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Double Entendres

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Does anyone know any good double entendres that I could use on the customers.
It's always good to get a rapport going and a few suggestive lines would be good.

At the moment all I have got is my mount boards line. '50 shades of white' which always goes down well.
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A lady once asked me for an example of a double entendre. So I gave her one. :roll: :lol:
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Being a fan of Viz - Finbarr Saunders had quite a few but I'm not so sure they're repeatable amongst the decent folk on here :) Mind you, when I think about it there wasn't really an framing related gags (that I can remember anyway)

Could we use 'weighted bottom' in some sense??
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Because I always worked in our frame shop with my wife and being aware that a certain amount of "political correctness" is of importance to some customers, I always made a conscious effort to engage brain before opening mouth :)

That doesn't mean you can't "aff a laff and a joke" with you customers but a professional demeanour when giving your price is always a good policy IMHO.

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"Where can I go to get felt?" :roll:
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I'd suggest the seventies.

Then when you find them, I'd then suggest leaving them there and trying to come across as a professional business owner rather than a dirty old man.

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This was in yesterdays Guradian....

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/201 ... h-bake-off
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It strikes me that what you are looking for are witty sayings rather than the double entendres. In the latter,
the second part of the 'double' more-or-less has to be sexual in nature. Most folks would take it all in good
part, but others may take extreme offence. Best avoid such attempts at humour if I were you. :roll:
You've got them in the shop. That's 90% of the battle. Don't drive them away. :D

btw. '50 shades of white' is more of a pun than a DE. :wink: And it's a bit dated to boot. :|
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prospero wrote:It strikes me that what you are looking for are witty sayings rather than the double entendres. In the latter,
the second part of the 'double' more-or-less has to be sexual in nature. Most folks would take it all in good
part, but others may take extreme offence. Best avoid such attempts at humour if I were you. :roll:
You've got them in the shop. That's 90% of the battle. Don't drive them away. :D

btw. '50 shades of white' is more of a pun than a DE. :wink: And it's a bit dated to boot. :|

OK, so not really double entendres, witty saying are far better.
What's your response to "I'm looking to get something framed."
"Well, You come to the right place" isn't terribly funny as an ice breaker.

I guess it's more like having a bunch of framing jokes that you can pull up on a regular basis like " I've been known to paint a bit myself. I did the bathroom door last weekend."

Oh, and 50 shades isn't old. The 3rd film was released on the 9th of Feb.
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Isn't it the customers who are generally the comedians!? :giggle:
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Double entendres can be funny but can also be very damaging. Best used when a rapport has been built or with people you know so they have a measure of who and what you are, certainly not as an ice breaker. Delivered to strangers could cause irreparable damage.

Light hearted jokes are far better.

While the shades of grey films are still being released, the 50 shades of white has been doing the rounds for a while and has lost its originality.
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Brass wrote: What's your response to "I'm looking to get something framed."
"Well, You come to the right place" isn't terribly funny as an ice breaker.
Why do you feel as if you have to be funny? "You've come to the right place" seems like a pretty good response to me. It's professional and reassuring.

Women very rarely tell jokes and often find men who tell them boring rather than funny, unless they're professional comedians perhaps. Tbh I'd stick to the day job if I were you and keep the jokes for the blokes down the pub.
Brass wrote: I guess it's more like having a bunch of framing jokes that you can pull up on a regular basis like " I've been known to paint a bit myself. I did the bathroom door last weekend."
I might (or might not) smile politely but inside I'd be thinking... nope, best not to say :D

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David McCormack wrote:Isn't it the customers who are generally the comedians!? :giggle:
Well they say funny things... :lol:


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did she look a bit like this?
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Well she didn't have the blue hair but otherwise not a million miles away. :lol:
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