Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for November 04, 2008
November 03, 2008
November 05, 2008
Transcript:
Beni: Hey! I was still playing with that. Alice: You put it down for five seconds. I get it now. Beni: No, the five-second rule means you have to eat it. Alice: I'm not going to eat it! You're thinking of the ten-second rule! Beni: No, the ten-second rule means "stop what you're doing before I count to ten or there will be consequences." Or is that the two-minute warning! Alice: Oh, take the dumb toy! I don't have time for this!
And he’s just learned a lesson about negotiating! Distract your opponent with mindless details until they give in. It worked for the USSR all the time! :-)