, I will do play-by-play of my kids' Little League games and piano recitals.

    That's gotta be big-time interesting points, right?
     
  6. cranberry

    cranberry Well-Known Member

    I'm not interesting but I do have some unique physical characteristics that often serve as conversation starters.
     
  7. three_bags_full

    three_bags_full Well-Known Member

    I have a pretty interesting job ... sometimes ... but I'm not particularly interesting.

    I've done some exotic traveling because of said career choice and ride my motorcycle as much as I can, but I'm certainly not very interesting.
     
  8. Trey Beamon

    Trey Beamon Active Member

    So be more like this guy, right?

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  9. Ha! You think?
     
  10. Buck

    Buck Well-Known Member

    People usually like to hear me talk about my fantasy baseball team. That's pretty interesting.
    I'm in third place, you know.
     
  11. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    You molest collies, Buck[/chrisl]
     
  12. Care Bear

    Care Bear Guest

    If your avatar is a box of cereal, you are probably not very interesting.
    :D
     
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