Insults needed
 

This friday I'll be playing NL with a bunch of guys who do phone sales. If you've ever seen the flick Boiler Room, these are them. I'd like to put them on tilt. If anyone has ever done this type of work, do you know any buzz-word dismissive/disparaging/demeaning names I can use on them to get their juices flowing? Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

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All I can think of right now is if they ever ask to see your hand say this " Sure, just give me your home telephone number, tell me what time you eat dinner and I'll call you up and tell you then."


Jimbo

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Phat Mack- well...the list is endless. I don't like the "name calling", as much as the "probing question" technique....Start with "is that stock you push actually a registered security?" and "did you really pass the series 7 exam or just the 63?" And...does the NASD allow you to say what you do to prospects- are those false numbers allowed? Also, "are you guys just "pumping and dumping" that piece of crap stock?". How BIG is that spread you guys are working off?-- didn't the SEC crack down on that stuff? "Are penny stocks still legal?" and can you "sell penny stocks to old people"? What about "suitability" and "full disclosure" rules?. If you get them thinking, it could be more distracting than just calling them names....Good luck...Babe

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Excellent suggestions.


I don't like the "name calling", as much as the "probing question" technique


I agree. I don't want to say anything personal. I have these guys on big fragile egos, and want to appear arrogant and somewhat condescending. I've found a good needle is to find (or invent) something praiseworthy, and just keep repeating it. "Well the economy's down, but he's hung on to his watch. I think it's really a Rolex!"

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Phat,


I think you better resort to name calling. :-}


BTW, one student who works as a telemarketer wrote a paper about his job. He kept using the rather awkward "The person who we call on the phone" instead of a shorter phrase. Finally, I aked him what you call these prospective customers; "Fish," he said.


John

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"Fish," he said.


Once again, life follows poker. The first time I heard "fish," I assumed it was a euphamism for "sucker." I thought jeez, Miss Manners must have stopped by for a buy-in. I guess now I'll have to refer my friends as "The people I play poker with." The bums at the local pool hall still call fish "cripples." They've avoided the cripple-hadicapped-disabled-challanged progrssion. I suppose it's because they never venture outside.

Just Curious
 

Reading from your posts, I know you're one sleek, smart babe. Are you by any chance a stock or option broker at one time or another? Not too many people I know who at least did not attempt to be a stock broker knows about Series 7 or Series 63.

What about......
 

When you start winning a few hands, you may start by saying: "Guys, prepare to turn your stacks to Enron stocks".

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when i was a wrestler, we called the wrestlers that you could pin quickly fish.


this was more of a metaphor because they looked like fish flopping around on their back trying not to get pinned.

Re: Just Curious
 

Ironwood- The Babe was a stockbroker and then became an Options principal(series 4). After about a decade, she decided to retire and trade only for her own account.