If you were down to your last dollar..

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  • Profile picture of the author miklanderson2
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  • Profile picture of the author Phil Steptoe
    Most people who I know who have been successful in IM (including myself) have not spent a ridiculous amount of money doing so (besides coaching... possibly).

    Start selling stuff. You don't need any money to make a video or an eBook and put it on Clickbank.
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      Originally Posted by Phil Steptoe View Post

      Most people who I know who have been successful in IM (including myself) have not spent a ridiculous amount of money doing so (besides coaching... possibly).

      Start selling stuff. You don't need any money to make a video or an eBook and put it on Clickbank.
      You need the $50 Clickbank fee to get the product approved so Clickbank isn't an option if all you have is $1.
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      • Profile picture of the author Tom B
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        Back when I first started selling my own stuff online, I contacted people who were in charge of groups that my product would be perfect for.

        It was tedious but it made me sales and some of those organizers became affiliates. We are talking about a 2k product at the time.

        I had plenty of days I had to hustle to make rent. When your back is against the wall you can either roll up into a ball or get your hustle on.
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    Originally Posted by edeandrade View Post

    What would you invest that in?

    A bullet...........
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    • Profile picture of the author Tom B
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      Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

      A bullet...........
      Do you plan on throwing that bullet at your head since you can't afford a gun?
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      • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
        Originally Posted by Thomas Belknap View Post

        Do you plan on throwing that bullet at your head since you can't afford a gun?
        My dear Thomas; One of the cornerstones of a good joke, or a good story, is that you don't have to explain every single detail. "Why did the chicken cross the road?"...

        "Wait, what's the name of the road? Is it paved? Are there signs? What month is it? It it day or night?"..

        You ruined my flow. Now I have to buy two bullets.

        Originally Posted by Dennis Gaskill View Post

        Copies of my resume, and then I'd pound the pavement looking for a job.
        Probably the best real answer. But I like my "Claude is full of BS" answer better.

        And I still haven't forgiven you for forcing me to be a nice guy earlier. There will be Hell to pay (assuming that "hell" isn't taken literally, and is just a construct of the duality of the human psyche....as metaphor for social anxiety and loss of positive self image)

        (I hope you think that's funny.)
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        • Profile picture of the author Tom B
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          Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post


          "Why did the chicken cross the road?"...

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          haha It was tired of you throwing bullets at it. Damn, I did it again!
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          • Profile picture of the author Dan Riffle
            Originally Posted by Thomas Belknap View Post

            haha Knowing you, it was tired of you throwing bullets at it. Damn, I did it again!
            Knowing Claude, the chicken would rather run into traffic than listen to him talk.
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            • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
              I need to rent a gun...just for a day. I'll clean it and wipe it down, before I return it.

              See? If you have a gun, I'll rent it from you.

              And...Dan? Thomas? I'm having a party at my house tomorrow night. Come alone, and wear plastic wrap.
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              • Profile picture of the author Dan Riffle
                Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

                And...Dan? Thomas? I'm having a party at my house tomorrow night. Come alone, and wear plastic wrap.
                So, the usual?
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                • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
                  Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

                  So, the usual?
                  That got a belly laugh. I didn't see it coming.
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                  • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
                    Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

                    That got a belly laugh. I didn't see it coming.
                    That's what happens when you throw bullets at chickens crossing the road. Riffles sneak up on ya!

                    You've got to be more aware, Claude.


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          • Profile picture of the author AprilCT
            I'd call Claude and ask for a loan. I can tell a soft-hearted guy when I see one.
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        • Profile picture of the author HeySal
          Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

          My dear Thomas; One of the cornerstones of a good joke, or a good story, is that you don't have to explain every single detail. "Why did the chicken cross the road?"...

          "Wait, what's the name of the road? Is it paved? Are there signs? What month is it? It it day or night?"..

          You ruined my flow. Now I have to buy two bullets.
          WTF is wrong with you? Why do you insist that the chicken needs to justify his actions at all? Isn't this a free country?

          You seem to have forgotten to add a little detail yourself -- the bullet that Claude needs for himself is SILVER. Yes, yes - sometimes details are necessary.
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          • Profile picture of the author Tom B
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            Originally Posted by HeySal View Post

            WTF is wrong with you? Why do you insist that the chicken needs to justify his actions at all? Isn't this a free country?

            Ah, sounds like a feminist chick.
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      • Profile picture of the author Lance K
        Originally Posted by Thomas Belknap View Post

        Do you plan on throwing that bullet at your head since you can't afford a gun?
        He already has a Riffle.
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        • Profile picture of the author Dan Riffle
          Originally Posted by Lance K View Post

          He already has a Riffle.
          I get the visual similarity, but just so we're all clear, my last name rhymes with sniffle.

          (Boy, did that leave me open...)
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          • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
            Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

            I get the visual similarity, but just so we're all clear, my last name rhymes with sniffle.

            (Boy, did that leave me open...)
            Yep.

            I think the word "Sniffle" sort of sums you up nicely.

            I believe a man's worth is measured by what his last name rhymes with;

            Riffle rhymes with sniffle and piffle.

            Whitacre rhymes with the Norse words for well endowed and magnificent hero.


            My work is done here.


            Originally Posted by tagiscom View Post

            But doesn't it cost $5 to start a Fiverr account?


            • I would personally do substantial research online.

            • Find a mentor.

            • Have lunch.

