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(D). Alert thread n/t Earth_First Jan 2013 #1
Did you? (nt) Control-Z Jan 2013 #14
Nah. n/t Earth_First Jan 2013 #15
I got the joke. It was sort of like the Kobayashi Maru. alberg Jan 2013 #16
I would think the rabid hyenas would first take the great negotiator apart in pieces snooper2 Jan 2013 #2
The hyenas understand the rules, the Negotiator has immunity. alberg Jan 2013 #4
hyenas understand no rules, they are fearless....nothing can have immunity from a pack of hyenas snooper2 Jan 2013 #6
Unfortunately there are forces on this planet that are more powerful than male loins. alberg Jan 2013 #9
And this, the most powerful in the World... snooper2 Jan 2013 #12
Not to mention a chastity belt. Shrike47 Jan 2013 #30
Yes!. It's either that or abstinence. alberg Jan 2013 #33
You die, she dies, everybody dies RomneyLies Jan 2013 #46
and next door is a group of politicians..... whistler162 Jan 2013 #3
Can't go in the other room, only Politicians and Negotiators are allowed in there. alberg Jan 2013 #5
I'll take my chances sarisataka Jan 2013 #7
Gee, I'm missing the allegory you're making here. Dyedinthewoolliberal Jan 2013 #8
This is about knowing who your negotiating with, what your negotiating for and the difference alberg Jan 2013 #11
I hope a couple of apostrophes and the letter "e" are on the table. Chorophyll Jan 2013 #23
Yes, that's it. We'll fight them with grammar and syntax. alberg Jan 2013 #24
You can fight better with it than without it. Chorophyll Jan 2013 #36
Sometimes. alberg Jan 2013 #38
So you’re in a room with a pack of crazed rabid hyenas. Flashmann Jan 2013 #10
Unfortunately, I think we're all trapped in a room with crazed rabid hyenas alberg Jan 2013 #13
The point is knowing who you're negotiating with yogini Jan 2013 #17
so you're making up bad analogies. TeamPooka Jan 2013 #18
Some people know how to negotiate and some don't. alberg Jan 2013 #19
You can't see the flaw in your analogy. Whatever. nt TeamPooka Jan 2013 #25
"The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings." alberg Jan 2013 #41
"Back off and leave him alone" = tblue Jan 2013 #28
(D) Feed the Hyenas your strawman. They're crazy and will think it is real. JoePhilly Jan 2013 #20
I hope your right, alberg Jan 2013 #21
I've been right the last 6 times the preciction you are making only through JoePhilly Jan 2013 #29
I'm rooting for you to be right about all those things. alberg Jan 2013 #34
(D). Point out how great the negotiator looks. n/t L0oniX Jan 2013 #22
There's a bug on your post, but I get your point. alberg Jan 2013 #37
I don't sweat it. I'm packing an assault rifle. Speck Tater Jan 2013 #26
Or what if the G.N. turned out to be one of them? tblue Jan 2013 #27
So... what's your answer? ecstatic Jan 2013 #31
noooo, you ask them to 'self-deport' problem solved. Sunlei Jan 2013 #32
d) Knock the negotiator over the head and feed him to hyenas /nt TheMadMonk Jan 2013 #35
Creative. alberg Jan 2013 #42
I dunno. The supply of self appointed middlemen... TheMadMonk Jan 2013 #50
Look XRubicon Jan 2013 #39
Open door XRubicon Jan 2013 #40
I used to play that game. What was that game called? alberg Jan 2013 #44
Yes and yes and yes again! alberg Jan 2013 #43
(D) Rest easy. The straw man makes a great mattress. nt Hekate Jan 2013 #45
If he only had a brain. alberg Jan 2013 #48
This reminds me how much I miss Air America and Stepahnie Miller's "realllly BAD analogies" segment tjwash Jan 2013 #47
Nice pictures, are they having sex? alberg Jan 2013 #49
I would eat the hyenas... Kalidurga Jan 2013 #51
Does this thread have something to do with the Keanu reeves Speed movie? Politicub Jan 2013 #52
I like option "C" alberg Jan 2013 #53
(D) I'm gonna need a greater Great Negotiator. VOX Jan 2013 #54
D: Kill the negotiator and make my escape while the Hyenas feed on his carcass. Ganja Ninja Jan 2013 #55
Easy. Remmah2 Jan 2013 #56
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