Comments on: Two Little Words To Change Your Life

By: cigar

cigar — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 05:27:50 +0000

Thanks for the informative post.. :)

By: Chocolate Thunder

Chocolate Thunder — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:40:53 +0000

I was stepping up to the challenge for my free book.

It is an excerpt from a semi-famous kid’s book. If you can find a substitution for “Why you don’t like us, Why Why Why”, you will have an ever harder time finding one that rhymes like “shy” does.

How about “what is it about us you dislike? What, what what?

and in a whispering voice she replied, “because your a “???”.

By: Tim Brownson

Tim Brownson — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:21:25 +0000

@ Si – Nothing wrong with being a smart arse!

By: si

si — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:55:57 +0000

Ok, here’s a situation for you:

“What’s a 3 letter word starting with ‘w’ and ending with ‘y’?”

Yes, I’m a smartarse :)

By: Tim Brownson

Tim Brownson — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:46:23 +0000

@ Chocolate Thunder – I have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about but who cares about that? Welcome!

By: Chocolate Thunder

Chocolate Thunder — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:45:37 +0000

Why don’t you like us?
Why?
Why?
Why?

…and in a whispering voice he replied, “because I am shy”.

By: Tim Brownson

Tim Brownson — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 17:19:36 +0000

@ Charlie – Thanks a lot for that. I don’t mind a few suck up comments. I’ll let you know when my ego takes over completely ;-)

I wonder if why were banned for the language what effect it would have?

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By: Charlie Gilkey

Charlie Gilkey — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:46:24 +0000

This is a great post, Tim.

“Why” has been abused all to hell. It’s a great word when one is using it for the right reasons, but too few know enough about the thought processes going on inside their heads to be able to assess when they’re using it in the right way and when they are using it just to kick their own asses.

Translating “why” to “what can I do different (or the same in the case of success)” is very powerful.

Of course, I could have just “Damned right, Tim!” – but I haven’t commented enough over here (sadly, because you’re spot on and do great things) to not have it seem spammy.

So I think I should get a “Damned right” pass for a few weeks.

Keep up the great work!

By: Tim Brownson

Tim Brownson — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:40:53 +0000

@ Dave – Don’t worry you’ll be crying alright when you realized you paid good money for it.

PS The Butler did it.