            • Find another mentor that was free.

            • Go to the pub.

            • Fire that mentor, because he was a bum.

            • Do some more indepth research into future trends.

            • Do more research into statistical analysis.

            • Yet, more research into fluffy bunnies.

            • And then grab my $1, take the plunge.

            • And place it on Black, or should l put it on Red?


            Folks; Shane imagines more before 9:AM, than most of us do all day.
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            • Profile picture of the author tagiscom
              Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

              Yep.

              I think the word "Sniffle" sort of sums you up nicely.

              I believe a man's worth is measured by what his last name rhymes with;

              Riffle rhymes with sniffle and piffle.

              Whitacre rhymes with the Norse words for well endowed and magnificent hero.


              My work is done here.




              Folks; Shane imagines more before 9:AM, than most of us do all day
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              After 3am and a bottle of Jack Daniels, my imagination goes wild!

              But those damn pink fluffy bunnies keep getting in the way!

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            • Profile picture of the author Dan Riffle
              Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

              Yep.

              I think the word "Sniffle" sort of sums you up nicely.

              I believe a man's worth is measured by what his last name rhymes with;

              Riffle rhymes with sniffle and piffle.

              Whitacre rhymes with the Norse words for well endowed and magnificent hero.


              My work is done here.




              Folks; Shane imagines more before 9:AM, than most of us do all day.

              Actually, Whitacre rhymes with nothing. Take from that what you will.
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              • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
                Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

                Actually, Whitacre rhymes with nothing. Take from that what you will.
                Watch it. I have two bullets and a squirt gun....and an apparently loaded Riffle.
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              • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
                Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

                Actually, Whitacre rhymes with nothing. Take from that what you will.
                Are you sure about that? Think of the slang term for outhouse. (sh*tter)


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                • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
                  Originally Posted by MissTerraK View Post

                  Are you sure about that? Think of the slang term for outhouse. (sh*tter)


                  Terra
                  Terra; Great help...thanks.....couldn't have done it without you...really....good job........seriously...

                  (As Terra gets a great big self satisfied grin on her face)
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                  • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
                    Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

                    Terra; Great help...thanks.....couldn't have done it without you...really....good job........

                    (As Terra gets a great big self satisfied grin on her face)
                    Well, I did think it was better than littler, fiddler, vinegar, insecure, simpler, prisoner, swindler, exhibitor, inhibitor and testicular.

                    Or any combination thereof, haha! Like testicular exhibitor.


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                    • Profile picture of the author Dan Riffle
                      Originally Posted by MissTerraK View Post

                      Well, I did think it was better than littler, fiddler, vinegar, insecure, simpler, prisoner, swindler, exhibitor, inhibitor and testicular.


                      Terra
                      Well, not to belabor the point, but rhymes typically have the last syllable in common. Your proposed rhyme seems more like a slant rhyme to me.

                      Paul will be along shortly to correct me.
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                      • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
                        Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

                        Well, not to belabor the point, but rhymes typically have the last syllable in common. Your proposed rhyme seems more like a slant rhyme to me.

                        Paul will be along shortly to correct me.
                        Ummm, Dan honey,

                        The last syllable in Whit-ac-re is "er". =P


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                        • Profile picture of the author Dan Riffle
                          Originally Posted by MissTerraK View Post

                          Ummm, Dan honey,

                          The last syllable in Whit-ac-re is "er". =P


                          Terra

                          The way I pronounce it the last syllable is "Ker" with a stress on the k.
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                          • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
                            Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

                            The way I pronounce it the last syllable is "Ker" with a stress on the k.
                            Well, that explains everything!


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                            • Profile picture of the author Dan Riffle
                              Originally Posted by MissTerraK View Post

                              Well, that explains everything!


                              Terra
                              Don't make me get all wombatty, woman.
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                              • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
                                Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

                                Don't make me get all wombatty, woman.
                                Just try it, Riffle...




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                          • Profile picture of the author Dennis Gaskill
                            Originally Posted by MissTerraK View Post

                            Well, I did think it was better than littler, fiddler, vinegar, insecure, simpler, prisoner, swindler, exhibitor, inhibitor and testicular.

                            Or any combination thereof, haha! Like testicular exhibitor.


                            Terra
                            ...and there it is. Our sweet Miss Terra has succumbed to the OT and become bawdy.


                            Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

                            The way I pronounce it the last syllable is "Ker" with a stress on the k.
                            Hmm... that would be pronounced like the word "cur" if I'm not mistaken.
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                            • Profile picture of the author Dan Riffle
                              Originally Posted by Dennis Gaskill View Post

                              Hmm... that would be pronounced like the word "cur" if I'm not mistaken.
                              Yes, and picker, bicker, sticker, wicker, etc. But they didn't help my insult.

                              Jeesh, people. Stop stepping on my jokes.

                              (Can we please bring back the old smilies?)
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                            • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
                              Originally Posted by Dennis Gaskill View Post

                              ...and there it is. Our sweet Miss Terra has succumbed to the OT and become bawdy.

                              I have shamed myself...





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                              • Profile picture of the author Dennis Gaskill
                                Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

                                Yes, and picker, bicker, sticker, wicker, etc. But they didn't help my insult.

                                Jeesh, people. Stop stepping on my jokes.

                                (Can we please bring back the old smilies?)
                                Hmm... I thought I was adding to it since a "cur" is a mongrel.

                                Warning: Dan's gone all sensitive on us, folks!

