So Whats Your Cover For Telling People What You Do For A Living? - GoFuckYourself.com

Suckitbitch · 10-29-2004, 10:52 PM

Just read the ynot article on protecting your identity.

Mine used to be web design. People wouldn't stop asking about what sites i've designed so I changed it to web hosting which no one understands. I guess average people are under the impression web pages just inexplicably exist, sort of like the oceans and the earth.

I have a legit mainstream business and I can actually host sites, register domains through the TUCOWS reseller channel, anti-spam (MX Logic) but I won't lie to you... I don't have any clients and I really don't care.

bangman · 10-29-2004, 10:53 PM

I peddle smut.

BRISK · 10-29-2004, 10:53 PM

See sig

Gynecologist · 10-29-2004, 10:56 PM

I tell them I am retired.

Suckitbitch · 10-29-2004, 10:56 PM

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Originally posted by BRISK
See sig

I wouldn't joke about it though, people who work with real retards have to get the retards to improve in some measurable way or they get canned.

I don't think GFY is getting any less retarded as the years move on.

Tala · 10-29-2004, 10:56 PM

Cover? People don't ask me anymore, all I have to do is tell them that I'm a writer and they stfu.

Doctor Dre · 10-29-2004, 10:59 PM

I get my dick sucked for money

Or I do porno websites

WickedVenus · 10-29-2004, 10:59 PM

I say im a business owner and if they ask what kind of business I say web related. usually I dont get asked any more questions after that.

eroswebmaster · 10-29-2004, 11:00 PM

Abortion doctor.

Paul Markham · 10-29-2004, 11:01 PM

I tell them I'm a photographer, when they ask what I shoot I tell them porn. Never lie.

At a recent family gathering it was amazing to see the family gathering around one of my cousins and proudly congratulating him.

He's a Royal Marine Commando, specialising on special ops sniper, he's just returned from Iraq.

People I shoot walk away with a smile and cash. People he shoots don't.

rip raster · 10-29-2004, 11:10 PM

I tell people that I am unemployed collect cans and live under a bridge, but one of the nicer bridges

smashface · 10-29-2004, 11:12 PM

I tell people that I'm into domain monetization.

Thurbs · 10-29-2004, 11:13 PM

i just say im independantly wealthy.

clickhappy · 10-29-2004, 11:14 PM

I've started saying "I do graphic design" and so far people just accept that and no one has ever followed up with a question to it.

I used to say "I do website design" but that usually opened up a hundred questions about what kind of websites, where do I get clients, what kind of websites, name one of the websites Ive worked on, etc

DX · 10-29-2004, 11:19 PM

Who needs cover?

If you're embarrassed by what you do, find another job.

If you care what someone else's opinion is of how you put food on the table, you're an idiot.

If they have a negative opinion of what you do, fuck 'em, find someone else to talk to.

wedouglas · 10-29-2004, 11:19 PM

no cover. everyone in my family knows

Vitasoy · 10-29-2004, 11:20 PM

Internet marketing, which basicly it really is.

clickhappy · 10-29-2004, 11:20 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DX
Who needs cover?

If you're embarrassed by what you do, find another job.

If you care what someone else's opinion is of how you put food on the table, you're an idiot.

If they have a negative opinion of what you do, fuck 'em, find someone else to talk to.

well when you open up a business account at the bank and they ask you what you do, its probably not a good idea to say you work in porn.

bdld · 10-29-2004, 11:21 PM

i'm rich and unemployed.

DX · 10-29-2004, 11:23 PM

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Originally posted by clickhappy
well when you open up a business account at the bank and they ask you what you do, its probably not a good idea to say you work in porn.

Of course not...
But, I don't think this question was about banks though, but rather people you know in general... family/friends/neighbors/etc.. : )

Suckitbitch · 10-29-2004, 11:24 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by clickhappy
I've started saying "I do graphic design" and so far people just accept that and no one has ever followed up with a question to it.

I used to say "I do website design" but that usually opened up a hundred questions about what kind of websites, where do I get clients, what kind of websites, name one of the websites Ive worked on, etc

Not a bad idea... people seem to understand graphic design as something simple.

Last christmas party I went to and dropped "web designer" some other guy was there who does web design as a side business. He was a total fucking idiot, thankfully... thought W3C was a programming language.

cool1 · 10-29-2004, 11:30 PM

No cover, just tell itlike it is

Suckitbitch · 10-29-2004, 11:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DX
Who needs cover?

If you're embarrassed by what you do, find another job.

