STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

When you see a man about to open a door, you could run up ahead of him and open the door for him.   Maybe make a "let me help you with that sweetie" comment. 

OOOH, this is a little similar to Claudia's, but I saw this on Candid Camera once.  The lady who worked for Candid Camera went to a close to empty movie theater (probably a movie that was out awhile).  There were maybe 2 couples in the whole theater.  She sat right next to the couple that was in there together, just like it was nothing new.  It was hilarious!

Cricket wrote:

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OOOH, this is a little similar to Claudia's, but I saw this on Candid Camera once.  The lady who worked for Candid Camera went to a close to empty movie theater (probably a movie that was out awhile).  There were maybe 2 couples in the whole theater.  She sat right next to the couple that was in there together, just like it was nothing new.  It was hilarious!

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my coworker does this on a regular basis.  he says he HAS to sit in the exact middle of the theater, even if there is one other person & they are sitting in the middle, he will sit right next to them.  he related one story in which the couple got up & moved!

my other coworkers (in my dept.) and i used to experiment w/ the elevator one all the time.  every time we would go to lunch we would do weird stuff on the way down like face the wall of the elevator, or stand really close to eachother.  we thought we were hilarious, of course!

as far as new ideas... maybe listen & make comments when someone talks on a cell phone in front of you?  i don't pick up when i'm with someone, but i have friends who do in front of me and i think it'd be pretty funny if you just kept on talking to them or made comments on their conversation.

ok, i just realized that's verbal... oops, but my coworker said you could dance in random locations or you could take pictures of strangers.  how's that?

Stand too close when talking with someone. Make too much severe eye contact. Roll your eyes in inappropriate times when someone is talking to you (explain to them later that it's an assignment). Funny story: My friends coworker, a male, always stares at her crotch when they're talking. He's kind of a dorkier guy so he's probably just nervous and is afraid to make eye contact. But still, look at the floor, not the girl's crotch!

be a close talker!!! Those people drive me nuts.

When I took psych in HS, we had one project where this poor kid had to make a fake booger (out of rubber cement), make it obviously hang out his nose during an entire lunch period (while talking to people) and write down the results. It was hilarious!

I used to waitress at Denny's when I was 18. I would get so bored I stared doing my pie experiment... I am by nature a very orderly person, you know, a perfectionist. When I served people their pie I would face the point of the pie in different directions and bet with my coworkers how they would adjust it. I got it down pretty well. The funniest is when I would put it where the pie crust was closest to them. This was always adjusted and usually got me dirty looks.

What about Ignoring lines. If you go into a bathroom where there is a line just walk by it and use the next availavle without even acknowledging you were doing something wrong.

Try going to the grocery store and taking things out of other peoples baskets while commenting that you have always wanted to try this.

You could also sit uninvited with someone at a restraunt.

These may be a bit over the top but they make me giggle.

Have Fun!!

Yeah I took a Speech class, and out teacher made us do the elevator thing but I felt bad for the person that walked on the elevator because it was like 3 people in out group and we all just stared at the person, who needless to say you could tell was very uncomfortable

What a fun assignment! This is amusing.

• Talk on your cell phone, really loudly, in a small, crowded area or at the table at a restaurant.  Discuss inappropriate things like your gas problem or your horrible cramps.
  
• Blow your nose at the table at a restaurant, or better yet, pick your nose
  
• Ask someone in a restaurant if you can have a taste of their meal.

Apparently, I think that restaurants are a great place for this little experiment. Let us know what you end up doing and how it turns out.

Edited b/c I missed the 'nonverbal' code the first time around:

Here's the new ideas.

• don't turn your ringer off on your cell phone while in a quiet restaurant. Have someone call you incessantly and just let it ring and ring and ring. This works for a movie theater situation, too.


• Eye up someone else's table, reach over and grab a roll out of their basket.


• Blowing your nose would still probably work. Bonus points for leaving the snot rag lay on the table.
  
  

-- Edited by NylaBelle at 10:18, 2005-09-16