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How Does One Handle Bulls***ers?

post #1 of 38
7/20/08 at 4:40am
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I'm at a club tonight and I saw this guy from work. He's a pretty nice guy and we said hello and just started talking.

He says to me that in 2 weeks I'll see him wearing a 'security' shirt at this club as they are hiring bouncers. I'm interested in a part time job and asked what experience he has to get him the job. I have a year or two of Muay Thai and was an Ice Hockey referee (from kids up to college and men's league) for several years (broke up many fights - blah blah blah) so I was wondering if that would help get me a job as a bouncer (as I know nothing about being a bouncer, except that they stand there and do nothing).

So he starts telling me that he was a fighter in K1 and MMA. He's ranked as a 'level 3 or 4 black belt in Tae kwon do and something other Martial Art and fought for years overseas. He didn't register as a black belt when he came back to America because he didn't want the hassle (or some shit like that) and just a couple of weeks ago he sent someone to the hospital and had to pay over 50k in medical bills for this person because he hit him so hard with his elbow.... blah blah blah blah. This guy is about 5'5" (literally) and about 140lbs.

This guy kept going on and on and I just stood there and listened. I really didn't know what to do except stand there dumbfounded at how much he was bullshitting me. I could have called him on all of it but it just seemed like so much work. I just kinda wanted him to go away.
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post #2 of 38
7/20/08 at 5:08am
Never try to bullshit a bullshitter. He will beat you with experience.

I just say there and say "Uh huh, yeah...cool" for a minute, while making it obvious I don't really care then wander over to the nearest bar.
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post #3 of 38
7/20/08 at 5:08am
i can not stand these people! there was this one new guy at my boxing gym, and he started telling me how he was the number one K1 fighter in his division, and set world records for number of knockouts in one year!! talk about straight up bullshitting. i then wonder why hes always in the with the inexperinced fighters, until i start to spar with him and my coach tells me to only use my lead hand while he can use both. (why would my coach tell me to use one hand with a world class K1 fighter right?) well when i started to spar this guy i was actually going to start laughing. he had the most akward stance id ever seen, and was going to fall over with almost every punch he threw. id never seen a worse boxer in my life. needless to say he left the gym shortly after. usually when i talk to bullshitters i dont call them out on it, because its a waste of time. i let them say what they have to say, and try never to speak to them again.
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post #4 of 38
7/20/08 at 5:12am
A lot of people into MA are like this. I knew one in high school who was not only a bullshitter, but he took a very long time to talk, stood close, and always had foul breath.
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post #5 of 38
7/20/08 at 6:18am
If only real life has an ignore button...
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post #6 of 38
7/20/08 at 6:25am
Say 'Excuse me' and walk away.
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post #7 of 38
7/20/08 at 7:10am
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Originally Posted by Hard2Fit View Post
Say 'Excuse me' and walk away.

That's just rude. If I witnessed that it would annoy me more than the bullshitter.
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post #8 of 38
7/20/08 at 9:24am
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That's just rude. If I witnessed that it would annoy me more than the bullshitter.
Huh? Why does this matter? I tolerate some BS, but if it starts to get on my nerves, I find a way to cut in and either switch subject or just walk away. I don't have time for this shit.
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post #9 of 38
7/20/08 at 9:44am
You should have thrown a punch at him That would have been a good indicator (not so good if he was telling the truth)

I usually go with yea, uh huh, ok. The funny thing is they never seem to realise and just keep going. If there are more people listening, we always shoot looks at one another... WTF look
Then try and change the conversation
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post #10 of 38
7/20/08 at 10:22am
I don't put much faith in any bragging someone under 5'7" does.
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post #11 of 38
7/20/08 at 10:45am
That reminds me of Kristin Wiig's character Penelope on SNL... (the one-upper who attends parties and one-ups everybody and speaks really fast and then trails off after bullshitting them) http://tallfreak.com/2007/04/06/penelope/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtmtRWOVQac http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UySCxM7BHcs
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post #12 of 38
7/20/08 at 10:56am
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Originally Posted by Reggs View Post
That's just rude. If I witnessed that it would annoy me more than the bullshitter.
Bragging and blatant lying is ruder. "Excuse me" just wastes a minimum of time. (If you think "excuse me" is too curt, well, just find some bullshit excuse.)
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post #13 of 38
7/20/08 at 11:17am
Usually I'll look for an excuse to exit then avoid talking to them again. Every once in a while I'll tell them I think they are full of shit and then say "excuse me".
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post #14 of 38
7/20/08 at 11:22am
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Originally Posted by SoCal2NYC View Post
I don't put much faith in any bragging someone under 7" does.



Corrected??
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post #15 of 38
7/20/08 at 1:11pm
I usually express interest and act impressed, and then say something like "wow, I have to see your trophy room!"

If they are pathological or telling the truth they don't flinch. Small time liars usually get a strange look on their face as they realize they've been busted.

One guy tried telling me about his brother holding a world record in something related to driving. So I said, "awesome, what sanctioning body held the event, I want to look up the video". His reply, "Uh uh uh um" . . .
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