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So my parents took me to Key West and the place I'm staying has like a population of 2,000 (not too hot for game). But I figured I could do a little social freedom wind ups and maybe become more indifferent to awkward social situations, such as A.A.
Anyway this really pressed my happy button earlier and got me laughing.
So I walk into Walgreens with my dad to get some milk and he has to get some dental floss. Immediately I see a decently cute brunette shopping for something and about as soon as I think to go talk to her she starts walking out the door leaving me in a state of paralysis (arrgh! I really need to get over this A.A. once and for all). Keep in mind at this point the lady at the front desk has just watched me come in. Anyway I'm like wtf am I doing and immediately walk out the door to go chat her up. Of course her car is parked like right in front of the door and before I stop her she get's into the passenger seat of what I'm guessing is her boyfriends/husbands car. Oh well I didn't miss out at least.
Anyway I've been outside for like 2 seconds and walk back in so it seems to the lady at the counter has just walked me walk in a circle just about, and I'm sure is wondering wtf I'm doing. So I'm thinking "hmmm.. what would be a funny prank to combat social pressure/create emotions in others" after all social pressure is the only reason A.A. exists anyway. So I get the idea to go mess with the lady at the counter. She's the typical Walgreens worker that is bored out her mind wishing the place would blow up so she can get off work. Luckily I saved her from a total day of boredom!
I casually stroll up to the counter and with a semi-problematic facial expression get my "preframing" on like donkey kong:
Me: "Hi there. Look I'm really not trying to cause any trouble here..
And I usually wouldn't say anything like this under normal circumstances."
Her: (with perplexed semi nervous look on her face) "Yeah..."
Me: "And I seriously hate to be a burden. Yet before you get the wrong idea I want you to know it's not anything you did, in fact it's probably me.
And between you and me lets just keep this to ourselves and not get the manager involved (at this point the tension has built up incredibly that I can hardly keep a straight face.. but I do.. and the lady's boiling insider her skin to know what the supposed problem/complaint is that I'm going to have) because I don't want to start a problem."
"And I really want you to stay indifferent since I don't want you to get upset and quit your job or do something crazy Buttt....."
"What isle is the milk on?" (smile spreads across my face)
The lady has this super mixed emotional look on her face like wtf is this guy on/doing, deer in the headlights look, she says "oh uh.. isle 10 right down there"
I kind of feel bad for putting her through all the tension just for that so I put on a quite charming smile and demeanor and say "Okay thanks a lot!"
At this point I'm like holy shit I just did it and I didn't get arrested or punched in the face how awesome!
I meet back up with my dad and we get in line to check out with the same lady I just messed with. She sees me at the back of the line and gets a wave of nervousness go through her.
Finally we get to the front of the line and the lady's getting super nervous and doesn't know what to say or where to look and right before we get to her she leaves, picks up the phone, and calls out "We have a code 2 at the front!"
I'm like "oohhh shitt whats a code 2?" . Oh well the towns small as shit I'm sure the jail can't be that bad here, as my conscious takes over and gives me bad situations of what could possibly happen go through my head.
Anyway I know I need to put her at ease so I'm like "Hey I found the milk without getting lost!" said with a big smile.
Her: Oh good!
Me: (I just keep up with some small chit chat with a beaming smile and good vibe and bid her farewell to have a good night)
My dad looks at me as we walk out the door and is like "what the fuck was that all about? I can't take you anywhere, when's your flight out of here?"
I just bust out laughing.
Anyway this is a really good example of how far you can push social boundaries and get away with stuff. My guess is that I could have continued using preframes for another 30 seconds to a minute and just kept building more and more tension and she wouldn't have stopped me or left. People just really don't know how to react to situations that aren't social norm. It's extremely funny to see people's reactions to little things. Even stopping someone while your shopping and telling them a corny joke. It puts awkward social pressure on each party and gets you accustomed to dealing with stuff on the fly. Best yet it gives both parties a funny story to tell their loved ones when they get home instead of "work was good honey" it's "honey you'd never guess what happened at work today.. blah blah blah"
Just my thoughts. Hope someone enjoyed.
