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Earl
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The thread about manipulating the rotation got me thinking about excuses people use to attempt to get bumped up in the rotation... and I tried to remember some of the most unique "stories" I've heard.
I once allowed a fellow (whom I didn't know) to sing because he told me his "taxi is here"... Turned out he was the taxi driver and had finished his shift.... Zing!! Yeah... he got me.
Any unique or interesting excuses???
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Lonman
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Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 3:22 pm |
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Heard them all, but the one that sticks out the most was
Hey can you get me up next, my babysitter just called and my daughter cut her head really bad and needs to be taken to the hospital.
I replied, no sorry, but (handed her back her slip) said I don't want you to be stuck waiting, so next time you come in go ahead & sing this song.
She took the slip, gave me a funny look. Guess the cut wasn't that bad, as she stuck around for another good hour.
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chrisavis
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Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 3:27 pm |
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My favorite is the girls that think pushing boobs into me or getting all touchy feely will influence the rotation. Yeah.....that is my favorite.
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Lonman
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Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 3:32 pm |
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chrisavis wrote: My favorite is the girls that think pushing boobs into me or getting all touchy feely will influence the rotation. Yeah.....that is my favorite.
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jdmeister
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Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 3:43 pm |
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chrisavis wrote: My favorite is the girls that think pushing boobs into me or getting all touchy feely will influence the rotation. Yeah.....that is my favorite.
-Chris Always willing to listen.. Push away.. 
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Brian A
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Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 4:54 pm |
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Lonman wrote: chrisavis wrote: My favorite is the girls that think pushing boobs into me or getting all touchy feely will influence the rotation. Yeah.....that is my favorite.
-Chris Influences something !  “Under the influence is obvious” “Measuring influence is even harder".
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karaoke koyote
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Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 6:04 pm |
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The one that really makes me mad is "I'm a war vet/ just got back from Afganistan/ Iraq... / I'm leaving for Iraq ro Afganistan... etc. Really? Please.
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Paradigm Karaoke
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i'm sorry miss i don't hear so well, come a little closer 
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Brian A
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karaoke koyote wrote: The one that really makes me mad is "I'm a war vet/ just got back from Afganistan/ Iraq... / I'm leaving for Iraq ro Afganistan... etc. Really? Please. Hmmm..Makes me wonder if he might be telling the truth. Being retired military, I’ll say - show me your military ID, & if your ID is current, I’ll bump the next singer for you because you merit the privilege. It will be a small token of our appreciation for serving our country. I will even announce the reason why I’m letting you sing next so we can at least acknowledge the sacrifices made by you & your family. (just for that one time, tho. That will be your spot the whole night).
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karaoke koyote
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Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 7:43 pm |
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I'm ex military myself... so... "Oh really? Where were you deployed? What regiment? where at?Etc. I can tell a BSer pretty easy... and most of them are.
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ripman8
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Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 8:13 pm |
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My friend was supposed to turn my slip in an hour ago and obviously forgot and I have to go in 5 minutes.
Sorry, take it up with your friend!
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Brian A
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karaoke koyote wrote: I'm ex military myself... so... "Oh really? Where were you deployed? What regiment? where at?Etc. I can tell a BSer pretty easy... and most of them are. If that's the case, then good riddance! I can spot the fakes from miles away, too. My favorite, a guy claims he's Navy Seal Team 6. I ask him what's the meaning of the word seal. He said it's our mascot as in seal marine mammal.  (Correct response: Seal - Sea, Air & Land; proficient warriors). Anyway, I apologize to Earl for the slight hijack.  Back to our regular programming: excuses “I have to pick up someone at the airport”. (You better get going!). “The club owner said I could”. (Yeah, right. Why don’t you get him so he can tell me himself, ‘cause we agreed I don’t tell him how to run his business, he don’t tell me how to run my show). “I gotta go pick my kids up from the babysitters”. (That’s great, give me your babysitter’s number I’ll tell her you’ll be a little late).
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JoeChartreuse
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" All of these people are waiting for me to sing!" - Really? I haven't heard them screaming for you.....
" The owner is a personal friend of mine" - Yup, mine too. What does that have to do with karaoke?
" I left my dog waiting in the car." Really- and you have been in here drinking for two hors and it's 85 degrees out? Get away from and and go take care of it before I cripple you.
My all time favorite: " I have to drive home before all of those drinks kick in...."
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Paradigm Karaoke
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" I have to drive home before all of those drinks kick in...." now that's a new one to me
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KaraokeJerry
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I've told this one before, and it remains the best excuse I ever heard:
Very rough-looking guy told me I had to let him sing next because he needed to leave. I asked why, he said he'd been shot the day before at a family reunion, and his wound was "paining" him and needed some treatment.
He was not lying, he showed me the bandaged wound which was starting to leak a little.
I let him sing next, and he left, thank God.
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Lonman
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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 2:34 am |
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Best bribe excuse I heard! Guy comes up, I need my girlfriend to sing next. Me - well she's up in like 6 songs Guy comes back up 2 songs later. Hey i'll give you $5 to get her up next. Me - Well we don't work that way, she'll be up in 4 more songs. Guy comes back up 2 songs later. - Well how bout I kick your (@$%&#!) if she's not up next, Me - Well, your bigger than me, you'd probably lay me flat on the floor - which in turn would get you 86'd - probably called the cops on and she wouldn't be singing at all since i'd be down on the floor. Guy comes up next song - fine i'll give you $20 bucks to get her up next - well DUH, she WAS up next at this point, I said, FINE! He gave me the $20 and she sang next!.......  They left afterward and never saw them again. _________________ LIKE Lonman on Facebook - Lonman Productions Karaoke & my main site via my profile!
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TommyA
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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 4:36 am |
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Have had two different occasions that we took money to put a singer up next. Both times they were already next. And this with the rotation scrolling across the monitors.
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chrisavis
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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 5:46 am |
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TommyA wrote: Have had two different occasions that we took money to put a singer up next. Both times they were already next. And this with the rotation scrolling across the monitors. I have done that once. Similar situation to Lonnie's except I wasn't threatened. Just pestered. -Chris
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TopherM
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I love the "I know the owner" one, to which I always reply, "75% of the people in here know the owner. I know the owner, am I up next?"
Unfortunately for me, if it is a cute girl under 30, without fail the owner will come up and tell me to let her up next. I always announce that he made me do it, though!
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Alex
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Lonman wrote: Best bribe excuse I heard! Guy comes up, I need my girlfriend to sing next. Me - well she's up in like 6 songs Guy comes back up 2 songs later. Hey i'll give you $5 to get her up next. Me - Well we don't work that way, she'll be up in 4 more songs. Guy comes back up 2 songs later. - Well how bout I kick your <span style=font-size:10px><i>(@$%&#!)</i></span> if she's not up next, Me - Well, your bigger than me, you'd probably lay me flat on the floor - which in turn would get you 86'd - probably called the cops on and she wouldn't be singing at all since i'd be down on the floor. Guy comes up next song - fine i'll give you $20 bucks to get her up next - well DUH, she WAS up next at this point, I said, FINE! He gave me the $20 and she sang next!....... They left afterward and never saw them again. I had something similar happening, twice in a month with two different guys. Same story though! I use CompuHost and show the next 5 singers on the scrollbar for the audience. Busy night, couple walks in, she signs up. BOTH TIMES, when she was next up anyway, boyfriend comes up and says "I give you a hundred bucks if you let my girlfriend sing next." - "Sure buddy, I'll take care of you." And I'm not kidding, same thing happend twice within a month at the same venue with two different couples!
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