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nohbdy
     
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< on 5/17/2006 4:23 AM >
|  | | | what are the best excuses (the ones that have gotten you off the hook) when you were caught UE by someone that really didnt like the idea of you being where ever?
the ones that have worked for me have been in the past
01. nope, i was just turning my car around
02. i know the owner/ i am the owner
03. im lost
04. im doing a report on such and such
05. im a reporter (flash media pass)
06. im a photographer... see cameras... see?
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Conundrum
 
Critic�n
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GTA
Gender: Male
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| | Re: excuses
<Reply # 1 on 5/17/2006 4:39 AM >
| | | | Posted by nohbdyshome
what are the best excuses (the ones that have gotten you off the hook) when you were caught UE by someone that really didnt like the idea of you being where ever?
the ones that have worked for me have been in the past
01. nope, i was just turning my car around
02. i know the owner/ i am the owner
03. im lost
04. im doing a report on such and such
05. im a reporter (flash media pass)
06. im a photographer... see cameras... see?
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Unless they are the owner, security, or police I just usually tell them to mind their own business or just bs them with what ever comes to mind... if its the police, I will use some of the listed excuses above, and similarly if its the owner... if its security I will play it by ear depending on how they act... I may just leave well they are annoying me, I may explain myself, or I may just resort to BSing them...
Conundrum
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nohbdy
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<Reply # 2 on 5/17/2006 4:41 AM >
| | | | right, these have been the most common ones ive used with cops or the security,
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blackhawk
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<Reply # 3 on 5/17/2006 7:13 AM >
| | | | the truth, or
Wrecker operator at crash scene: Where do you think your going?
My retort: Where do you think YOUR going! Walk away middle finger scratching my ass.
Got the pics away.
Disclaimer: If using above methods outlined above get your ass in a sling, don't blame me!
Just when I thought I was out... they pulled me back in.
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Axle
location:
Milton, ON
Gender: Male
Sieg oder Tod
| | Re: excuses
<Reply # 4 on 5/17/2006 12:27 PM >
| | | | "I stayed at this hotel as a kid and wanted to see it one last time before they demolished it. I guess I'm a little late"
To be fair this is Av's line and it works
[last edit 5/17/2006 3:21 PM by Axle - edited 1 times]
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Myelin
location:
The End of Canada
Gender: Male
| | Re: excuses
<Reply # 5 on 5/17/2006 12:38 PM >
| | | | If you don't want to be questioned, start asking questions.
When we got the "Can I Help You?" from the owner at a recent location, we just started asking questions about the building's history, inter-mixed with comments about how we are interested in local history/architecture and how fascinating his site is. He told us a bit about the ruin's background and left after a few minutes of small talk, leaving us to carry on with what we were doing.
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Sanitarium
location:
Florida
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 6 on 5/17/2006 2:59 PM >
| | | | I've used, "My great uncle was an architect & helped design this building"
also "I just wanted to take a couple of pics of my old truck in front the building since they are both old I thought it'd make a neat pic"
Then 2 times I've used that one, the questioning person got sidetracked asking about the truck & helped break the ice..
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Avatar-X
 
