OP just learned what the ‘con’ in ‘con man’ is short for.
Are you shitting me right now?
I’d be funny if he were, but no. “Con man” really is short for “confidence man.”
It’s not actually about the scammer ‘being confident,’ though; it’s about the scammer winning the mark’s trust.
Or you could say it’s about winning their mark’s removes sunglasses confidence.
One day someone will have this same reaction to the word “rizz”
Fake: anon gets frequent tinder dates? Doubt.
Gay: while on said dates he’s thinking about another man.
Also it’s like the worst man to think of for both for the object of attraction and for the confidence trick.
Talking like Cave Johnson would be a much better option all around. Then you’re not drooling over or mimicking a pedophile AND you can make vaguely ominous jokes about science, so it’s clearly the better choice
I wouldn’t be able to resist the temptation of mimicking his voice. Is it part of the act?
Confidence is a huge deal and very important. Now just talk like a confident you, not like Donald Trump.
My keyboard is the biggest, loudest, most beautiful - and not just loud, everyone says it has excellent tactility - have you seen the lights? Better than the aurora borealis. The aurora borealis saw my keyboard and said so themselves. I built it myself. It was easy. You go to a website that sells the parts. Great websites, some of the happiest places on the internet.
Nah, still hate it
