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Why Does Being Overly Nice Make You Seem Like A Mental Patient?

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  1. Jerry Manderin

    July 31st, 2012

    I sure enjoy this website!
    @Mr Pinko, I enjoyed your last post!
    That graphic was the best!
    @Stirrin the B.S., I gave you a ‘thumbs up!’
    @Death By Farts, Hilarious screen name!
    Edith McCrotch’s avatar is hilarious!

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  2. Ohio Dan

    July 31st, 2012

    Well I hope I don’t look like a nut but if I do I don’t care. I compliment people on a regular basis. In How To Win Friends and Influence People complimenting people is recomended with this caviat. They should be sincere compliments. The rational is it costs nothing and makes the other person feel better about themselves. That puts you and them in a good mood. That guy was just doing stchik. For example, if I see a lady with nice eyes or a guy dressed particularly sharp I will compliment them.

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  3. the aardvark

    July 31st, 2012

    Unfortunately, in this day and age a lot of people would consider you to be nuts if you did this in front of a store. Wonder what kind of responses he would have received doing this in front of a Wal Mart. It doesn’t hurt to be polite and smile at people.

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  4. Plain Jane

    July 31st, 2012

    I’m a smiler. If I sense that a person needs a lift, I do find something to compliment them on. But I don’t stand in front of stores to do it. :-)

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  5. taudry audry

    July 31st, 2012

    He reminds me of the guy who sold me a pair of shoes at Macy’s. Made me smile because it was so freaking nuts.
    Nice touch with the pen in the pocket, nerdy man!

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  6. Plain Jane

    July 31st, 2012

    @ taudry audry

    Guys who use pocket protectors are sexy.

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  7. Plain Jane

    July 31st, 2012

    Oops. Hit submit button too fast.

    But I don’t think this guy has a pocket protector. Not real smart.

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  8. Katechon

    July 31st, 2012

    When I try I always get punched in the the face

    – nice looking boobs!, yeah…

    – nice yellow teeth, sir!

    – You look way better with those sun-glasses.

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  9. Stranded in Sonoma

    July 31st, 2012

    Sanity is relative.

    If you see a person walking down the sidewalk holding a conversation with himself, you would think he’s crazy. You would stare for a bit and make sure he doesn’t do bodily harm to you or someone else. You might even try to steer clear of him in case it’s contagious.

    But…

    Put a cell phone to his ear, whether it works or not, and miraculously it transforms him from crazy to sane. You might not even give him a second look and would walk within inches of him. He would probably just be background noise for 99% of the population.

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  10. Katechon

    July 31st, 2012

    - hey, very nice, err … personality!

    *gets punched hard*

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  11. Adrienne

    July 31st, 2012

    I don’t usually stand in front of a store, but I routinely compliment strangers. Oh course, being a woman I can get away with more.

    Try it watch people’s faces light up!

    It would be nice if everyone would do it, but most people are pecking at their phones and don’t even notice other folks. I find that to be very weird!

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