                                (I agree, the old smilies were much better.)


                                Originally Posted by MissTerraK View Post

                                I have shamed myself...





                                Terra

                                I thought I was paying you a compliment.

                                PS - I've always suspected there was a little bit of "wild" hiding behind that ladylike demeanor.
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                                • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
                                  Originally Posted by Dennis Gaskill View Post


                                  I thought I was paying you a compliment.

                                  PS - I've always suspected there was a little bit of "wild" hiding behind that ladylike demeanor.
                                  I can just hear my southern relatives cryin' out, Oh Good Lawdy, Terra's gone bawdy! = )

                                  Well, hmmm, it takes quite a bit to set it loose. I try to keep it in check, but sometimes, a lady can only take so much. You know, kind of like the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back.

                                  I've had so much ribbing here lately, that I could feel the beast inside becoming restless. It really wanted to roar, but I only allowed it to hiss. The lady part is still in control, haha!


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                                  • Profile picture of the author Cali16
                                    Originally Posted by MissTerraK View Post

                                    I can just hear my southern relatives cryin' out...
                                    Terra, for some reason I always think of you as being from the South; not sure why, but there's definitely something a bit "southern belle" about you!

                                    Originally Posted by Dennis Gaskill View Post

                                    (I agree, the old smilies were much better.)
                                    Totally agree; the new ones are just lame!


                                    What was this thread originally about...??
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                                    • Profile picture of the author tagiscom
                                      Originally Posted by Dennis Gaskill View Post

                                      ...and there it is. Our sweet Miss Terra has succumbed to the OT and become bawdy.


                                      Hmm... that would be pronounced like the word "cur" if I'm not mistaken.
                                      Yep, Dan and Claude have been a bad influence on her, and the rest of us for that matter!

                                      I have been a bad influence on myself, but Claude and Dan have helped!

                                      While resisting the urge to stroke my fluffy bunny just one more time, sniff!

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                                    • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
                                      Originally Posted by Cali16 View Post

                                      What was this thread originally about...??
                                      Something about bubble wrap suits.
                                      And then Dan "Goatee Hair Transplant" Riffle, Dennis "The Birdman" Gaskill, and "The Southern Belle" Terra turned it into something sick and disgusting.

                                      Only a man with a hairless chin, and impeccable fashion sense can make this right.

                                      See how I save the day on tonight's episode of....
                                      "The Homophone Connection" followed by "The Riffleman"


                                      I loved that show. All the 1950's westerns.
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                                    • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
                                      Originally Posted by Cali16 View Post

                                      Terra, for some reason I always think of you as being from the South; not sure why, but there's definitely something a bit "southern belle" about you!
                                      Oh, no, no, no.

                                      I'm a northern girl, a yank through and through. All of my southern relatives are by marriage only.

                                      I did live in Texas for about a year quite a few years ago, but I was just a transplant. Oh, and my brother does live in Missouri now, but he's just a transplant too.

                                      But, if you meant that as a compliment...I thank you!


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                                      • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
                                        Originally Posted by MissTerraK View Post

                                        Oh, no, no, no.

                                        I'm a northern girl, a yank through and through. All of my southern relatives are by marriage only.
                                        Terra
                                        Terra; Why in the world would you want to marry your relatives.

                                        Now I know why people think you are from the South.
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                                        • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
                                          Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

                                          Terra; Why in the world would you want to marry your relatives.

                                          Now I know why people think you are from the South.

                                          Haha!

                                          Let me see if I can explain this in the most simplest of terms for you... I'll type very slowly...

                                          I meant that I am related to some Southerners because one of my Northern relatives married someone from the South. In-laws darling, they are all in-laws, relatives only by someone else's marriage. Not my own. Do you understand that now? Are you sure you're not from the South?


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                                          • Profile picture of the author lanfear63
                                            I was looking at Claude's surname, not much to rhyme with it.

                                            I was told though that he likes driving through the streets of Wooster telling jokes through a megaphone.

                                            The locals know him as Claude Wittycar.

                                            Whitacre is one of the most ancient Anglo Saxon names. A town in England has the same name, Claude's ancestors may be English

                                            That name is derived from Whitefield or White Field. (Whit acre)

                                            White field was used to describe an expanse of barren land made of chalk.

                                            Could be describing Claude's Back Yard
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                                            • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
                                              Originally Posted by lanfear63 View Post

                                              I was looking at Claude's surname, not much to rhyme with it.

                                              I was told though that he likes driving through the streets of Wooster telling jokes through a megaphone.

                                              The locals know him as Claude Wittycar.

                                              Whitacre is one of the most ancient Anglo Saxon names. A town in England has the same name, Claude's ancestors may be English

                                              That name is derived from Whitefield or White Field. (Whit acre)

                                              White field was used to describe an expanse of barren land made of chalk.

                                              Could be describing Claude's Back Yard
                                              Or my forehead.

                                              I think it's Welsh. Yes, Whitacre was originally White Acre. My family were originally Welsh wheat farmers.
                                              At least that's what a cousin told me.
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                                              • Profile picture of the author lanfear63
                                                Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

                                                Or my forehead.

                                                I think it's Welsh. Yes, Whitacre was originally White Acre. My family was originally Welsh wheat farmers.
                                                At last that's what a cousin told me.
                                                The traditional view of Welsh men is that they were short and stocky. You appear to be quite tall

                                                Perhaps Riffle is Welsh decent?

