nope.
no way.
yeah, um...no.
sorry, can't do that.
i'd love to, but - no.
lemme talk to my husband about that.
uh, probably not.
i just gotta say no.
that sound great...like a terrific opportunity-ministry-fun time-great idea...i really hate to, but i just gotta say...no.
no way, hosea!
i stink at that kindof thing. you really want me to say no.
no, but you know who'd be great at that? why don't you give "so and so" a call?
i asked dean.
these are his favorite ways to say no:
i ain't gonna do it.
no.
naw.
do it yourself.
probably not.
not gonna happen.
sounds great. lemme know when you're done.
the following aren't ways to say no, but just make me laugh.
person: you busy?
dean: depends on what you're asking.
person: can i ask you to do something?
dean: do i have a choice?
how do you say no? please. give me some tips or pointers. i stink at it.
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I took the liberty of making a small rhyme to help you... hahaha...
Yes means Stress,
Go with NO.
Gosh. It is seriously time for me to get off work and go to bed...
Love the "Yes means Stress" quote!
Miss Manners says that you say no with no excuses added so there is no grounds for argument. You just keep saying no until they back off.
If I am facing a particularly badgering asker, I have been known to say, "The answer is no and I need you to respect my no."
No's just get trampled most of the time. Let's learn to make ours stand up and be strong!
I usually just say "sure" , you might want to look that up in the dictionary first though. It doesn't seem to work for me. Yeah, I've gotten a little better at no, but tell Dean THANK YOU for his advice!!! I especially love not ganna happen.LOL.That cracks me up.I just want to say that so bad. Like..."Are you ever going to make dinner tonight?" "Not ganna happen." LOL
hey, I just read that your profession is non-profit. Are you a stay home mom 'cause if so I'm going to pee my pants laughing. I love it. We do work for the largest non-profit organization I know of. Okay, okay, I know it is profitable I just mean money. Now I worry...do you work for a real non-profit co.? Please put me out of my "have I offended anyone" misery soon and let me know what you do for a living. What ever it is I know it is a valueable and very important job ;)
the final "dean" response has been heard many times from my husband's lips ... it must be a guy thing? :)
NEGATIVE! since i work in law enforcement and my vocabulary has turned into abbreviations and 10-codes. this is the most common way i say no...even at home. mostly it just comes from habit.
"Hey, can you do
something stupid and unecessary for me?"
"Hmm...how does "no" sound?"
This usually surprises them - the quick and pointed rejection, since they are used to weak fools pandering to their every need - and when they go "Uhh..." I stun them with a blow to the head from a plastic wiffle-ball bat and push them down a very large, rocky hill.
Then I go to Dairy Queen and get a Peanut Buster Parfait to calm myself down and get on with my life!
Hey girl! I found you through the blog grapevine and so happy I did!! Your "no" post is really cracking me up! I had to read it out loud to Frank--we both just laughed...where are y'all now? we are coming home soon after spending 2 years in California for school...good to read your posts...more later! love,
amber e.
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