Comments on: How Not To Appear Stupid When Subjected to Severe Boredom During Lengthy Meetings http://counterfeithumans.com/2008/02/19/how-not-to-appear-stupid-when-subjected-to-severe-boredom-during-lengthy-meetings/ How to Maintain Sanity over Everyday Stupidity Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:39:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Jennifer http://counterfeithumans.com/2008/02/19/how-not-to-appear-stupid-when-subjected-to-severe-boredom-during-lengthy-meetings/#comment-1992 Jennifer Sun, 02 Mar 2008 07:32:55 +0000 http://counterfeithumans.com/2008/02/19/how-not-to-appear-stupid-when-subjected-to-severe-boredom-during-lengthy-meetings/#comment-1992 I can't bear to think of how many times I've spaced out during deppositions ... oops! depositions ... and I'm keeping the record! LOL! Unfortunately if a lawyer wants a read-back, I'm not gonna be able to get away with a lame answer ... also there are NEVER delicate hors d’oeuvres ... I can’t bear to think of how many times I’ve spaced out during deppositions … oops! depositions … and I’m keeping the record! LOL! Unfortunately if a lawyer wants a read-back, I’m not gonna be able to get away with a lame answer … also there are NEVER delicate hors d’oeuvres …

]]> By: Paulyn http://counterfeithumans.com/2008/02/19/how-not-to-appear-stupid-when-subjected-to-severe-boredom-during-lengthy-meetings/#comment-1939 Paulyn Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:55:21 +0000 http://counterfeithumans.com/2008/02/19/how-not-to-appear-stupid-when-subjected-to-severe-boredom-during-lengthy-meetings/#comment-1939 LOL! That was a good one, Keli! If it happened to me, I would probably have wished I vanish at that very moment! Maybe I could use that line when I'm stuck in a totally boring conversation with someone I'm totally uninterested to chitchat with...that person might easily get the hint...what do you think? LOL! That was a good one, Keli! If it happened to me, I would probably have wished I vanish at that very moment! Maybe I could use that line when I’m stuck in a totally boring conversation with someone I’m totally uninterested to chitchat with…that person might easily get the hint…what do you think?

]]> By: Keli http://counterfeithumans.com/2008/02/19/how-not-to-appear-stupid-when-subjected-to-severe-boredom-during-lengthy-meetings/#comment-1936 Keli Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:36:20 +0000 http://counterfeithumans.com/2008/02/19/how-not-to-appear-stupid-when-subjected-to-severe-boredom-during-lengthy-meetings/#comment-1936 Jillian: Good for you! In my case, however, the President would not have tolerated inattention. So I did my best to be helpful despite my wandering mind. Dan: I hope that should you once again become an active contributor, my suggestions will be helpful to you. Jillian:

Good for you! In my case, however, the President would not have tolerated inattention. So I did my best to be helpful despite my wandering mind.

Dan:

I hope that should you once again become an active contributor, my suggestions will be helpful to you.

]]> By: Dan http://counterfeithumans.com/2008/02/19/how-not-to-appear-stupid-when-subjected-to-severe-boredom-during-lengthy-meetings/#comment-1934 Dan Wed, 20 Feb 2008 06:50:07 +0000 http://counterfeithumans.com/2008/02/19/how-not-to-appear-stupid-when-subjected-to-severe-boredom-during-lengthy-meetings/#comment-1934 Back when I was still "actively contributing to society", there were many tediously boring meetings that sometimes left me embarrassed with my replies as a result of my inattention. And your temporizing was a classic. Regards. Back when I was still “actively contributing to society”, there were many tediously boring meetings that sometimes left me embarrassed with my replies as a result of my inattention. And your temporizing was a classic. Regards.

]]> By: Jillian http://counterfeithumans.com/2008/02/19/how-not-to-appear-stupid-when-subjected-to-severe-boredom-during-lengthy-meetings/#comment-1932 Jillian Wed, 20 Feb 2008 06:20:26 +0000 http://counterfeithumans.com/2008/02/19/how-not-to-appear-stupid-when-subjected-to-severe-boredom-during-lengthy-meetings/#comment-1932 Haha... Information like this is helpful, but whenever I'm in a similar situation I always wind up telling the truth. "What do you think Jillian?" My response: "What was that, I wasn't paying attention." Yeah... Haha… Information like this is helpful, but whenever I’m in a similar situation I always wind up telling the truth. “What do you think Jillian?” My response: “What was that, I wasn’t paying attention.”

Yeah…

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