-Rob
-Rob
Anyway this really pressed my happy button earlier and got me laughing.
So I walk into Walgreens with my dad to get some milk and he has to get some dental floss. Immediately I see a decently cute brunette shopping for something and about as soon as I think to go talk to her she starts walking out the door leaving me in a state of paralysis (arrgh! I really need to get over this A.A. once and for all). Keep in mind at this point the lady at the front desk has just watched me come in. Anyway I'm like wtf am I doing and immediately walk out the door to go chat her up. Of course her car is parked like right in front of the door and before I stop her she get's into the passenger seat of what I'm guessing is her boyfriends/husbands car. Oh well I didn't miss out at least.
Anyway I've been outside for like 2 seconds and walk back in so it seems to the lady at the counter has just walked me walk in a circle just about, and I'm sure is wondering wtf I'm doing. So I'm thinking "hmmm.. what would be a funny prank to combat social pressure/create emotions in others" after all social pressure is the only reason A.A. exists anyway. So I get the idea to go mess with the lady at the counter. She's the typical Walgreens worker that is bored out her mind wishing the place would blow up so she can get off work. Luckily I saved her from a total day of boredom!
I casually stroll up to the counter and with a semi-problematic facial expression get my "preframing" on like donkey kong:
Me: "Hi there. Look I'm really not trying to cause any trouble here..
And I usually wouldn't say anything like this under normal circumstances."
Her: (with perplexed semi nervous look on her face) "Yeah..."
Me: "And I seriously hate to be a burden. Yet before you get the wrong idea I want you to know it's not anything you did, in fact it's probably me.
And between you and me lets just keep this to ourselves and not get the manager involved (at this point the tension has built up incredibly that I can hardly keep a straight face.. but I do.. and the lady's boiling insider her skin to know what the supposed problem/complaint is that I'm going to have) because I don't want to start a problem."
"And I really want you to stay indifferent since I don't want you to get upset and quit your job or do something crazy Buttt....."
"What isle is the milk on?" (smile spreads across my face)
The lady has this super mixed emotional look on her face like wtf is this guy on/doing, deer in the headlights look, she says "oh uh.. isle 10 right down there"
I kind of feel bad for putting her through all the tension just for that so I put on a quite charming smile and demeanor and say "Okay thanks a lot!"
At this point I'm like holy shit I just did it and I didn't get arrested or punched in the face how awesome!
I meet back up with my dad and we get in line to check out with the same lady I just messed with. She sees me at the back of the line and gets a wave of nervousness go through her.
Finally we get to the front of the line and the lady's getting super nervous and doesn't know what to say or where to look and right before we get to her she leaves, picks up the phone, and calls out "We have a code 2 at the front!"
I'm like "oohhh shitt whats a code 2?" . Oh well the towns small as shit I'm sure the jail can't be that bad here, as my conscious takes over and gives me bad situations of what could possibly happen go through my head.
Anyway I know I need to put her at ease so I'm like "Hey I found the milk without getting lost!" said with a big smile.
Her: Oh good!
Me: (I just keep up with some small chit chat with a beaming smile and good vibe and bid her farewell to have a good night)
My dad looks at me as we walk out the door and is like "what the fuck was that all about? I can't take you anywhere, when's your flight out of here?"
I just bust out laughing.
Anyway this is a really good example of how far you can push social boundaries and get away with stuff. My guess is that I could have continued using preframes for another 30 seconds to a minute and just kept building more and more tension and she wouldn't have stopped me or left. People just really don't know how to react to situations that aren't social norm. It's extremely funny to see people's reactions to little things. Even stopping someone while your shopping and telling them a corny joke. It puts awkward social pressure on each party and gets you accustomed to dealing with stuff on the fly. Best yet it gives both parties a funny story to tell their loved ones when they get home instead of "work was good honey" it's "honey you'd never guess what happened at work today.. blah blah blah"
Just my thoughts. Hope someone enjoyed.
-Rob
-Rob
the reactions can be serious to blushing.