Alpha Husky
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West Coast
Gender: Male
yay!
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<Reply # 7 on 5/17/2006 3:09 PM >
| | | | Posted by Axle
"I stayed at this hotel as a kid and wanted to see it one last time before they demolished it. I guess I'm a little late"
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Hey, that's my bullshit line. I used it, and it worked.
-av
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Axle
location:
Milton, ON
Gender: Male
Sieg oder Tod
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<Reply # 8 on 5/17/2006 3:19 PM >
| | | | Posted by Avatar-X
Hey, that's my bullshit line. I used it, and it worked.
-av
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I know. Edited as such
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blackhawk
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<Reply # 9 on 5/17/2006 4:48 PM >
| | | | Axle, amd Myelin hit on why the truth, or a subtle variation of it, work almost always. Knowledge of the site's history, and a sincere interest shows itself in the form of thoughtful questions. If all you want are pics, most people are good with it, even if they don't completely understand your lust.
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Junix
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Pitt Meadows, BC, Canada
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 10 on 5/18/2006 6:08 AM >
| | | | If you anywhere up to but not atop or inside the perimeter fences its best to approach the security/police/owner you can find out all sorts of interesting things if your amicable. And commiserating with them about the terribly boring hours they must put in, you can easily determine their schedules. I have never been caught inside the perimeter fence, Ill let you know.
RUAUER?
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fedge
location:
Gaud Corners, Ontario, Canada
Gender: Male
you blight up my life™®
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<Reply # 11 on 5/18/2006 6:14 AM >
| | | | I've had success with the Gunderson excuse: "I'm looking for Bob Gunderson's place" or "We were told Bob Gunderson was here??". The bewildered respondent usually attempts to direct us "down the road" or whatever and let's us go.
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rainman8889
location:
H.T.S.F.C. Time to gain and a time to lose.
Bye for now.
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<Reply # 12 on 5/19/2006 2:59 AM >
| | | | Shutterbug was an interior design student when we took the Regent theatre pics which was a big help (also I told the folks there some of my personal history with the place). At another place, we said we build models as a hobby and are interested in the building. Had a clipboard, pencil, eraser, paper and a measuring tape along with the photography equipment. There was a rough sketch on paper with the sizes written down. No trouble there.
And for the Whitby Psych, I was ready to say that I worked there. Didn't need to say that though since Security pretty much left us alone. We didn't try to take pictures of any of the people there.
Gotta love Social Engineering! Very little effort and a lot of gain.
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Pleiades
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Halifax
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 13 on 5/19/2006 3:22 AM >
| | | | I was playing a D&D game today in an urban fantasy setting and while scouting out an abandoned mansion it occurred to me a good excuse would be to claim you are considering buying the place, or if you are too young, claim one of your parents is considering buying it and you came to check it out. Even if the building is to be condemned you can always say it’s being bought for the land. Not going to work in all situations, but it’s an idea.
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blackhawk
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<Reply # 14 on 5/19/2006 3:33 AM >
| | | | Posted by Pleiades
I was playing a D&D game today in an urban fantasy setting and while scouting out an abandoned mansion it occurred to me a good excuse would be to claim you are considering buying the place, or if you are too young, claim one of your parents is considering buying it and you came to check it out. Even if the building is to be condemned you can always say it’s being bought for the land. Not going to work in all situations, but it’s an idea.
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Tall tales may seem and even sound slick until you put them into practice. If you start with a lie, each statement that follows compounds it. How many fabrications can you make, and keep track of? The longer you talk, the more likely you'll trip on your own words. The truth works best 99% of time. Most people resent being lied to; why make an enemy, when you can make a friend?
-keep it simple...-
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imprezawrxsti
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Portland, OR
Gender: Male
nothing is true; everything is permitted
| | | Re: excuses
<Reply # 15 on 5/19/2006 4:04 AM >
| | | | Posted by nohbdyshome
03. im lost
04. im doing a report on such and such
05. im a reporter (flash media pass)
06. im a photographer... see cameras... see?
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i've used all of those at one time or another. my press passes are always in my UE bag. also:
i'm doing research for my history class
i'm on my way home, this is a shortcut
(in active buildings) is this the (name a different building)? no? whoops.
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Pleiades
location:
Halifax
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 16 on 5/19/2006 4:05 AM >
| | | | I was actually thinking that as I wrote it, I’d be lost for words if they asked what industry I was in.
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Chronos
location:
Phoenix, Arizona
Gender: Male
| | Re: excuses
<Reply # 17 on 5/19/2006 5:39 AM >
|  | | | Some of my favorites:
"My hacki sack went in there earlier today and I was looking for it"
"I heard there was a coke machine in here"
but the one that has gotten me out of trouble the most often:
"I'm sorry, am I not supposed to be here? I'll just leave than"
"Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more." -Mark Twain |
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Axle
location:
Milton, ON
Gender: Male
Sieg oder Tod
| | Re: excuses
<Reply # 18 on 5/19/2006 11:09 AM >
| | | | I'm looking for a washroom
In here?
Yes...
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MindHacker
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Gender: Male
If you spot a terrorist arrow, pin it to the wall with your shoulder.
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<Reply # 19 on 5/19/2006 12:16 PM >
| | | | We were thinking of buying the house over there.... And then you reverse the questions onto them about history and such. It works, esp. if you're a young couple and you dissapeared in the direction of a foreclosed house, thats incidentally for sale.
You don't need to develop an elaborate web of lies, the trick is to fend of questions by asking your own that preclude that you are actually interested, such as, "It looks like it used to be factory housing, was this for the floor workers?" (it was for the manager, but it was a) informative, and b) removed suspicion.
It helps to be moderatly intellgent, and good at bs. Yay for english class.
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