                                                The Welsh accent is much liked in the UK. Firms seek them out to be customer service reps and salesmen because they sound sincere..

                                                The next customer that comes in your store, try this. Say: Ohh, Look you boyo, Yakee Daaa.

                                                They will probably buy a Riccar on the spot!

                                                Claude Riccicar , of course! The man, the brand. It's brilliant. Change surname immediately! And I wont even charge you for that!
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                                                • Profile picture of the author Cali16
                                                  Originally Posted by lanfear63 View Post

                                                  You appear to be quite tall.
                                                  It's the forehead - creates an optical illusion of sorts. Rumor has it he's really only 4'11"...
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                                                • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
                                                  Originally Posted by lanfear63 View Post

                                                  The traditional view of Welsh men is that they were short and stocky. You appear to be quite tall

                                                  Perhaps Riffle is Welsh decent?
                                                  Mark; A lot of blood has been mixed in since they came from Wales. Now, I have no real idea what nationality I am. Like most, a real mix. And other than the comment my cousin made (about being Welsh), I've never given it any thought.

                                                  And I just have to say...Dan isn't really short. He's really normal sized. He's just a couple inches shorter than I am. But, other than his goatee, there isn't anything funny about him.

                                                  So, I sort of invented the idea that he's short, and he just went along with it.

                                                  But there is still the possibility that his great grandfather was a troll. But nothing conclusive, until I analyze the DNA sample. And don't ask me how I got that!

                                                  Don't ASK! My wife and I are still cleaning up the mess.

                                                  I really enjoy this.


                                                  Originally Posted by Cali16 View Post

                                                  It's the forehead - creates an optical illusion of sorts. Rumor has it he's really only 4'11"...

                                                  I'm 4' 11" high when I lay down. Another foot, and I'll be a perfect circle.

                                                  I keep hearing stories about people taking my picture, and then returning the phone because of the distortion. But....I really look like that.
                                                  Nature has a way of compensating. They made frumpy and uncoordinated...but to balance it out, I'm also pompous and verbose. So, it evens out.
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                                                  • Profile picture of the author lanfear63
                                                    Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

                                                    Mark; A lot of blood has been mixed in since they came from Wales. Now, I have no real idea what nationality I am. Like most, a real mix. And other than the comment my cousin made (about being Welsh), I've never given it any thought.

                                                    And I just have to say...Dan isn't really short. He's really normal sized. He's just a couple inches shorter than I am. But, other than his goatee, there isn't anything funny about him.

                                                    So, I sort of invented the idea that he's short, and he just went along with it.

                                                    But there is still the possibility that his great grandfather was a troll. But nothing conclusive, until I analyze the DNA sample. And don't ask me how I got that!

                                                    Don't ASK! My wife and I are still cleaning up the mess.

                                                    I really enjoy this.





                                                    I'm 4' 11" high when I lay down. Another foot, and I'll be a perfect circle.

                                                    I keep hearing stories about people taking my picture, and then returning the phone because of the distortion. But....I really look like that.
                                                    Nature has a way of compensating. They made frumpy and uncoordinated...but to balance it out, I'm also pompous and verbose. So, it evens out.
                                                    No, your just another person fooled by his prosthetic stilts, difficult to spot.

                                                    As for the DNA sample, would it not have been easier to have offered him a cup of coffee and taken a sample from the lipstick left on the cup.

                                                    Probably less fun though!
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                                                      Originally Posted by lanfear63 View Post

                                                      No, your just another person fooled by his prosthetic stilts, difficult to spot.

                                                      As for the DNA sample, would it not have been easier to have offered him a cup of coffee and taken a sample from the lipstick left on the cup.

                                                      Probably less fun though!
                                                      Oh, there was lipstick involved. How do you think I got the sample? DON'T ASK!

                                                      By the way, can you get DNA from poo? I'm asking for a friend.
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                                              Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

                                              You typed slow enough, but I can't understand what you are saying, what with that lack of Southern Drawl and such.

                                              So you are related to southerners by someone else's marriage, not your own? Doesn't that just mean that you aren't related to Southerners at all?

                                              You Northern Carpetbaggers, with all your lies and Northern ways.

                                              My parents were born in Antarctica. When I say we were from the South...I mean the South.
                                              Think years after my mom was killed in a car accident, my dad remarried a southern er, woman. She became my step er, mom. Her brothers and sisters became my step aunts and uncles, their kids, my step cousins and so on and so on.

                                              So yeah, my relatives by marriage. There, are you happy now? I really don't talk about it much at all. Like not in public, ever, until now. And not ever again.


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                                                Originally Posted by MissTerraK View Post

                                                Think years after my mom was killed in a car accident, my dad remarried a southern er, woman. She became my step er, mom. Her brothers and sisters became my step aunts and uncles, their kids, my step cousins and so on and so on.

                                                So yeah, my relatives by marriage. There, are you happy now? I really don't talk about it much at all. Like not in public, ever, until now. And not ever again.


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                                                GULP, Claude has me in his sights, and Terra has Claude in her sights!

                                                Just watch your pink screensaver, Terra, and relax!

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                                                  Originally Posted by tagiscom View Post

                                                  GULP, Claude has me in his sights, and Terra has Claude in her sights!

                                                  Just watch your pink screensaver, Terra, and relax!

                                                  OMGOsh, Shane! I love it and it does relax me, actually.

