Bovine Bubble Bursting
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Sometimes it happens –People have a perception of who you are and what you stand for. How often don’t you think what the person on the other side of the phone looks like if they’ve dialed a wrong number and get through to you? Or closer to home — Which one of you doesn’t have an image in their heads of someone that comments on your blog for example?
In reality, things often turn out far from your expectations.
Here’s a great example of an email of someone’s bubble we’ve burst:
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On 16 Oct 2007, at 21:56, Ruchir wrote:
Hi,
I wanted to ask you what inspired you to start blogging? I’d be really grateful
if you would reply with a response.
Thanks,
Ruchir
Website: technomoney.net
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John Cow
Boredom
– We show you how to make money online.
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Ruchir wrote:
Sheesh, and I thought you were a friendly, intelligent blogger. Ah well, presumptions are usually wrong.
You know what, not replying is better than saying something totally unrelated in a reply…What I meant in my question was “Why did you start blogging?”…Anyways, thanks for your insightful answer…
Now obviously we’ve let down poor Ruchir. It seems we’re not at all what he expected us to be and he feels the need to express his disappointment and frustration in his reply. Its easy to see where he’s coming from. We’re probably no longer his heroes and he’s torn down our posters from his bedroom walls! Sorry Ruchir, next time you ask, we’ll lie to you to keep you happy!
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That’d make a great tag line. “I’ll lie to you to keep you happy.”
Hey Cow, I think that you should change the order of the email and replies, because I started reading from the last reply. –”
Anyways, nice bovine bubble bursting. Poor Ruchir. (:
lolol
Nice site – technomoney.net
I thought that was already the answer? He asked what inspired you to start blogging, and your answer is “boredom”. He just can’t accept unexpected answer. Funny though.
You should have told the truth Mr Moo, we all know you Mad Cows have an evil plan to take over the Internet
It looks like John Cow is no different from Cash Quests. Their blogs do attract “stupid” or “boring” readers.
It seems you have failed your readers
Why doesn’t he ask me instead? Hey Ruchir, come to my blog and contact me I have another reply to your question. You need to ask questions to people who have more time on their hands!
Mr. Cow the correct response would have been “I started blogging to empart the divine knowledge of making money online to less fortunate souls”
At least you got a reply.
I sent him a nice detailed response, and didn’t even get a thankyou!
That guy probably had an surgical intervention… he has no sense of humor
Maybe you should have just said that you blog to pick up babes.
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owww, poor Ruchir
That is too funny!
We have had the same experiences as eBay PowerSellers. People ask us where we purchase a product from and they actually expect us to reveal our sources. We don’t think so!
Great post, Cow!
I bet Ruchir likes to be held and extended conversation in bed after sex too.
I got the same email. Part of why I started blogging was boredom, but then again, I love to blog and know that people out there actually read what I have to say. Plus there are the money making opportunities – that’s an added bonus. Not that you really care, but those are my reasons.
The only reason I started blogging was because I wanted somewhere to write about current affairs without the boundaries of traditional media.
He needs to learn to ask the right questions
Hey Cow, don’t be so mean, be a nice cow ok?
Maybe cow are not allow to feel bored….
Sounds like you have really let him down, don’t really understand though you were honest ‘boredom’ fair enough answer you can’t lie just to keep people happy, stick to being yourself!!
I guess you had gave him the right answer. A cow eats grass in its whole life = boredom…
I am bored.
Looks like all that fame and fortune is getting to your head …
LOL! well, you can’t satisfy everyone everytime.
Nice site – technomoney.net