And also, if ANY of these guys that you hang on tried to talk to you out of that Con?
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They try to talk themselves out of problems, real or imagined, invariably with the opposite result.
One person even tried to talk Martinez out of his plans, according to the Justice Department.
And did anyone try to talk them out of what they were going to say?
In fact, taking a negative tack is a surefire way to talk yourself out of friends, an employer and even a career.
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Though peers and his four sons tried to talk him out of it, Lin opened spacious eateries in both downtown Jeddah and in Riyadh.
Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd had to talk himself out of trouble after airport officials flagged up a suspicious liquid in his cabin baggage - a jar of Vegemite.
North Carolina coach Roy Williams said in his 2009 memoir "Hard Work" that he tried to talk himself out of crying years earlier when he was the University of Kansas coach.
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Mr Cairns played a prominent role in the Glasgow East by-election which Labour lost to the SNP and was close to Scottish Secretary Des Browne, who, the BBC understands, had tried to talk him out of resigning.
The power devolved to councils and the presence of councillors willing to talk out means much more uncomfortable information tends to leak out of the system.
To make matters worse, the Marine Corps began to talk about pulling out of the program, because it might prove too heavy to move quickly into future trouble spots.
If they tried to talk their way out of paying, his father would raise his voice.
It should be interesting to see him try to talk his way out of this one.
At the time, the incident was used to talk about how out of touch The Times was with pop culture.
Probably he is counting on being able to talk our way out of this problem, as he talked his way out of the last, and the one before that.
On the continent, there was John the Redhead, known in France as Jean le Roux, duke of Brittany in 1237, who took on the clergy and was excommunicated, but managed to talk his way out of it.
Rwandan Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo told the BBC's Newsday programme Rwanda was ready to "go out of our way to talk to all parties to make sure, first, that fighting stops".
The board members were able to talk the concerned owners out of precipitous actions and the CEO survived.
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One thing she tried to talk Mr. Howard out of was a large pool table in the great room: The compromise was a 120-year-old table with soft pea-colored felt.
United manager Alex Ferguson admitted recently he would like to see Ronaldo return to Old Trafford, but the Madeira-born striker has moved to quell talk of an imminent move by saying he wishes to see out the remainder of his contract at Real, which expires in 2015.
There is talk of special courts to mete out speedy justice and give punishments the sanction of law.
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If this works and gets your child to talk, hear them out regardless of what they say.
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Those with the skill and know-how to talk or act their way out of a ticket have saved themselves a lot of money over the years.
That said, Hayes said Raiders team doctor Robert Rosenfeld spent more time trying to talk him and other players out of taking the shots than otherwise.
Whatever envy his fast climb had stirred in the hearts of others, to hear Grisha Arsenyev talk one might guess that immigrating had turned out to be the great anticlimax of his life.
That sets up the best news of all: There are proven things you can do to get the most out of joint family talk time.
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