Tell A Friend About Thinking Is Fun

I know what you're thinking - "Whoa Momma, There are a lot of words on this page." Don't worry, I use a lot of them more than once.

I have a proposition for you. If you ...

• increased your mental capacity by more than 0.314159% by using this site
• enjoyed a particular game or puzzle
• just had so much fun here
• thought someone you know may enjoy this just as much as you

... why not tell a friend or family member about Thinking Is Fun?

On the flipside. If you ...

• decreased your mental capacity by more than 0.314159% by using this site
• have spent more than 10 minutes on this site and are now dismayed that those are 10+ minutes of your life you'll never get back
• did not like anything about this site

... why not gripe about it to me?

Sure, Where Do I Click?

You're still with me? Great, I now again know what you're thinking: Where do I fill in my friend's email address so they can receive some email? - OR - Where are all them there social bookmark icons, like del.icio.us that I can click? Great question. The problem is, I'm a little different, and I'm going to make you do a tiny bit of work. I'm going to ask you to actually ...

• send your friend a personalized email that you write, in which you casually mention Thinking Is Fun
• call your friend
• invite them out for coffee, and tell them in person
• do something that involves a bit more human interaction than a 2 line email

You're Nuts. Period.

At this point, all the MBAs, business school grads, and really anybody who has ever heard the word 'marketing' has probably fallen off of their chair. These people are now convinced I got an F in any marcomm class I took. Well, the good news is that I've never taken a marketing course, so I'll save the F for later. These people are now thinking ...

• he's now made a person read over 300 words and they still can't click a link to tell a friend, nobody reads more than 300 words on the internet anymore.
• it is not easy to tell someone about this site. It has to be easy, so that it spreads faster. This ain't, like, viral, dude.
• if he doesn't provide a link, someone is going to mess up the spelling of thinkingisfun.com when they type or speak it, and the friend will never get there.
• I can't believe he expects people to have the thought, energy and motivation to actually talk to their friend, or take 5 minutes to compose a friendly, personalized email. That is sooo, 1998.

If you're still with me, congratulations, and THANKS. By now you must realize that I want you to interact socially with your friend or family member. My goal, as foolish as it may seem, is to try and force a smidgeon of well thought out communication, into a world filled with 2 line emails, 1 line text messages, 3 letter acronyms and impersonal form letters. And hey, I'm not asking you to send a physical letter through the mail to this person. Though, I think that would be really cool. Send them a postcard and tell them about Thinking Is Fun. Even if they live 2 blocks away. Everyone likes postcards, don't they?

How Do I Talk To Someone?

So what happens if you're on board with personally communicating with someone else, but years of internet forums, chat rooms, and blogging have made you nervous about initiating one-on-one direct contact? No problem, below I've listed several "excuses" for WHY you should talk to someone; call them starter seeds to give you reasons for contacting people with whom you may not have spoken to recently. After you've finished talking to them about the initial topic, don't forget to tell them about Thinking Is Fun. If you are successful in contacting somebody, AND you used one of the tips below, I've included some handy reference codes for you to use. Why don't you drop me a line, reference the code that helped you, so that I can use it as a gauge to see which starter seeds are helpful, and which are not?

And if you're still reading, wow, you've now read almost 700 words! Don't worry, it is okay to read more than a paragraph of stuff on the internet.

Owed Money By Someone (Ref Code: U0-ME)

An acquaintance borrow some money a while back and is having trouble remembering they did so?

Sample Dialogue: Hey Dave, how are things? It's been a while, hasn't it. Listen, remember last summer at the kids' little league game when you berated the volunteer referee and ran over his whistle with your car? Yah, me too, yah, good times. Anyway, remember I lent you $19.95 to give to the ref so he could buy a lifetime supply of whistles? I was kinda hoping to get that back someday soon. See, I found this great puzzle game site on the web, thinkingisfun.com, and I really want to buy one of the games. They are inexpensive and you paying me back that small amount would cover one of them. I'm kinda addicted. Thanks!

Great Leisure Activity for the Retired (Ref Code: AU-TODO)

Know someone in their golden years of life, looking for something with which to occupy their time?

Sample Dialogue: Good afternoon, Mr. Featherstone, how does this wonderful day find you? I notice your lawn and garden are immaculate as usual, and that your golf game is so incredible there is no need for you to play so much anymore. With all this rain we've been having, sitting inside and staring out of your screen door can surely only be exciting for 3, maybe 4 hours a day. I was thinking you may enjoy the fun games and puzzles at thinkingisfun.com. Great mental exercise, with lots of variety.

Spouse/Kids Complain They Have Nothing to Do (Ref Code: WN-B-G0N)

Have someone around the house driving you batty by constantly whining about how bored they are?

Sample Dialogue: I know dear, there is hardly anything decent on tv anymore; the networks have just given up on creativity. I know, I know, they just repackage the same boring drivel and try to fool us again, or they completely stop even trying and just throw together a bunch of wannabe actors and stick a reality tv logo on it. Remember how the other day you were wishing there was something interesting you could do, instead of wasting away every evening just sitting on the couch? Well, thinkingisfun.com sounds like the answer for you. Kind of a straight-forward plot, no twists at the end, but lots of great content, and a pinch of humour.

Make Up For a Thirsty Indiscretion (Ref Code: WN-S-G0N)

Lose all your senses and drink your best friend's vino?

Sample Dialogue: Hey Stacey, how was your trip to the Mayan Riviera? It was really cold up here while I was house-sitting for you, and I discovered that all those bottles of wine in your basement kept me warm. I just don't feel right in repaying you with alcohol, but an equal repayment is to tell you about thinkingisfun.com. I fount it to be a bold initiative, comprised of a strong body, rich in stimulus and most certainly clean and crisp. Miles better than those dozen bottles of Petrus Pomerol I polished off with a few of bags of Doritos last week.

That's it, I'm done

OK, fine, for those seeking the easy way out, you can just copy and paste the following to place a link on your website or blog:

<a href="http://www.thinkingisfun.com/">Thinking Is Fun</a>

If I haven't convinced you to contact a friend by now, it's not gonna happen.

Cheers,
Peter

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