A friend of mine recently asked me about Notebooks4Free.

NB4F is a referral program, one of many that ask you to get people to buy crap so you can get credits and eventually claim your prize. They have several levels of prizes, depending on which program you sign up for.

Personally, I’m not really a big fan of it. It reminds me of pyramid scams, but I know some people online that sign up for these things and actually get what is offered. I remember when Heather and I went to Krissy’s house to watch TV on some new box she got from one of those programs. So even though I don’t believe in them, I know they can work.

Since Krissy had experience with them, I decided to poke and prod her for more information. I expected to get more information about whether these programs were worth getting. I stumbled upon something “bigger.”

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There have been occasions where I have pretended to be a fan of something in order to make conversation with somebody. While I would like to say there is a rhyme or reason to why I do this, the truth of the matter is that I just sort of find myself doing it sometimes. It pisses me off, because once you lie about knowing something about a subject you can’t really back down without seeming like a liar.

Of course, you are a liar, or, rather, in this case, I am a liar, but you don’t want to seem like a liar. If there has been one rule of being a successful human it is thus: lie without seeming like you are lying.

I am off topic here, though. Today, I want to give you some tips about how you can successfully bullshit most people into believing you share a common interest.

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Every once in a while I sit back and think about where I am and how I got there. I think of a time where being free with your body must have been incredible, where men and women could co-exist without having to worry about whether their naked shells made others uncomfortable.

Just the idea that a couple of people are willing to hike all over ANYWHERE dressed in a back pack and a smile blows my mind. I have a hard time walking to the bathroom naked, much less wearing anything less than full garb.

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