                                                  You have really captured the essence of me totally and completely!

                                                  Thank you so much!!

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                                        Originally Posted by MissTerraK View Post

                                        But, if you meant that as a compliment...I thank you!
                                        Definitely nothing negative! Can't really put my finger on it; perhaps sort of a "steel magnolia" - sweet and pretty on the outside, but tough as nails underneath. I lived in Austin for 3 years back in the 80s, and have spent a fair amount of time in the deep South. One of my closest friends was from "Berminaam" (translated "Birmingham"). Perhaps something about you reminds me a little of her.
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                                          Originally Posted by Cali16 View Post

                                          Definitely nothing negative! Can't really put my finger on it; perhaps sort of a "steel magnolia" - sweet and pretty on the outside, but tough as nails underneath. I lived in Austin for 3 years back in the 80s, and have spent a fair amount of time in the deep South. One of my closest friends was from "Berminaam" (translated "Birmingham"). Perhaps something about you reminds me a little of her.
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                              Originally Posted by Dennis Gaskill View Post

                              Hmm... that would be pronounced like the word "cur" if I'm not mistaken.
                              Dennis. You're the first person to ever notice that, including me. But you're right.

                              I hate you...but you're right.
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                                Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

                                Dennis. You're the first person to ever notice that, including me. But you're right.

                                I hate you...but you're right.
                                You should hate Dan, it's his fault. He's the one that said "The way I pronounce it the last syllable is "Ker" with a stress on the k."

                                See, he pointed out where the emphasis was, so there was no way for me not to hear it as "Ker" in my head, and of course, Ker and cur are homophones.

                                Dan plotted that homophone connection. It's part of his mind control experiment and I knew it all along, but I figured you'd rather hear it from me than someone else, because, well, because I figured you'd rather hear it from me than someone else.

                                That Dan, he's always causing trouble.
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                                • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
                                  Originally Posted by Dennis Gaskill View Post

                                  You should hate Dan, it's his fault. He's the one that said "The way I pronounce it the last syllable is "Ker" with a stress on the k."

                                  See, he pointed out where the emphasis was, so there was no way for me not to hear it as "Ker" in my head, and of course, Ker and cur are homophones.

                                  Dan plotted that homophone connection. It's part of his mind control experiment and I knew it all along, but I figured you'd rather hear it from me than someone else, because, well, because I figured you'd rather hear it from me than someone else.

                                  That Dan, he's always causing trouble.
                                  Stop calling me on your homophone....and I'll stop sending you photos on my homocamera.

                                  My new 900 telephone services is going to be called "Homophone Connection".

                                  Riffle can be my partner. I keep the money, and he gets all the connections.
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                                    Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

                                    Stop calling me on your homophone....and I'll stop sending you photos on my homocamera.
                                    This reminds me: you throw like a girl.
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                                    • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
                                      Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

                                      This reminds me: you throw like a girl.
                                      Yeah, but at least I'm the one throwing...and not catching.


                                      You walked right into that one.
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                                        Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

                                        Yeah, but at least I'm the one throwing...and not catching.


                                        You walked right into that one.
                                        Since you throw like a girl, it's okay. Wait. Right?

                                        I may have to rethink some things.
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                                        • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
                                          Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

                                          Since you throw like a girl, it's okay. Wait. Right?

                                          I may have to rethink some things.
                                          I think that means we are both catching...wait...

                                          Not that there's anything wrong with that....

                                          I don't know...I'm getting nervous......

                                          Let's both back away...and pretend none of this was said.
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                                            Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

                                            I think that means we are both catching...wait...

                                            Not that there's anything wrong with that....

                                            I don't know...I'm getting nervous......

                                            Let's both back away...and pretend none of this was said.
                                            I would love to reply to this, but I'd better not, already got Claude on the attack!

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                      Originally Posted by MissTerraK View Post

                      Well, I did think it was better than littler, fiddler, vinegar, insecure, simpler, prisoner, swindler, exhibitor, inhibitor and testicular.

                      Or any combination thereof, haha! Like testicular exhibitor.


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                      or Forest Whitaker in the movie Testicular Exhibitor 2 , Rise of the Fiddler.

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                    • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
                      Originally Posted by MissTerraK View Post

                      Well, I did think it was better than littler, fiddler, vinegar, insecure, simpler, prisoner, swindler, exhibitor, inhibitor and testicular.

                      Or any combination thereof, haha! Like testicular exhibitor.


                      Terra
                      Well.....um......sigh........I hope someone brighter than Riffle makes something out of this. Preferably with Forest Whitaker......


                      Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

                      The way I pronounce it the last syllable is "Ker" with a stress on the k.
                      Dan; It's funnier to just let her do it that other way.

                      Anyway, she forgot "Tickler".

                      I wonder if she thinks that every word that ends with an "e" rhymes with "Orange"?
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            Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

            I get the visual similarity, but just so we're all clear, my last name rhymes with sniffle.

            (Boy, did that leave me open...)
            I figured as much.

            But now I get what Claude was saying about ruining jokes.
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            • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
              Originally Posted by Lance K View Post

              I figured as much.

              But now I get what Claude was saying about ruining jokes.

              You don't know the half of it!........finally someone sees through Dan's "Nice guy image".

              But it's well known, to psychologists, that Dan Riffle...is The Ruiner Of Everything.


