Help a newb: Does the skin ever stop crawling?

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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 10:45 pm

^Me too, but Pastor Frank said it's only weird the first time.

Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 9:37 am

I can't even read romance baits without feeling sick. That's not to say that I do not wholeheartedly admire the job romance baiters are doing, but it really makes me feel kinda queasy.

Oh well, I'll keep reading and learning and perhaps one day I'll be dishing out pain myself Very Happy

Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 7:52 pm

My first phone call was pretty rough. I fortunately made myself a script.....after that the BS flowed quite easily to the lad and you can say pretty much anything because they are just going to say "listen, listen, listen to me", "I can't hear you", then some more "listen to me, listen, listen"

Writing to them is fairly easy for me because I tell them whatever outrageous thing(s) that pops into my head. Maybe I watched too many soap operas when I was younger and tried to out figure the soaps.

Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 11:35 am

I just think of all the sad stories from victims and my acting skills kick in big time.

Lad calls are fun as long as you stay in command and learn to cry if they shout. Lads find crying women so disturbing.

Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 11:50 am

I'm a live-action role-player, and can switch in and out of the required personae easily.

Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 2:19 pm

Personally, my skin only crawls on romance lads. Still. Just keep the bleach handy & you'll be fine. It's more their lies that creep me out, rather than having to lie to them. Lying is their stock in trade - doesn't bother me to give it back in spades. I've also begun sharing romance lads with another baiter, tag teaming them - and occasionally calling them on their lies. Makes for easier, more satisfying slapping.

The down-side I've had to romance lads is that it can make you jaded for any RL relationship you attempt. My marriage (finally) gave up the ghost and I found myself 'baiting' the guys who were asking me out. Probably not a good way to begin a relationship. Eventually, I found myself dating another baiter who recognized himself in my responses, lol. It took a lot longer than it would have in pre-baiter life to build trust.

All of the ^^ above suggestions are outstanding. I love the 'Rage' file idea to focus you back on what it's all about - keeping the creeps otherwise occupied. The only thing I've changed recently is eliminating one country from contact via my trap line - Indian lads are beyond my ability to cope and I no longer bait them. I tend to blow the bait in less than 48 hours. Even though they're the ones who initiate contact, I can't handle the abject garbage.(1) If they didn't go straight from "hi, what's your name and do you want to see my erection" to "marry me next week?" it might be different.

Just keep focusing on what they're doing to innocent victims - women (or men) who are just looking for love, and getting taken to the cleaners. And try to remember that you can't teach or enforce basic intelligence. When hormones are involved, all common sense goes right out the window. And if you still can't take the creepy feeling, change the focus to straight 419 or something else. Other modalities (for me) aren't as emotionally challenging.

IMHO, etc etc - all usual caveats apply - YMMV. Happy baiting

~Muzungu

(1) (apologies to the less than 1% I've met over the past 8+ years who aren't creepy.)

Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 5:55 pm

Re Love Lads: like all lads, they are just after the money. You can equally well turn them into 'penpals', who you 'really like' (and therefore they expect you to help them out financially). Half my sandtimers are love lads ... and I never once expressed a single emotion to them except 'like' or 'fond of'. That was good enough for them. As long as my characters kept writing (a load of drivel about their uninteresting days), then they were 'victims' in the lads' eyes.

And as long as they kept writing drivel right back ... that was one less real victim they had time for.

You can tell them about your bunions, pet cat, the washing machine broken down, and your strange next door neighbours. It's funny when they have an opinion or advice on everything too.

Like with all baits, we are the ones really in control. Make sure your lad really is a lad ...... and then do or be what you want. They don't mind. They just see dollar signs.

Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 1:45 pm

when I first started, they kinda creeped me out as well, don't worry! then I remind myself that in RL, I'm the perfect target for a romance scammer. Single middle aged bald old dude. And then I read about the successful romance scammers and my blood boils, more than any other type of scammer, so I just target them mostly.

It DOES take a particular type of person to romance bait, what that is, is slightly beyond me. But a strong stomach helps Wink

Elite Baiter Joined: 19 Jan 2009 Posts: 1440

Quote:

I'm the perfect target for a romance scammer.

I'm an even better target - a lonely, middleaged widow who is clueless about pretty much everything but has money and wants to share it. The stuff of laddish dreams!

Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 3:48 pm

ScammedOut wrote:

a lonely, middleaged widow who is clueless about pretty much everything but has money and wants to share it.

I just fell in love with you! Will you send me money via western union???

Test Question: What is the receiver?
Test Answer: A complete asshole!

Wink

Chrys

Elite Baiter Joined: 19 Jan 2009 Posts: 1440

^Sure. I'll even send you the airfare to come visit me, but be patient. I make lots of mistakes when trying to send by WU and MG. Crying or Very sad

Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 12:46 am

Don't be so easy, scammedout.

In order to get your money, he has to throw the word "babe" out a few dozen times (acceptable alternatives include anything along the lines of hunni, honey, queen, baby, darling, or wife) and he must send at least 2 emails containing stolen sappy poetry, romantic song lyrics, or scenarios stolen from porn sites (depending on your preference, of course.)

Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 2:47 am

still laughing about the photochop clumsy attempt at a 3rd ear on a rabbit.

Like alot of the others it was the first few phone calls. I used a pay phone booth
I was afraid of them tracing back to my house.

And the hitlad script. Couldn't keep one of them for 2 weeks I would explode
and read them the riot act.

I also took a vacation from baiting, now I'm ready to get back into it.

You've got a huge support group here. The side benefit is you can gain some
good friends. Meet some good people.

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