http://www.cloften.com/?p=750 He'd rather be funny than good! Fri, 29 Jan 2016 20:05:26 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.cloften.com/?p=750&cpage=1#comment-339 Shawn Wilson Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:50:07 +0000 http://www.cloften.com/?p=750#comment-339 Good job you two. Yes, I have heard the story but it is still a good one so keep telling it! One of my favorites that usually throws people off - they either get very defensive or just shut up -- is ask them if they are a Christian. One example, I was at Cabot Tires N More and this customer came up and started complaining loudly about everything. Nothing the people behind the counter said seemed to help and he was getting worse by the minute complaining about the price, and everything else under the sun. There were a handful of people in the waiting area. I walked up and said, "Excuse me. Are you a Christian?" He paused, looked at me and said, "Yes." This has actually been the response from everyone I have done this to. I told him that if all Christians acted like him, no one would want to be one. I also told him that he needed to calm down and show some respect. He started to complain to me so I then asked him to do me a favor. I asked the employee behind the counter for a pen and paper. I wrote down my name and cell phone number and told him to go home, pray and read his Bible for one hour. If at that point he was still angry and did not want to pay his bill to call me and I would pay it for him. He calmed down, put my name/number in his pocket and quietly left. The staff and others thanked me. This man never called me for which I am thankful because his bill was more than $300 but I would have paid it. I have some defensive reaction stories too but that's for another time. Try it, you will get a reaction from others -- good or bad. Good job you two. Yes, I have heard the story but it is still a good one so keep telling it! One of my favorites that usually throws people off – they either get very defensive or just shut up — is ask them if they are a Christian. One example, I was at Cabot Tires N More and this customer came up and started complaining loudly about everything. Nothing the people behind the counter said seemed to help and he was getting worse by the minute complaining about the price, and everything else under the sun. There were a handful of people in the waiting area. I walked up and said, “Excuse me. Are you a Christian?” He paused, looked at me and said, “Yes.” This has actually been the response from everyone I have done this to. I told him that if all Christians acted like him, no one would want to be one. I also told him that he needed to calm down and show some respect. He started to complain to me so I then asked him to do me a favor. I asked the employee behind the counter for a pen and paper. I wrote down my name and cell phone number and told him to go home, pray and read his Bible for one hour. If at that point he was still angry and did not want to pay his bill to call me and I would pay it for him. He calmed down, put my name/number in his pocket and quietly left. The staff and others thanked me. This man never called me for which I am thankful because his bill was more than $300 but I would have paid it. I have some defensive reaction stories too but that’s for another time. Try it, you will get a reaction from others — good or bad.

]]> http://www.cloften.com/?p=750&cpage=1#comment-332 Leah Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:18:04 +0000 http://www.cloften.com/?p=750#comment-332 Don't forget that Michael Jackson sang backup on that song. I really wish I could think of something besides that pile of money with googly eyeballs when I hear it - thank you GEICO! Don’t forget that Michael Jackson sang backup on that song. I really wish I could think of something besides that pile of money with googly eyeballs when I hear it – thank you GEICO!

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