[Big_E]

Originally Posted by AaronT

Tell us a secret you know because of your work/experience/etc. that others might not know...


For example...

My uncle/aunt rent the claw machines that allow you to get stuffed animals (regularly found in arcades places) and I found out that the way that thing works is that it has a timer that changes the claws strength. Therefore, if you are playing when the claw is on strong, you are almost guaranteed to get the stuffed animal. In other words, the claw can be weak for 20 min, then switch to strong for 2 min, and then to weak again for 20 min. Those times are adjustable.

Getting kicked by a horse hurts more than getting kicked by Mirko. Me, last summer:

[Turban Capote]

Originally Posted by Big_E

Getting kicked by a horse hurts more than getting kicked by Mirko. Me, last summer:

I think Mirko can do just as much damage if you stood in front of him and let him kick you.

You've got a mole and hair on your butt. Fwap?

[Cecile Peoples]

Originally Posted by AaronT

Oh yeah... and osteoperosis only exists in dairy-consuming countries. In places like China where they don't drink milk, they have strong bones at 90. Osteoperosis is unheard of. They don't have rampant heart disease either.

Most of those "food pyramids" you see on school walls and such are 90% sponsored by the dairy commission. They often even have the cow in the corner.

They have strong bones at 90 in China? I love completely anecdotal, unverifiable statements like this. I don't believe it for a second. In fact, I don't believe much of your post at all if you're using this kind of logic.

EDIT - I see someone beat me to it and even had this source People's Daily Online -- China faces great challenge in osteoporosis prevention, treatment. Better work than me. Thanks.

[YeahBee]

being stepped on> being kicked by a horse

[Valiss]

Originally Posted by Oeshon

a have a few friends that work at safeway and i have never heard of that before.

i seriously doubt it

Ask the store manager to be sure. No one ever does it, but it is company policy I'm told.

[GroundNPound]

If you speak to an answering service because no one is in the office you are trying to reach and want to leave a message, be polite or we will just make it as vague and unimportant-looking as possible.

If you have landscapers doing a project at your house we piss everywhere and shit in the closest woods unless you let us use the bathroom. If you let us use the bathroom or leave us water or food you will get 1000% better service and little extras and we wont cut corners at all.

If you are in a retail store always be cool with the person you are speaking to and chances are they will be give you real advice and maybe even some free stuff. I used to do this all the time if the person was cool with me.

[PrettySweet]

Magazines will not do anything if you do not pay for your subscription. So order any magazine that you want and tell them to bill you later. Check out the issues that they mail you. If you like the magazine then pay your subscription. If you don't then just let it go. Magazines set up a reserve account in their budgets each month to cover the people that don't pay for their subscriptions.

[PHD_in_8_Limbs]

Originally Posted by bobbylight

my contribution: molly maid is a low brow prostitution ring, with a secret password that I'm not at liberty to say right now

How about now???

So...after reading all 131 pages of this freaking amazing thread, I have come to a few conclusions.

-Don't piss people off that help you. They will mess up your experience, or won't help you out as much as you would like. (I think that's called having some sort of decency)

-Nothing is safe, nothing is as advertised.

-I need to be an expert in everything I ever buy, or any service I ever need done.

Great thread. I'm going to crawl under a rock now. Or maybe eat some Wendy's. I'm starving.

[Valiss]

Originally Posted by PHD_in_8_Limbs

How about now???

So...after reading all 131 pages of this freaking amazing thread, I have come to a few conclusions.

-Don't piss people off that help you. They will mess up your experience, or won't help you out as much as you would like. (I think that's called having some sort of decency)

-Nothing is safe, nothing is as advertised.

-I need to be an expert in everything I ever buy, or any service I ever need done.

Great thread. I'm going to crawl under a rock now. Or maybe eat some Wendy's. I'm starving.

QFT

I felt the same way after reading this thing.

If you are ever at a hotel for a few days or more, bring some extra cash for your housecleaner. When I went with a large group of friends to a convention at a hotel, we pretty much took over our entire floor. My roomates for the week had brought drink mix & blenders, xmas lights (to staple gunned around the room for ambience) and computers/radios. When the maid came, we simply tipped her like $50-60 and we were very polite to her and she never said a thing about the room. We had a huge fresh stack of towels every day waiting for us by our door. And whenever we needed anything - from an extra blanket to a room service menu to extra soap, she was on top of it and very polite. Plus when we left, we found her in the hotel and gave her even more cash which I think made her day.

[MFnSCOOP]

The first 75 pages of this thread was great, took me about 3 days at work to read all of this lol. I don't have much, but here are my contributions:

Personal Trainer: Best job ever because I really enjoyed doing what I did. I was a trainer at Gold's Gym for a couple years, and there were a few trainers that didn't know shit. When you hire a trainer, remember you are paying for their services. The trainer's first priority is your safety, then your fitness goals. A lot of trainers can bullshit their way through a session. After a workout with your trainer, ask yourself, "Could I have done that by myself?" I prided myself on giving my clients the most challenging (yet do-able) sessions which included everything from weights to calisthenics to running suicides to farmers walks to hitting focus mitts. I'd see many of my fellow trainers though where their clients wouldn't break a damn sweat. Also, you shouldn't be warming up on your time (the hour you paid for). If the trainer has you warming up during your session then he's wasting your time (your money). Trust me, you can walk on the treadmill on your own

GNC: I worked here part time while training. We made commission off some products and some we didn't. I sold a lot of Muscletech even though I think a lot of their supps are garbage. The only shit worth taking is the Hydroxycut Hardcore and the Nano Vapor. Cell-tech is garbage and Nitro-tech is the same quality as Optimum Nutrition and other brands. But they paid me the most so I pushed these products the most lol. When you're built, a trainer with a few certifications, and can talk, you can sell anything in GNC. The truth is, buy online. Much, much cheaper. Also, when you return your supplements, I take them home. We're supposed to throw them out anyways, but I'm not letting protein go to waste when it can go to my body lol. PS, this job sucked and I hate lying to people. Atleast I believed in my training (made it easier to sell). It's tough to sell products you don't believe in.

Marketing Agent for DHL: This is my current job, and the benefits are I get commission and my hours are Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, can't beat that. What I do is Sherdog all day, random shit all day, write out my training for the day, etc lol. What I'm supposed to be doing is calling DHL customers and try to upsell our services. We only call small to mid sized businesses. If you're rude, trust me, I will recycle your record and YOU WILL BE CALLED AGAIN. When you're a dick to me, it has no effect on me, I sit at a desk all day and websurf, you're wasting your own energy. Also, I have all your company's info in front of my face, now you wouldn't want that shit to leak out would you?