Beat: People think I'm a Bum. BBV, help me Brag?

[pokerchap]

scratch my last post. just lie and tell them you are an investment banker

[ludacris]

you do "high risk" investments

[wpr101]

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take a line from the movie 'Kiss Kiss Bang Bang' and say you're retired at your age because you invented dice when you were younger.

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Using a joke line this is excellent. I kind of prefer it to telling people im a professional poker player these days. Mostly, due to the negative associations it brings up and having to answer the same questions all the time.

Also if you care about what people think you should buy cool toys (car watch etc.). I know its lame but these are things people consciously and subconsciously associate with success. After people see my place/car etc. I really don’t get negative reactions anymore .

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Lol, I'm not sure how that will work to well when dice were invented before you were born.

[Kermit]

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just say how much do you hope to make in your first year at your "real job"....they answer $xxxxxx then say no not one day a whole YEAR...oh wait are you serious? then laugh and slap them in the face with a burning wad of hundos.

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OMFG I nearly cried!

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[NLSoldier]

jman,

have you played any live tournies.

ive found that when im having that conversation and the person isnt quite getting it, it helps a lot to mention that you were just in the bahamas or wherever playing in a WPT event.

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Take a wad of cash, burn it, pick up the ashes and blow them into the the eyes of the person in question.

[fluorescenthippo]

drugs. tell them you deal drugs

[skiierguy]

tell them you kidnapped a celebrity's kid and held him ransom for $1m. then bust out your glock and steal the guy's wallet for asking too many questions.

[Jman28]

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jman,

have you played any live tournies.

ive found that when im having that conversation and the person isnt quite getting it, it helps a lot to mention that you were just in the bahamas or wherever playing in a WPT event.

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I guess I could do that, yeah. I suppose that online guys look down on live tourney pros, but regular folk don't.

[twoblacknines]

why don't you have a car?