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I feel you, as people think I am scowling when I am not. My normal face is a serious, intense one (and yes people tend to get creeped out about that), but if I really want to scare somebody I smile. 
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Wouldn't you like to know
Hmm I probably should behave, not sure how Marm will react
Engaged to the amazing Marmalady. She is my Silver Dragon, shining as bright as the sun. I her Black Dragon (though good honestly), dark as night..fierce and strong.Comment
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Price chart for Smiles On Demand (tm) (must be paid in cash, in advance):
- "OMG He's Going For My Neck!": Free
- Creepy Stalker Grin: $5
- Grinning Through Teeth (only mildly threatening): $10
- Plastic Retail Smile, 1 second duration: $15
- Plastic Retail Smile, any other duration: $20/second
- Friendly Smile: $50
- Genuinely Heartfelt Smile That Appreciates Your Business: Just hand over your platinum card for a week and don't ask questions (must have a zero balance)
Discounts available for friends and family who know not to ASK us to smile"For a musician, the SNES sound engine is like using Crayola Crayons. Nobuo Uematsu used Crayola Crayons to paint the Sistine Chapel." - Jeremy Jahns (re: "Dancing Mad")
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"Thinking is difficult, therefore let the herd pronounce judgment!" ~ Carl Jung
"There's burning bridges, and then there's the lake just to fill it with gasoline." - Wiccy, reddit
"Retail is a cruel master, and could very well be the most educational time of many people's lives, in its own twisted way." - me
"Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down...tell you she's hurtin' 'fore she keens...makes her a home." - Capt. Malcolm Reynolds, "Serenity" (2005)
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You forgot one though, that I would have to add.
- Not smiling, for the love of god not smiling.. $100. Cause I think people would pay me NOT to smile.
Engaged to the amazing Marmalady. She is my Silver Dragon, shining as bright as the sun. I her Black Dragon (though good honestly), dark as night..fierce and strong.Comment
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I do this to a couple of co-workers.
I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
You're focusing on the problem. If you focus on the problem, you can't see the solution. Never focus on the problem! --From Patch AdamsComment
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How much for the shit-eating grin?Quoth EricKei View Post
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I loathe when people tell me to smile! At the c-store, it's usually some variation of:
Me: "Anything else for you today?" SC: "A smile!"
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SC: "Smile. It can't be that bad!"
I had one the other day that I got to sort of own though. He told me to smile, my shift was almost over. I told him I'd come in at 2:15 and I wasn't off until 11:15, and it was only 6. He quickly relented and left the store.
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Dammit >_< I was actually planning to put that in there but I forgots ~_~Quoth MoonCat View PostHow much for the shit-eating grin?
- Shit-Eating Grin: $100 per three-second interval or portion thereof.
- For all Smiles: Price doubles if we are to speak while maintaining the SmileLast edited by EricKei; 08-25-2011, 11:30 PM."For a musician, the SNES sound engine is like using Crayola Crayons. Nobuo Uematsu used Crayola Crayons to paint the Sistine Chapel." - Jeremy Jahns (re: "Dancing Mad")
"The difference between an amateur and a master is that the master has failed way more times." - JoCat
"Thinking is difficult, therefore let the herd pronounce judgment!" ~ Carl Jung
"There's burning bridges, and then there's the lake just to fill it with gasoline." - Wiccy, reddit
"Retail is a cruel master, and could very well be the most educational time of many people's lives, in its own twisted way." - me
"Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down...tell you she's hurtin' 'fore she keens...makes her a home." - Capt. Malcolm Reynolds, "Serenity" (2005)
Acts of Gord – Read it, Learn it, Love it!
"Our psychic powers only work if the customer has a mind to read." - meComment
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"I'm sorry, sir/ma'am, but my cat overlord told me that I shouldn't smile. It makes people wonder if I'm planning to help the cats take over the world."Eh, one day I'll have something useful here. Until then, have a cookie or two.Comment
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I got told to "smile" once, and the offender got a "fuck you" for her troubles. Thankfully, it was a coworker and not an customer. I don't like being ordered to smile either, and she caught me on an especially bad day.
I really can't win anyway. I just have this evil sort of expression 24/7. If I'm not smiling, people think I want to kill someone. If I am smiling, they think I did.Sometimes life is altered.
Break from the ropes your hands are tied.
Uneasy with confrontation.
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I feel for you. The natural shape of my mouth is frowny/pouty, and when I worked the front lines of customer service I used to hear 'SMILE!' all the damned time. I hated that. I still hate it.Quoth Mytical View PostI feel you, as people think I am scowling when I am not. My normal face is a serious, intense one (and yes people tend to get creeped out about that), but if I really want to scare somebody I smile.
Trust me, even though my natural look is frowny, you'll fucking KNOW when I'm upset and/or not in the mood for horseshit.
"So, if you wanna put places like that outta business, just stop being so rock-chewingly stupid." ~ Raudf, 9/19/13Comment
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The men in my dad's family always look stern and sober in pictures. I've inherited that trait also. I never look like I'm smiling. I've had a few customers tell me I should smile. I just ignore it like I ignore most anything else that's not relevant to doing my job. As long as I perform my job in a professional manner, my manager could really care less if I smile for the customers' benefit.The Borg wouldn't know fun if they assimilated an amusement park. -- B'Elanna Torres, Star Trek: Voyager
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aurelemsrealm, I wish my managers were like yours."Is it hot in here to you? It's very warm, isn't it?"--Nero, probablyComment
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I have had my boss try this once or twice. he will get the death look or I threaten to hit him with the stick. There are some good things about working for family.Coffee should be strong, black and chewy! It should strip paint and frighten small children.
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