Winning and Losing

TO WIN OR NOT TO WIN - THAT IS THE QUESTION (but not in Shakespeare)

It is entirely possible that in some situations there are advantages to both winning and losing. However, it is important to note that your popularity may change depending on whether you win a lot or lose a lot.

Here are some facts made up by The Intelligent Blonde™Research Team:

(bold indicates things that improve popularity, italics indicates things that decrease popularity)

Winners:

• People will admire you for your skill
• People may stalk you if they believe you are good luck (Note: these people can be scared off by walking under a ladder)
• People may not want to play games or get in competition with you if they know there is no hope
• No one likes someone who boasts or gloats or claims to be better than everyone even if they actually are!

Losers:

• People will love to play against you! Your failure is providing others with a self-confidence boost
• People may feel sorry for you, and sympathy is hilariously easy to take advantage of!
• You will be the first person that people consider getting rid of, and you may not be chosen for teams
• People may avoid you if they believe your stupidity and/or bad luck may rub off on them. In this situation, it is always better not to walk under ladders or break any mirrors.

So as you can see, it is best to both win and lose occasionally, but mostly come somewhere in the middle. That way you will get most of the popularity benefits with none of the drawbacks!

Here are some tips for how to not be a winner OR a loser:

• Pair up with your opposite! You will balance each other out and all will be happy!
• Always be nice to the winner or loser - Other people will respect you for behaving maturely.
• NEVER EVER EVER boast or throw a tantrum if you win or lose.
• If your winning streak leads to people asking you for help, don't go on about how you do it, go on about how they should do it. They don't want to hear about you - They already know.

So basically... Don't be a loser - Or a winner!