              (I stole that from Riffle. But I am The Underminer...and nothing is beneath me!)
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                Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post


                But it's well known, to psychologists, that Dan Riffle...is The Ruiner Of Everything.
                That's impossible. My wife deserves some of the credit.

                Oh hi honey. What? Oh, I was just joking. No, please, no, not the frying pan, not the
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    • Profile picture of the author giulio74
      Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

      A bullet...........

      do not despair !!!
      I'm also having a hard time
      and I do not like answers type a bullet
      You can get back on top history is full of examples

      have faith you will make it there!

      I like advice
      trying to sell your services on sites freelancer does not cost anything
      Open a free blog blogger type does not cost anything
      create a mail list with listwhere and free

      searches for a job off-line
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  • Profile picture of the author Dennis Gaskill
    What would you invest that in?
    Copies of my resume, and then I'd pound the pavement looking for a job.
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    Originally Posted by edeandrade View Post

    What would you invest that in?
    Chocolate.

    If I'm going down, I'm going down savoring Dove's creamy, silky, sweet, melt in your mouth milk chocolate!


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      Originally Posted by MissTerraK View Post

      Chocolate.

      If I'm going down, I'm going down savoring Dove's creamy, silky, sweet, melt in your mouth milk chocolate!


      Terra
      ..........
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        Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

        ..........
        Coward.......

        By the way, didn't Wesley Snipes star in a low budget movie where he played a pimp named "Melt In Your Mouth Chocolate"?

        This post in no way has anything to do with any previous posts by any ladies. Just saying.


        Time it takes Claude to break his "without a word" vow? Seven seconds.
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        Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

        ..........
        Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

        Terra; Meet the "New Claude".....I'm just going to let this post go...without a word.
        Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

        Coward.......

        By the way, didn't Wesley Snipes star in a low budget movie where he played a pimp named "Melt In Your Mouth Chocolate"?

        This post in no way has anything to do with any previous posts by any ladies. Just saying.


        Time it takes Claude to break his "without a word" vow? Seven seconds.

        Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

        Coward....
        Good Grief! (To quote Charlie Brown)

        Guys, you really need to find a new hobby....


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          Originally Posted by MissTerraK View Post

          Good Grief! (To quote Charlie Brown)

          Guys, you really need to find a new hobby....


          Terra
          Hey, I didn't say a word.
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            Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

            Hey, I didn't say a word.
            Yeah you did, "coward". That's a word.


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            • Profile picture of the author Dan Riffle
              Originally Posted by MissTerraK View Post

              Yeah you did, "coward". That's a word.


              Terra
              Hey, that was in response to Claude, not your post.
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            • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
              Originally Posted by MissTerraK View Post

              Yeah you did, "coward". That's a word.


              Terra
              Terra; And let's lay these cards on the table. At least I showed bravery in the line of fire. I did what I knew was right. I stuck up for the rights of taunters everywhere. I fought the good fight.

              While Riffle, hid under his bed, and let "The Brave Claude Hero" fight his battles for him.

              So, I think it comes down to this....

              Who's cuter, me or Riffle?
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                Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

                Terra; And let's lay these cards on the table. At least I showed bravery in the line of fire. I did what I knew was right. I stuck up for the rights of taunters everywhere. I fought the good fight.

                While Riffle, hid under his bed, and let "The Brave Claude Hero" fight his battles for him.

                So, I think it comes down to this....

                Who's cuter, me or Riffle?
                Haha! Well, since Dan is just a stick figure, I guess you win by default!


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                • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
                  Originally Posted by MissTerraK View Post

                  Haha! Well, since Dan is just a stick figure, I guess you win by default!


                  Terra

                  Take That.... Riffle!!!!!
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                  Originally Posted by MissTerraK View Post

                  Haha! Well, since Dan is just a stick figure, I guess you win by default!


                  Terra
                  Und vich of de faults does he win by?
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      Originally Posted by MissTerraK View Post

      Chocolate.

      If I'm going down, I'm going down savoring Dove's creamy, silky, sweet, melt in your mouth milk chocolate!


      Terra
      Terra; Meet the "New Claude".....I'm just going to let this post go...without a word.
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        Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

        Terra; Meet the "New Claude".....I'm just going to let this post go...without a word.
        Coward....
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        • Profile picture of the author Dennis Gaskill
          Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

          Probably the best real answer. But I like my "Claude is full of BS" answer better.

          And I still haven't forgiven you for forcing me to be a nice guy earlier. There will be Hell to pay (assuming that "hell" isn't taken literally, and is just a construct of the duality of the human psyche....as metaphor for social anxiety and loss of positive self image)

          (I hope you think that's funny.)
          Oh my, look at all the big words Claude used! Once I plugged them into Google Translate and set it to translate from English to Simpleton I caught on almost instantly, three hours later. Ha ha, good one, Claude.

          Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

          I need to rent a gun...just for a day. I'll clean it and wipe it down, before I return it.
          How much are you offering?
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            Originally Posted by Dennis Gaskill View Post

            How much are you offering?
            $1. I thought we agreed on that. And leave your prints on it. ......

            And you should engrave you name and address on the handle...just to be safe.

            My plan is foolproof.......except maybe typing it all out on a public forum. I should have thought that through.
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            • Profile picture of the author Tom B
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              Luckily I just got my new outfit back from the cleaners.




              Great, now Claude plans on throwing guns at us.
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            • Profile picture of the author Dennis Gaskill
              Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

              $1. I thought we agreed on that. And leave your prints on it. ......

