Flattery Tester....
 

You guys look marvelous!
Have you lost weight?
Man, you look fit! You been working out?

Any of those work? SmileWavy

All of 'em :)

It's not you, it's me.

It's so big!!!

Just waiting for you to finally notice. Geez what took so long?

flatulence will get you nowhere

We had a serial farter in the office. I installed a methane sensor and alarm...

That's a flatulence tester...

Was he a "crop duster"?

No. It was usually in his cube. We also considered a "dead line"...

Yep it works.

I read a book called "getting past No"

It's not a dating book it's about getting places in business and at work.

You say a mutrally agreeable yes type things. Saying something like "I'm loving this great weather..." A few more of these to put everything on a yes, and a positive spin. Then spring it on them.

It is time to stamp out philately!

Best
Les

My B.S. meter shows small fluctuations in perceived behavior, that allows me to side step most sales people who just want to get into my wallet.