tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post7250325175064334054..comments2024-03-28T16:58:17.705-04:00Comments on Grim's Hall: BoresGrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-18581128260111205252018-07-09T10:21:02.613-04:002018-07-09T10:21:02.613-04:00For the last several years, I have ridden along wi...For the last several years, I have ridden along with a friend, carrying stuff in a van to a big festival in North Dakota. We're both old bores, and we have essentially the same conversation every time we go. It seems to satisfy us both.Lars Walkerhttp://www.larswalker.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-48590128595122559802018-07-08T10:33:47.329-04:002018-07-08T10:33:47.329-04:00I noticed this a couple of decades ago, coworkers ...I noticed this a couple of decades ago, coworkers endlessly repeating the same stories over and over again. Taught me to try not to do the same thing. Eric Blairnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-41351316161784917862018-07-07T02:26:07.988-04:002018-07-07T02:26:07.988-04:00Amen, Tom. Amen.Amen, Tom. Amen.douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03241790925053112959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-36089041502592254642018-07-06T15:23:11.815-04:002018-07-06T15:23:11.815-04:00I find boredom to be a kind of mental illness wher...I find boredom to be a kind of mental illness wherein the sufferer has convinced themselves they certainly can't be expected to say or do anything interesting in the situation, but they expect everyone else to say or do something interesting in the situation. It seems quite selfish, when you think about it.<br /><br />The cure is simple: Be interesting.Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-12076753646953959982018-07-06T13:32:07.159-04:002018-07-06T13:32:07.159-04:00I dominate most conversations, though I will happi...I dominate most conversations, though I will happily just listen if the others present clearly know more about the topic than I do. Both sides of my family, however, put a premium on being interesting and expressing oneself well. You have to read the conversation partners and what they are hoping to gain from the exchange.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-76279895029418780842018-07-06T11:15:24.219-04:002018-07-06T11:15:24.219-04:00In general I find that people love to talk, and wi...In general I find that people love to talk, and will find you endlessly fascinating if you just let them. My go-to conversation ploy is simply to listen to them tell me whatever it is they want to tell me, responding only to encourage them as necessary. No one ever seems bored by this approach.Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.com