"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 16 Oct 2014 11:46:06 -0500, Moe DeLoughan >
> wrote:
> snip
>>
>>Luckily, the anti-thesis for this game is incredibly simple. When
>>someone sets up for the game, it usually suffices to simply say
>>"That's too bad". All you need to do is make it clear that you won't
>>be offering any suggestions to be shot down. When the advice seeker
>>sees this they will quickly lose interest or become frustrated; games
>>aren't fun when you're the only player.
>>
>>It also works to turn the suggestions back around onto the advice
>>seeker. Tell them, "That sounds awful. What are you going to do about
>>it?". This shows that you're not interested in playing the game,
>>causing them to defer or seek out a more willing crowd.
> I like this.
> Janet US

And yet I wasn't playing a game here. Neither was I asking for help. This
*is* a food newsgroup and I *was* making an observation about food. Two
weeks ago I commented on the very same shallots and how nice and mild they
were. I do not think that two weeks is a long amount of time and I wouldn't
think that in that amount of time the shallots got that much hotter. Then
again, it is possible that the shallots that I got were not all harvested at
the same time. I have more coming on Monday so we shall see.