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goober,

Sorry :( I didn't mean to offend. But it's just really hard to excuse Katherine Harris, she could beautify her environment simply by wearing a Halloween mask or a burka.

SP,

I do wonder about that. I've met plenty of conscientious and smart people in real life, and I know sales jobs pay great. So I wonder why more conscientious and smart people go into sales, since there's evidently a big demand for them.

goober,

I'm not too purty either, but I think Ms. Harris could improve her looks 300% if she stopped visiting tanning beds, tie her hair back, and get some bangs to cover her forehead...and thousands of children would be spared nightmares involving her.

Hell, I'll make it even easier for everyone. Howabout passing a law that says Katherine Harris must wear a Sandra Bullock mask while she is seen in public?

SP,

Thanks for sharing your observation. I agree that the ability to understand and meet other people's needs is a wonderful skill for most people oriented professions. I actually find that to be something that can be learnt.

What really amazes me is the ability of some people to project empathy and immediately put people at ease. It's always amazing watching these people work a room. And really wish I had that or could learn that, but it's probably a born skill.

I guess the other thing to remember is to resist being a shark, even though it is more effective upfront. That's actually a very tough thing to do, esp. when a person is relatively young and inexperienced. I know a couple engineering types who went into sales late in life and did pretty well. They're just able to project competence (since they were competent) and comparative integrity, and their customers really love them for it.

SP and SQT,

Fabulous odes to K.Harris's ugliness!

I agree. Katherine Harris level ugliness takes effort. People just can't be born that ugly, they need money and hard work to get it, gosh darn it!

"Well, my comments were referring to ugliness in a quasi-abstract sense - putting a name to it makes it uncomfortably personal…"

Sorry. And here I was, plotting to get a picture of Mr. Britney Spear onto Peter P's new thread, just so I can hear your ode to skeeve. :)

I think I'll take K.Fed off. Shrinking K.Harris's image really reduces her scariness.

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