vermin

I can identify with some of the previous posters statements about economy of words. I have been told that the best way to appear to be a good conversationalist is to ask the kind of questions that get the other person to do most of the talking. Most of the time this results in having to listen to a lot of Other People's Bullshit that I couldn't care less about. But it usually beats the alternative of opening up and boring the piss out of someone who doesn't care about my bullshit.
Then again you could just go through Tilted Humor and memorize all the jokes and just keep on and on telling jokes until people run screaming from the room. As you can see, I'm as clueless as anyone about this stuff, but you can always try new ideas and marvel at the ensuing social atrocity.

Edit to answer the un-asked question: Yes, I'm just as bad at conversation as I am at writing.

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