Help Getting Through a Bad Meeting

flatlander13 · Post by **flatlander13** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 2:53 pm

Every Monday at 11:00 AM I have a meeting that is so boring it almost puts me in a coma. Last week I used the trick of touching a 9 volt battery to my tongue to stay awakeâ€¦â€¦.this technique did work and did annoy some people in the room.

Do any of you have a GOOD way to stay awake during a bad meeting? No, not going is not an optionâ€¦â€¦.and jumping out the window from the 3rd floor; even though I have thought about itâ€¦â€¦.is not an optionâ€¦â€¦â€¦..HELP

Boijoy · Post by **Boijoy** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 4:42 pm

I say "stick" with the 9 volt. Helps you & that fact that it annoys your co-workers. BONIS!

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 4:46 pm

littleflower · Post by **littleflower** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:24 pm

you have to go, but do you have to pay attention? if not ... there's always daydreaming!

if so, doodling always helped me.

dr.placebo · Post by **dr.placebo** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:27 pm

Bring your laptop and keep browsing the "help wanted" listings.

Post by **Sham** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 6:01 pm

Why would you stick a 9 volt battery on your tongue. Why don't you try connecting the wires from 2-9 volt batteries to your nipples. It will keep you awake and not annoy people near you.

I tend to day dream during boring meetings and place myself in some very nice vacation spots.

Post by **mdmf007** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 6:31 pm

My trick is to feign interest while I am imagining myself launching across the table and biting the speaker on the nose, or rip his ears off, or to flip the table over and jump through the window.

I also try to think of real pithy things to say if I were to go berserk.

Elorrum · Post by **Elorrum** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 7:43 pm

littleflower wrote:you have to go, but do you have to pay attention? if not ... there's always daydreaming!

if so, doodling always helped me.

yep doodling works for me. They think you are taking notes, and you can add notes to your pictures if you like. Actually notes keep me from falling asleep even if I don't need to remember anything. I also tally poor diction, misused and mispronounced words. It's kind of like a road trip game, keeps me from kicking the seat too much.

ragabashpup · Post by **ragabashpup** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 7:56 pm

Take notes on peoples body language. That normally keeps me going. Then it looks like you are being productive!! Play games with it. You can normally see who the most dominate person in the room is by watching everyone in the room follow suit to their body language and habits.

teardropper · Post by **teardropper** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 3:20 am

Break down crying and extort sympathy from the room...

Blompson · Post by **Blompson** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 3:56 am

Elorrum wrote:I tally poor diction, misused and mispronounced words. It's kind of like a road trip game, keeps me from kicking the seat too much.

that is hilarious. i will probably start doing this for the rest of my life.

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:08 am

You could always have yourself an adult beverage.

epic_elite · Post by **epic_elite** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:11 am

taking notes...

haha, this reminds me of college. many pages filled with half sentances that trail off into a squigly line as i dozed of mid sentance.

Post by **AntiM** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 12:24 pm

Pocket pool.

Post by **Sham** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 12:53 pm

AntiM wrote:Pocket pool.

Who needs a stupid meeting for that?

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 1:52 pm

Depends if there are any hotties at the meeting.
Play footsie with the CEO while you're at it?

littleflower · Post by **littleflower** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 6:58 pm

are "hottie" and "CEO" ever synonymous? OK, maybe sometimes ... rarely ...

happydragon · Post by **happydragon** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 7:43 pm

Internet on the smartphone, choreographing aerial routines on the clipboard, and they only think it's coffee in that travel mug....

littleflower · Post by **littleflower** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 7:52 pm

texting, anyone? or is that next generation?

Elorrum · Post by **Elorrum** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 7:55 pm

never met with a ceo. Managers generally bring to mind "smug punk" but it's the way it is in my business I guess.

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 6:53 am

Have you painted eyes on your eyelids?

If you blink, people find it very disturbing.

C.f.M. · Post by **C.f.M.** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:00 am

Take a notebook. Look like you're taking notes, make a to-do list, grocery list, write somebody a letter.

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 9:46 am

littleflower wrote:are "hottie" and "CEO" ever synonymous? OK, maybe sometimes ... rarely ...

Unfortunately we have a glass cieling.

There are a few people running around here that I would like to promote.

Sunglasses! They can't tell if you're falling asleep.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 9:54 am

littleflower wrote:are "hottie" and "CEO" ever synonymous? OK, maybe sometimes ... rarely ...

According to Evolutionary Psychologists they are completely interchangible in the minds of women.

I don't think much of Evolutionary Psychologists.

Bounce530 · Post by **Bounce530** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 10:29 am

You're slipping Crypto, you only used "Evolutionary Psychologists" twice in that post.

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 10:36 am

She doesn't think much of CEOs I think.

OP, is this one of those meetings where everyone uses their first names only?

Sail Man · Post by **Sail Man** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 5:41 pm

Cocaine?

littleflower · Post by **littleflower** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:50 pm

perfectly timed spitballs?

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 10:26 am

Pen spinning!

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