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[arkady39]

Dear Arkady,
I'll be honest with you. I know when you post the testimonial on your site it will be short. Therefore I came up with an idea. I will free write, and you could pick out the best parts you like and put them together as a short testimonial.

I loved the Powerful Conversation CD. I honestly was not a big fan of sarcasm until I heard your CD. Why? Because I thought sarcasm was too easy. I love making people laugh, especially when they tell me my jokes were creative. I'll give you an example of a creative joke I once make at work.
Creative joke
A co-worker asked me "hey Joe, have you ever noticed that every single Chinese restaurant has a different flavor. I mean, I know the food is similar, but the taste is always a little different."
I then replied "Well, it depended what type of cats and dogs the restaurants have in their alleys. Some may have more cats, others more dogs, some have more mutts too. If your food has a little too much bite, you may be eating a Chiuawa."

My co-worker laughed so hard he had to share the joke with everyone else. He asked me, "Wow Joe, how do you come up with such jokes?" (By the way Arkady, I'm not a racist, but come on, you have to admit, that was really funny.)

After listening to your CD and hearing your phone calls I noticed that sarcasm works. You don't always have to be creative. All you need is the following: to be confident, to be in a good mood, be energetic, etc.

Perhaps the most important thing I noticed is that if you truly feel comfortable, you will make others comfortable. However, there if a dangerous flip to this coin. That is, if you are nervous, you will make others nervous.

I haven't had too much time to go out so I forced myself to talk to a few girls in my university. I'm only taking one physical class and the rest on line. Plus I work so I'm pretty busy. I talked to a girl who was waiting for her class. I noticed she studying for a test so I asked "when is your test." She said later on that day and continued the conversation. I made her laugh many times by just firing back. Truth is, I wasn't creative, but she kept on laughing because I was very confident in my speech. I told things like "I was hoping you could give me some study tips:)". I wanted to see if I could get her number just for fun, so after she kept mentioning her major which was microbiology I something like "I must warn you, I have a thing for brainy chick." She shyly said "oh I'm taken." Funny thing was she still wanted to talk to me and as I was leaving she even make a final attempt to talk to me. She enjoyed the interaction and worried a little for she know she may never see me again. (Yes Arkady, she was nerdy, but flirting with her was fun, I know her bf isn't as confident as I am, or good-looking for that matter. I didn't take it personal at all, only an opportunity to learn.)

Also, I stated joking with this one girl in my one class that is not on line. She asked me a couple of weeks ago, "hey did you get the homework done, I don't mean to bother you." I fired back with "if you were bothering me I would've just ignored you." She busted out laughing. I've made her laugh out loud on a couple of other occasions. The other girl who sits next to me finally made it to class before me. We had a test on that day so as I was sitting down I thought I need to come up with something witty quick. I know she's shy so she won't ask me anything, plus I highly suspect she has a bf. I told her "are you ready." She said "not really, but I did study." I said good "I'm going to copy off you then." She busted out laughing and said "I don't feel that sure of myself." I used that same joke on the other girl and told her I was going to copy of both of them as I look over both of my shoulders. They both laughed.

Arkady, keep at it, your a genius. Please mention in your testimonial that I know you're great with words. Also, please mention the time and money one saves by purchasing your audio programs.

While I do love David D's Cock Comedy DVD set, it is expensive and lengthy. It comes with 3 DVDs. Each is well over an hour long. Also, it costs over $150. YIKES.

I am single, but I have never felt more sure of myself as I do now. By learning another highly effective tool for being funny I no longer worry that I am single. I am the trophy, which ever girl I end up with will be very lucky to be with a guy who is very confident about comedy. Who know were I'll meet her, school, Borders, Starbucks, a gas station, a supermarket, Wal-Mart. The beauty of it is that I know I will not have to rely on a Bar or Club. We have all heard women say "You know, I love him because he just always seems to make me laugh." I know I will be him.

Thanks again Arkady.

Your friend,
Joe