tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623443549536997676.post7100841862507309276..comments2024-03-27T15:22:16.971-07:00Comments on Married to an Ambot: Turn Off Your Cell Phones!Anna Bananahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05373457126465029723noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623443549536997676.post-20619882918818283702011-01-23T11:48:37.805-08:002011-01-23T11:48:37.805-08:00Technology when used properly makes a task easier,...Technology when used properly makes a task easier, quicker, and better. I'm not a techno geek, just someone who has found ways to easily do things as stated above. It has nothing to do with whether you text on a cell phone, can change a tire, drive a tractor, slaughter a pig, detassling corn, knowing the difference between field and sweet corn, scaling a silo, working an auger, can veggies, make or live on stone soup, etc.<br /><br />I offered a simple way to look up a word without going to a paper dictionary. No more, no less.Texhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08566368612992506048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623443549536997676.post-66238092428144299732011-01-23T05:02:59.612-08:002011-01-23T05:02:59.612-08:00Hi, Tex;
That's nice about the right clicking...Hi, Tex;<br /><br />That's nice about the right clicking thing, but I'll just use my dictionary, thanks.<br /><br />I love paper and if book stores ever cease to exist, I'll buy as many as I can just to see the written word on paper.<br /><br />Technology, for the most part, doesn't impress me much unless it's used to protect our country.<br /><br />Not saying it's wrong or anything, I'm just not motivated enough by it to run out and buy the latest and greatest every 15 minutes.<br /><br />My daughter makes fun of my 'old' cell phone (it might be 6-8 yrs. old). She can't understand that I don't pee my pants that you can text every nano-second with your bff. gag<br /><br />I don't want or care to know what someone else is doing every minute of the day. My cell phone rarely rings. I don't know how to text. I can barely e-mail - and I'm happy and properous. My business is humming along beautifully. We have never stopped doing everything on paper (yes, we use a computer program, too). If the power ever goes out, no problem. We can actually function just fine.<br /><br />So the laughs' on the techno junkies who can't change a tire w/o a manual.<br /><br />It's frightening to see today's young people so out of touch with nature and how their world works. Our fiends were all driving tractors by ten years of age and could tell you how and when to plant and reap a crop. They knew when it was time for the pig slaughter. We knew when it was time to detassle corn and the difference between field and sweet corn.<br /><br />We could scale silos and work an auger; can those veggies, and make and live on stone soup.<br /><br />We couldn't get our dirvers licenses until we could demonstrate that we could change a tire. We each had to do it in front of the entire class.<br /><br />I may not be up on technology, but my chances of survival in an emergency may be a little better b/c I can do more than text my bff and find out what the Kardashians are up to.<br /><br />I salute you on your techno abilities. I'm impressed but at the same time, I'm O.K. with at my level, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623443549536997676.post-87739708446579945002011-01-23T03:29:08.148-08:002011-01-23T03:29:08.148-08:00You're probably right about that.You're probably right about that.Texhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08566368612992506048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623443549536997676.post-57195661866767468622011-01-22T21:16:15.420-08:002011-01-22T21:16:15.420-08:00Well if I'm too stupid to do that then I'm...Well if I'm too stupid to do that then I'm too stupid to join your lawsuit!Anna Bananahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05373457126465029723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623443549536997676.post-10353671640075381362011-01-22T20:28:52.059-08:002011-01-22T20:28:52.059-08:00No, I'm under the true impression you're t...No, I'm under the true impression you're to stupid to know how to highlight it and right click it! LOLTexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08566368612992506048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623443549536997676.post-823197038492361832011-01-22T18:37:11.514-08:002011-01-22T18:37:11.514-08:00Too late Tex. Amway already appreciates me. I have...Too late Tex. Amway already appreciates me. I have a reader from Ada who loves the foul language! You're under the false impression that I care enough or am curious enough to click that link?Anna Bananahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05373457126465029723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623443549536997676.post-30187904464840059162011-01-22T11:42:59.457-08:002011-01-22T11:42:59.457-08:00You wouldn't believe how much Amway "appr...You wouldn't believe how much Amway "appreciates" me, we'll see if they "appreciate" you as well: http://texsquixtarblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/so-amway-you-think-i-have-potty-mouth.htmlTexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08566368612992506048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623443549536997676.post-34883087411209257542011-01-22T09:49:18.300-08:002011-01-22T09:49:18.300-08:00Aw