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Reminds me of the canvassers on the street whose line is always "do you have a second for the environment?", "do you believe in equal rights?", "would you like

Reminds me of the canvassers on the street whose line is always "do you have a second for the environment?", "do you believe in equal rights?", "would you like to prevent puppies from dying?", etc.

twinkletwinkle 10y ago
Equal rights?? We should never have given <them> shoes!
Splines 10y ago
What gets me is when the canvasser goes into mock-surprise mode when you tell them no. Dude, you and I both know that your job here is to try to sell something to me, so don't be shocked if I'm not interested.
- tamana 10y ago
  You and I both know their job is to feign surprise, why are you surprised?
- tomjen3 10y ago
  There are two ways to get rid of them: I am already a member, customer, etc Just ignore them. Don't change you walking speed, don't acknowledge them, don't argue them.
tenpies 10y ago
You also see it in the naming of groups/movements (e.g. Black Lives Matter). "Do you agree with Black Lives Matter?". The almost reflective response is "yes" because saying no makes you sound like a KKK member.
- nacs 10y ago
  Or the name of pretty much every anti-rights/anti-privacy bill like "The Patriot Act".
gadders 10y ago
There is a UK comedian who has a joke along the lines of: Canvasser: do you have five minutes to help cure children's cancer? Comedian: ok, but I don't think we're going to get very far.