Body language

[Nuclear Raunch]

I've always been completely oblivious to body language so I picked up a book that explained body language the other day. I've read through it once, and it certainly deserves another reading at a minimum, but I was absolutely amazed at how much can be revealed by ones body language. 20X more than I had ever thought possible, damn near to the point of mind reading. I'm still practicing reading body language but already I can see a HUGE improvement.

For example Friday I was at the courthouse and I witnessed a group of 5 people talking. Even being out of earshot I could already tell the comfort levels the participants had with each other, who people found the most interesting in the group, and that one person was frustrated. As I got closer I found that the discussion was about a small claims case, the man I had identified as the one people found most interesting was the county's small claims advisor, the man I had identified as being frustrated was talking to him about a suit he was filing, 2 people were interns learning from the advisor, and the fifth was the wife/gf of the man filing the suit.

2 weeks ago I wouldn't have been able to discern all that if I had been listening for an hour, and with a little reading I could identify all that without even being close enough to hear a word. Anywho as you have probably guessed I strongly recommended that you guys consider picking up a book on it. (Now I finally get around to testing that spam button)

[The Beatles]

I believe in full-body language, but you really have to go to a nudist beach to perfect that.

(With apologies to Only Fools and Horses.)

[Slasher]

Only Fools and Horses is awesome...

I can do sign language if that counts, but being deaf, that isn't really unexpected

[Devari]

Slasher, you're deaf?

[Slasher]

Aye, I have a cochlear implant

[Freenhult]

Aye, I have a cochlear implant

... *laughs*. Guess that never made a difference talking over teh internets.

I've got some hearing problems myself, but nothing that serious.

[Kraken]

member in hand in front of keyboard does not count as body language nuke

[Slasher]

Aye, I have a cochlear implant

... *laughs*. Guess that never made a difference talking over teh internets.

I've got some hearing problems myself, but nothing that serious.

I had mengitis (however you spell that) at the age of 8 (in March, a few days after my birthday), which sent me deaf... I was put on some tablets to try and help keep what I had left of my hearing and given hearing aids, but none of that did any good. Anyway in september that year I had the cochlear implant operation.... I must say the cochlear implant must be one of the best devices ever invented in my opinion.

member in hand in front of keyboard does not count as body language nuke

*laughs*

[Nuclear Raunch]

member in hand in front of keyboard does not count as body language nuke

Says the guy who is constantly asking me for links to eel soup, snake porn, and Kenneth Pinyan's final moments...

[Slasher]

member in hand in front of keyboard does not count as body language nuke

Says the guy who is constantly asking me for links to eel soup, snake porn, and Kenneth Pinyan's final moments...

Woohoo porn!!!

[sixty4half]

You guys are funny.

I know this pales in comparison to Slasher, but I got stitches in my left ring finrger today. Makes ttyping a b*****.

[Slasher]

OUCH.. that's gotta hurt! how did you manage that? I know I broke my finger in florida last year and never did anything about it and it just healed back again so it must have been bad

[sixty4half]

It's not that bad, I'd actually hate to ragale the story, just makes typing hard. I didn't even want to go to the "emergency" room 'cause it was hardly an emergency. Only 3 stitches, just right on the side of the first knuckle

[Slasher]

well i hope it heals up soon

[sixty4half]

thanx