I'm sure Amway appreciates that you still c...Aw I'm sure Amway appreciates that you still care.Anna Bananahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05373457126465029723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623443549536997676.post-86172836268322948142011-01-22T04:12:26.958-08:002011-01-22T04:12:26.958-08:00It's not so much an issue of being humble, it ...It's not so much an issue of being humble, it is an issue of caring. You've already clearly stated you don't care. I do.Texhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08566368612992506048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623443549536997676.post-60375600931415700072011-01-21T18:40:04.937-08:002011-01-21T18:40:04.937-08:00And a much more humble person than the rest of us....And a much more humble person than the rest of us.Anna Bananahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05373457126465029723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623443549536997676.post-45338578449774088512011-01-21T17:20:04.945-08:002011-01-21T17:20:04.945-08:00Yes, it is. Just one of them.Yes, it is. Just one of them.Texhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08566368612992506048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623443549536997676.post-84241968879272784492011-01-21T16:36:57.554-08:002011-01-21T16:36:57.554-08:00Well Tex I guess that's one of the things that...Well Tex I guess that's one of the things that makes you a much more literate person than the rest of us! LOLAnna Bananahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05373457126465029723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623443549536997676.post-46121331431271774442011-01-21T11:50:57.603-08:002011-01-21T11:50:57.603-08:00Anon,
I find words all the time I don't know....Anon,<br /><br />I find words all the time I don't know. I highlight them, do a right mouse click, and click the google search for the word. This is the 21st century, you know that, right? LOLTexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08566368612992506048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623443549536997676.post-61167479174249770722011-01-21T06:11:57.922-08:002011-01-21T06:11:57.922-08:00Hi, Lemming;
What a great word - idiom. I had to ...Hi, Lemming;<br /><br />What a great word - idiom. I had to look it up, no kidding. I love expanding my vocabulary, and I use my Webster's Dictionary often.<br /><br />The Redneck in me won't let me pretend I know everything. (Tex, be nice.)<br /><br />Yours was a great description.<br /><br />CASSETTE TAPES forever!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623443549536997676.post-31524471349209342752011-01-20T09:24:25.342-08:002011-01-20T09:24:25.342-08:00Anonymous WWDB Lemming - our sponsor got that idio...Anonymous WWDB Lemming - our sponsor got that idiom slightly wrong. He reffered to prospects as donkeys and he was dangling the carrot in front of them. <br /><br />I've always referred to our sponsor as an ass! And much worse!Anna Bananahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05373457126465029723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623443549536997676.post-47488503647857132182011-01-20T09:22:52.800-08:002011-01-20T09:22:52.800-08:00Colin, then nothing much has changed since you wer...Colin, then nothing much has changed since you were in Amway. Religious comparison is correct because religion shows up at nearly every meeting and function which is why Amway is compared to a cult which often uses some kind of whacky religion to reel in followers.Anna Bananahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05373457126465029723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623443549536997676.post-71924319323682656312011-01-20T06:36:17.173-08:002011-01-20T06:36:17.173-08:00An idiom that describes the Amway business perfect...An idiom that describes the Amway business perfectly is the one where the driver of a cart would tie a carrot on a string to a long stick and dangle it in front of the donkey, just out of its reach. As the donkey moved forward to get the carrot, it pulled the cart and the driver so that the carrot would always remain out of reach.<br /><br />In Amway, the Donkey is the IBO and the driver is the upline Diamond. For 99% of IBO's, the carrot will always be out of reach even though at times it might seem so close. <br /><br />***Former WWDB Lemming***Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623443549536997676.post-75920418266437877412011-01-20T01:39:16.880-08:002011-01-20T01:39:16.880-08:00Anna, maybe amway is like some religions. They don...Anna, maybe amway is like some religions. They dont care wheather your a believer or not. Just show up donate money every sunday,listen,etc. My mother was told by some pastor that it didnt matter if she's a believer or not. Long as she shows up ...eventually she might become a believer. My upline where nothing more than young punks who where trying to act like big shots.colinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13820590740127183023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623443549536997676.post-15100418858168422832011-01-19T19:13:36.050-08:002011-01-19T19:13:36.050-08:00Colin its my guess most stay in a year or so. IBO&...Colin its my guess most stay in a year or so. IBO's have to renew each year so if they stop going to