If you care what someone else's opinion is of how you put food on the table, you're an idiot.

If they have a negative opinion of what you do, fuck 'em, find someone else to talk to.

Who said anything about being embarrased?

Maybe "I'm in porn" goes over good with the trailer trash crew you hang around with.

Try it with an IRS auditor or banking relationship manager and see what it gets you.

I remember last year when Bank Of America dropped silvercash's accounts once they found it they were in porn.

iBill / First Data / Forbes situation, anyone?

10-29-2004, 10:52 PM	#1
Suckitbitch Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 278	So Whats Your Cover For Telling People What You Do For A Living? Just read the ynot article on protecting your identity. Mine used to be web design. People wouldn't stop asking about what sites i've designed so I changed it to web hosting which no one understands. I guess average people are under the impression web pages just inexplicably exist, sort of like the oceans and the earth. I have a legit mainstream business and I can actually host sites, register domains through the TUCOWS reseller channel, anti-spam (MX Logic) but I won't lie to you... I don't have any clients and I really don't care.

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BRISK Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,240	See sig __________________ I post on GFY so that when people ask me what I do, I can tell them that I work with the mentally retarded.

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Tala Fucked if I know Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Do you have a flag? Posts: 23,368	Cover? People don't ask me anymore, all I have to do is tell them that I'm a writer and they stfu. __________________ ICQ: 11120676 \| Google: mindcrime \| Skype: suitemindcrime\|E-Mail: mindcrime AT gmail.com\|PR girl with great writing skills for hire!!!! Contact me to work for YOU!\|TECHIEMEDIA? 24/7 support from some of the best techs in the biz. Tell Jim that I sent you.

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WickedVenus Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: ICQ: 309691342 ---- Yahoo Messenger: wickedvenus_acv Posts: 3,877	I say im a business owner and if they ask what kind of business I say web related. usually I dont get asked any more questions after that. __________________ SIG TOO BIG! Maximum 120x60 button and no more than 3 text lines of DEFAULT SIZE and COLOR. Unless your sig is for a GFY top banner sponsor, you may use a 624x80 instead of a 120x60. Let me repeat... A 120 x 60 button and no more that 3 lines of DEFAULT SIZE AND COLOR text.

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10-29-2004, 11:01 PM	#10
Paul Markham Too old to care Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: On the sofa, watching TV or doing my jigsaws. Posts: 52,943	I tell them I'm a photographer, when they ask what I shoot I tell them porn. Never lie. At a recent family gathering it was amazing to see the family gathering around one of my cousins and proudly congratulating him. He's a Royal Marine Commando, specialising on special ops sniper, he's just returned from Iraq. People I shoot walk away with a smile and cash. People he shoots don't. __________________ Blowout deal. 880 videos, 2,400 image sets, plus many RAW videos. $500. PM me for a deal. Skype Paulmarkham70

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rip raster Confirmed User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Everville Posts: 2,851	I tell people that I am unemployed collect cans and live under a bridge, but one of the nicer bridges

10-29-2004, 11:12 PM	#12
smashface Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 991	I tell people that I'm into domain monetization.

10-29-2004, 11:13 PM	#13
Thurbs The Thrilla in Manila Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Thurbs' Lagoon, Christmas Island Posts: 4,785	i just say im independantly wealthy.

10-29-2004, 11:14 PM	#14
clickhappy Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 4,027	I've started saying "I do graphic design" and so far people just accept that and no one has ever followed up with a question to it. I used to say "I do website design" but that usually opened up a hundred questions about what kind of websites, where do I get clients, what kind of websites, name one of the websites Ive worked on, etc

10-29-2004, 11:19 PM	#15
DX Feed me coffee. Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Massafuckingchusetts Posts: 1,128	Who needs cover? If you're embarrassed by what you do, find another job. If you care what someone else's opinion is of how you put food on the table, you're an idiot. If they have a negative opinion of what you do, fuck 'em, find someone else to talk to.

10-29-2004, 11:19 PM	#16
wedouglas So Fucking Banned Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Dearborn, MI Posts: 5,921	no cover. everyone in my family knows

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Vitasoy GFY HALL OF FAME DAMMIT!!! Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 58,202	Internet marketing, which basicly it really is. __________________ [email protected]

10-29-2004, 11:21 PM	#19
bdld $100,000 Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 11,452	i'm rich and unemployed.

10-29-2004, 11:30 PM	#22
cool1 sex is good Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Carman, MB Canada Posts: 24,939	No cover, just tell itlike it is __________________