Odd Sales Pitch
In consideration of the new efforts to “make Portland just feel safer” (or however it is Mayor Tom Potter put it) and the curfew of the South Park Blocks:
I’m walking through that area. Someone calls out to me, “Hey… wanna buy some weed?”
My answer is a stern “NO!”, and a continual walk without a change in stride.
He then hums a little jingle. “Might as well. Might as well.”
I’m puzzled here. Is that an effective sales technique. As in, do used car sales-people hum, during a bind “might as well, might as well.” (Though maybe for the clientelle of illegal narcotics it is perfect: we’re assuming a passive personality that decides to purchase the items through a process of osmosis.)
Um. Used car-salesperson? Here’s a tale. I was with my dad, I was maybe eleven years old, he pulled into a car dealership to look around. The car we were getting rid of was, at this point in time, falling apart and was in horrible condition. So, he’s chatting with the salesman. I’m in the car with the windows pulled down. And here’s the conversation.
Used Carsalesman: “Yeah, we can get you a good deal on this car.”
Dad: “NOT AS GOOD AS YOU THINK!”
It’s the example of when you say what you’re supposed to be thinking and thinking what you’re supposed to be saying, but… um… yeah.
Back to the drugs… I guess this is the “for” example of the anti-drug measures. At a later time, I may go into an anecdote that shows my personal “against” side. We’ll see.