meetings a few months before year end they likely won't renew. So maybe up to 2 years for some IBO's. The people we knew who were in longer were the Platinum who'd been at that level for about 15 years, though whether or not he'd slipped in and out of qualification I don't know and 2 others who had reached 4000 to 6000 PV levels but I don't think maintained it. Especially not after most of the people in our leg quit over a 6 month period. And both of them had been in 10 to 15 years. But they can't quit now. Not when success is right around the corner!Anna Bananahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05373457126465029723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623443549536997676.post-90096599044937013812011-01-19T18:25:08.061-08:002011-01-19T18:25:08.061-08:00It makes perfect sense to me having people like an...It makes perfect sense to me having people like anna there. Cause i have no clue how long on avrg people stay in amway. But just a guess nobody last very long in this scam. So the cult leaders wanna make as much money as possible. <br /><br />Tex:<br /> But it doesn't make financial sense in the big picture to make a couple of more bucks off you in the short term, and blow out several others while doing socolinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13820590740127183023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623443549536997676.post-33265118223914671332011-01-19T12:37:58.776-08:002011-01-19T12:37:58.776-08:00Sure - but even most of the new ones will stand up...Sure - but even most of the new ones will stand up and clap if they see the person they came with doing that. I'm talking about myself and a handful of others in the room who looked pissed off to be there who refused to stand up and cheer and might be reading books, magazines, listening to an iPOD, etc.Anna Bananahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05373457126465029723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623443549536997676.post-31005693426526017402011-01-19T11:17:34.698-08:002011-01-19T11:17:34.698-08:00Many of the people who don't stand up at the b...Many of the people who don't stand up at the bigger functions are new.Texhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08566368612992506048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623443549536997676.post-51253290197009692542011-01-19T09:25:50.202-08:002011-01-19T09:25:50.202-08:00Tex I remember going to auditoriums where a Diamon...Tex I remember going to auditoriums where a Diamond was speaking for the night. You know when everyone stands up and screams when the Diamond walks in. Well not me but I wasn't the only one who kept my ass in the chair. I'd say at least 10 people both men and women refused to show that kind of adoration. I wasn't the only one in the room who didn't want to be there and not the only one reading a book or doing something else that others could consider distracting. However in the small meetings in people's houses I'd be the lone stand out. Do any of those bastards see the big picture? If they had from the day they met me when I said I had no interest in getting involved with Amway again, why didn't they decide I'd be too much trouble and say goodbye to us. NEXT!Anna Bananahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05373457126465029723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623443549536997676.post-64362119070814159262011-01-19T09:19:07.428-08:002011-01-19T09:19:07.428-08:00Anonymous, you're right. I rarely tell the sam...Anonymous, you're right. I rarely tell the same story twice. I don't like people telling the same story over and over either. How come men always seem to fabricate the stories the more time they tell it. That 12 inch trout they caught at the lake becomes a hundred pound cod the more times they tell the story. Also I think women have a harder time not telling the truth when questions are asked about compensation and product expenses and how well people really are doing in Amway. One of our upline totally fucked up when he brought a prospect to a meeting but didn't want to drive her home so he could stay for the night owl. I ended up driving her because I didn't want her standing at a bus stop at midnight. I'm pissed off that I'm driving home someone else's prospect. I only stepped up because no one else offered to get her home safely. Who's responsibility was she anyway? I think she was a lonely girl looking for friends. Anyway the 15 minute car ride was enought for me to give it to her straight and warn her not to get involved or she would lose a lot of money in this expensive social club. Ha ha! My work was done for the night! That was a costly error. Having me drive home someone's prospect!Anna Bananahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05373457126465029723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623443549536997676.post-71373159647607930302011-01-19T06:59:12.565-08:002011-01-19T06:59:12.565-08:00Anna,
That's MY point, and I agree it's f...Anna,<br /><br />That's MY point, and I agree it's for the dollars. But it doesn't make financial sense in the big picture to make a couple of more bucks off you in the short term, and blow out several others while doing so. I stand by my earlier statement: I'll bet most upline would prefer you not to be there than to be a distraction.Texhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08566368612992506048noreply@blogger.com