              And you should engrave you name and address on the handle...just to be safe.

              My plan is foolproof.......except maybe typing it all out on a public forum. I should have thought that through.
              No problem. For one dollar I'll rent you my squirt gun. Do you want to come here to get it or would you rather pay shipping charges and have me send it via UPS? Also, let me know if you want it pre-loaded or not. That may raise the shipping cost though.
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              • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
                It just dawned on me. I said I would invest in a bullet...obviously in mental turmoil...obviously hurting psychologically....

                And everyone is offering to rent me a gun, taunting me with mean evil jabs, and ruining the cadence of my joke.

                You guys suck.

                To be fair, now I kind of want to buy one of those clear plastic "whole body bubble wrap" jogging outfits.

                Sal; What does WTF stand for...Whitacre's Taunting Forum?

                With friends like you guys, you know what I need? A few dollars to buy those nifty bubble wrap outfits.
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  • Profile picture of the author Marvin Johnston
    What if I were down to my last dollar? Easy. I'd start selling online including Craigslist and eBay.

    What??? You can't afford to do that on $1.00???

    Not true with Craigslist

    And it is not true with eBay either, although their 21 day hold on PayPal funds is a royal pain for new sellers. Short solution... set up an account and sell a few things ahead of time as a hobby so if you really need it, the capability exists.

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    • Profile picture of the author msdobe
      Boy, your question really hit home! Haven't thought about it in quite a while, but there was a time when I only had $1 plus... a doberman that was almost out of dog food (a dollar doesn't go very far to feed a doberman).

      I worked for a place that shall remain nameless, and after getting paid every 2 weeks, when we went in to get paid we kept getting put off - you'll get paid next week, then in a few days, a few more days, etc.

      What really made it bad was I had earned a bonus, a REALLY big bonus and I had been on such a high it made it totally unbelievable. Finally we learned we weren't going to get paid, but we could work with another company (all they did was change company names). And to make it twice as bad was it was 1 week before Thanksgiving.

      Things worked out obviously, but it was a horrible time and didn't even go homeless (but certainly wasn't far from it).

      Now, back to your original question - If I was down to my last dollar..
      I'd just survive

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          Originally Posted by Samy Starburst View Post

          I'd buy some seeds and grow my own food
          Yes but you wouldn't get many seeds and although I like Jack and the beanstalk, normal plants do take time to grow. Unless you wanted to live on Watercress or something.
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    Originally Posted by edeandrade View Post

    What would you invest that in?
    I've got some swamp land for sale. PM me if interested!
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    • Profile picture of the author lanfear63
      Originally Posted by waterotter View Post

      I've got some swamp land for sale. PM me if interested!
      Sorry, it's not something I'd want to sink my money into.
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        Originally Posted by lanfear63 View Post

        Sorry, it's not something I'd want to sink my money into.
        Lol, I see what you did there.
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  • Profile picture of the author KristofferIM
    I would invest my time into doing Fiverr gigs. I would then use the profit made from that to start a bigger more scalable project.
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    Save this dollar and try to find a job and never give up. Once you become successful you may look at this dollar and remember that you're doing fie or whatever.
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    • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
      I've thought about this; What if I had one dollar and was dropped in the middle of a town with no credit cards, and no money, except one dollar. What would I do?

      I would go to a Dollar General (or some discount store), and buy something I thought I could sell...for a dollar. Then I'd go door to door, selling it for $5. Then I'd buy 5 more....and repeat. By the end of the day, I'd have enough money for a cheap hotel room, and a meal.

      And then I'd buy something more expensive, and repeat.

      By the end of the first week, I'd be renting a room by the week, and selling something door to door. Then I'd buy a liquidation, get a cell phone, run some ads..and be in business.

      It wouldn't be fun, but I know I could do it.

      Years ago, as an experiment once, I bought a box of "No Soliciting" signs for a buck apiece.

      I was selling vacuum cleaners, door to door. Some people bought, some didn't. The people that didn't buy? I offered a "No Soliciting" sign for (I think) $10.

      I sold hundreds. But after a few months, it wasn't funny to me any more, so I stopped.
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      • Profile picture of the author tagiscom
        Originally Posted by KristofferIM View Post

        I would invest my time into doing Fiverr gigs. I would then use the profit made from that to start a bigger more scalable project.
        But doesn't it cost $5 to start a Fiverr account?


        • I would personally do substantial research online.

        • Find a mentor.

        • Have lunch.

        • Find another mentor that was free.

        • Go to the pub.

        • Fire that mentor, because he was a bum.

        • Do some more indepth research into future trends.

        • Do more research into statistical analysis.

        • Yet, more research into fluffy bunnies.

        • And then grab my $1, take the plunge.

        • And place it on Black, or should l put it on Red?


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      • Profile picture of the author Joe Stewart
        Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

        I've thought about this; What if I had one dollar and was dropped in the middle of a town with no credit cards, and no money, except one dollar. What would I do?

        I would go to a Dollar General (or some discount store), and buy something I thought I could sell...for a dollar. Then I'd go door to door, selling it for $5. Then I'd buy 5 more....and repeat. By the end of the day, I'd have enough money for a cheap hotel room, and a meal.

        And then I'd buy something more expensive, and repeat.

        By the end of the first week, I'd be renting a room by the week, and selling something door to door. Then I'd buy a liquidation, get a cell phone, run some ads..and be in business.

