Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Tip for the holiday parties
Talk half as much as you listen. If you drink, talk 1/5 as much as you listen.
I found this quotation in a 2000 notebook I kept in my purse. I gave no attribution.
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Murray sez:
Who ever said to "talk 1/5 as much as you listen" was a non-drinker. It's impossible unless you are a crying drinker!
It was probably a word to the wise to the sober drinkers that when they are drinking, they talk too much, so better to tell them when sober because you sure can't tell them to button it when they are drunk.
never talk unless you can improve the conversation.
Most people believe what they are saying is an improvement on what they are hearing and that's why they talk more than they listen. It's a sin, but what can you do? Add a glass of wine or a bottle of beer and there's no stopping them.
Murray sez:
That's because before the beer or wine they thought they were right and afterwards, they're convinced they are. I know this is fact cause I just had a glass of wine!
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