        It wouldn't be fun, but I know I could do it.

        Years ago, as an experiment once, I bought a box of "No Soliciting" signs for a buck apiece.

        I was selling vacuum cleaners, door to door. Some people bought, some didn't. The people that didn't buy? I offered a "No Soliciting" sign for (I think) $10.

        I sold hundreds. But after a few months, it wasn't funny to me any more, so I stopped.

        My first thought was to find a place to sell products that paid commission daily and go there, but your idea is better. Find something quality to buy cheap and sell at a high margin, but still have a low cost per transaction. Smart.
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        • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
          Originally Posted by Joe Stewart View Post

          My first thought was to find a place to sell products that paid commission daily and go there, but your idea is better. Find something quality to buy cheap and sell at a high margin, but still have a low cost per transaction. Smart.
          Joe; Thanks. If I were in a city that had a direct selling office, I would walk in, describe what I do...and take the owner with me on a presentation.

          By the end of the day, I'd have a Sales Manager job, a pay advance, a place to stay, and a meal. But it would be dependent on having a sales office within walking distance.

          But I can do it because I have real sales expertise, and understand how sales offices work.
          It's not something I could teach. The "Buy low-sell higher" thing, I could teach.

          Oh, and if someone just left me in another country? I'd probably just die. Leave me in a woods? Same thing. I have no skills outside of selling and writing.

          Leave me on a desert island alone? Every other person on the planet would be better off than me.
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          • Profile picture of the author Tom B
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            If I was down to my last dollar...

            I would create a wso that showed people how to make money with wso's when they only had a dollar.

            I then would go to the JV section and partner with one of the guys willing to pay for the wso for a split of the profits.

            I would sit back, at the library because of free internet, and watch the sales come in.






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          • Profile picture of the author Joe Stewart
            Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

            Joe; Thanks. If I were in a city that had a direct selling office, I would walk in, describe what I do...and take the owner with me on a presentation.

            By the end of the day, I'd have a Sales Manager job, a pay advance, a place to stay, and a meal. But it would be dependent on having a sales office within walking distance.
            Kind of like Dan Kennedy? Only Dan said he'd need a suit and $100.00 to take the challenge.

            Personally, I'd just be interested in an independent contractor position. I sell their stuff and they pay me at the end of the day. I could convince them to come and pick me up over the phone.

            Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

            But I can do it because I have real sales expertise, and understand how sales offices work. It's not something I could teach. The "Buy low-sell higher" thing, I could teach.
            Exactly. It takes time to learn something like that.

            Regarding the original idea, I think I'd focus on something that was expendable or could possibly be used as a gift, especially if it were close to a holiday. After a day or two when I had more to sell I'd then charge $5.00 for one, but I'd tell them that if they buy three or more I'd drop the price to $4.50 each to push volume.

            Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

            Oh, and if someone just left me in another country? I'd probably just die. Leave me in a woods?
            I'd survive, but it would be a long walk home. lol
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  • Profile picture of the author yukon
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    If I had a dollar for every last dollar thread...




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    • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
      Originally Posted by yukon View Post

      If I had a dollar for every last dollar thread...
      Good thing that dead horse was preventing us from seeing what that guy was doing. I'm sure nothing that would make him go blind.
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      • Profile picture of the author yukon
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        Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

        Good thing that dead horse was preventing us from seeing what that guy was doing. I'm sure nothing that would make him go blind.
        Apparently he beat the pony one too many times.
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  • Profile picture of the author Al amin
    I would donate it to a charity for get some help from god.
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  • Profile picture of the author Corina Wise
    I would give it away because I am infinitely abundant.

    Then I would use my time emailing and connecting with successful mentors in my field... Offer to help them anyway I can to further their mission.

    Research trends for a potential product.

    Find some one willing to invest in my product idea.

    Launch and the rest is history.
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  • Profile picture of the author elusian
    If I was down to my last dollar, I would not focus on spending it. I would instead go to the different writing platforms - fiverr, odesk, iwriter and write some articles to give that dollar some brothers and sisters. Focusing on what you do not have is not a great way to create success. Focus on the skills that you do have and generate income instead.
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    Lol tihis is great!
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  • Profile picture of the author bizgrower
    I think Wiseacre instead of Whitacre.


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    I also always thought Terra had some Southern connection
    and pictured her on the veranda drinking sweet tea or lemonade.
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    • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
      Originally Posted by bizgrower View Post

      I think Wiseacre instead of Whitacre.


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      I also always thought Terra had some Southern connection
      and pictured her on the veranda drinking sweet tea or lemonade.
      My Dad was called Wiz at work. Until I was an adult, I thought it was because he peed a lot, or something similar. Then I saw a company (Ford Motor Company) paper that showed him getting an award. It said "Claude "Wiz" Whitacre. I asked my Dad about it, and he said it was because he was a top electrical engineer. Honest to God, I thought they were calling him Whiz.

      I was called "Doc" in high school. I think it's because I read a lot, and wore glasses.

      I keep seeing Terra as a proper lady. And I keep thinking of Sal as Annie Oakley....with bloodshot eyes, and a hair trigger.

      (Not in the face! Not in the face!)
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      • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
        Haha! I bet you guys think Southern Belle because of my past avatar. Remember when I had the pink cowboy hat on?

        I no longer have it to show you, but anyway, that's probably why you think Southern.


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