{"id":646,"date":"2009-12-22T11:42:47","date_gmt":"2009-12-22T11:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/2009\/12\/recession-proof-job-gabologist.html"},"modified":"2009-12-22T11:42:47","modified_gmt":"2009-12-22T11:42:47","slug":"recession-proof-job-gabologist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2009\/12\/recession-proof-job-gabologist.html","title":{"rendered":"Recession Proof Job:  Gabologist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Queen Jaw Jaw meets Our Lady of Weight Loss on the Road to Sveltesville\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/100\/import\/Georgia%201.jpg\" width=\"397\" height=\"382\" class=\"mt-image-left\" style=\"float: left;margin: 0 20px 20px 0\" \/><\/span><strong>One of the great joys<\/strong> of my new life <em>(post-Our Lady of Weight Loss entering my life vs. pre-Our Lady)<\/em> is that I get to meet amazing people from all parts of our country &#8211; north to south, east to west &#8211; from all walks of life!   One of the more interesting and off-beat, kooky types who add a great deal of happy energy to all who know her is Georgia Richardson, a.k.a. Queen Jaw Jaw.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/queenjawjaw.com\/\"><strong>Queen Jaw Jaw is a Gabologist! Yes, it is her profession!<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nI am happy to report that I recently had the pleasure of interviewing the Queen, herself! And today, I share with you the fascinating details of her life and the basics on how to become a Gabologist!<br \/>\nQueen Jaw Jaw says, &#8220;<strong>Being a Gabologist is serious business<\/strong>&#8230;bawwhahaha&#8230;ahem&#8230;sorry. For those of you who would like a new career as an &#8216;energizer bunny of the lips,&#8217; read on . . .&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>JT: When did you know that being a gabologist was your calling?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Queen Jaw Jaw<\/strong>: It seems I was born a &#8216;gabber.&#8217; At six years old, I organized a backyard show for the neighbors with all of their children in it &#8211; along with myself as the MC. I charged the mom\/dad&#8217;s one cent to get into the show. They brought their lawn chairs and cheered as we came out of our show tents. These were mom&#8217;s quilts thrown over a clothesline. What a gig! We made a killing. What parent isn&#8217;t going to pay a penny to see their little darling shine?<br \/>\nThe next day, we all met and walked up to Charlie&#8217;s Market and dined on tootsie rolls and other assorted &#8220;sugary&#8221; treats&#8230;minus my expenses, of course. We were all like Jack Russell Terriers for days! I&#8217;m the one in the sailor suit. I didn&#8217;t know I could tap dance until that night, but Chubby Jones chickened out at the last minute and you know what they say&#8211;the show must go on!<br \/>\n<strong>Do you come from a long line of gabologists?<\/strong><br \/>\nI come from a long line of humorists!   Growing up having four sisters and one bathroom, you BETTER have a sense of humor&#8230;and you also better be able to talk your way up the line outside the bathroom door. It was good practice. When I started speaking publicly I found that once I started talking, I couldn&#8217;t stop.<br \/>\nI was the Queen of Ad Lib.  I was the energizer bunny on crack. I loved it! My daddy used to tell me I had the gift of gab. So, I thought why not? So I crowned myself  a &#8220;Gabologist,&#8221; and a boomer woman gone GLAD&#8230;and that was that!<br \/>\n<strong>How many calories can you burn by talking?<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you walk while gabbing, quite a few.  Don&#8217;t just stand there, throw those arms out, get animated! Have a good time with it! Invite your friends over; have a &#8220;gab-in.&#8221;<br \/>\nLaughing has already been scientifically proven, over and over, to burn calories, so tell a joke, tell a funny story, tell on yourself! I always have an amusing story to tell about my life. Like the time I accidentally put my cell phone in the freezer. Couldn&#8217;t find it for days! Then I got the bright idea to dial the number. Do you know what a frozen cell sounds like?  Brrrrrrrr&#8230;..Brrrrrr&#8230;not one of my finer moments but welcome to my menopausal hell.<br \/>\n<strong>Does a gabologist just talk; or help others to talk, too?<\/strong><br \/>\nIn my particular line of work, (Humorist) I really do want others to feel good and be happy. I give speeches, teach, and motivate. I show my audiences how to laugh at life.<br \/>\nYou know, having a bad attitude about life is like having a flat tire. If you don&#8217;t change it, you&#8217;re not going anywhere. So when I speak OR when I write, I always give them something to smile about.  And when I leave, I always leave behind something for them to &#8220;think&#8221; about. I may not be as clever as Mark Twain, but I&#8217;m a lot cuter and besides, he&#8217;s dead.<br \/>\n<strong>Are you for hire?  for parties? to keep the conversation going? and if yes, what do you charge?<\/strong><br \/>\nAm I for hire? Does the IRS want your money? YES! YES! I&#8217;m for hire. I do parties, graduations, women&#8217;s associations and groups, churches, backyard BBQ&#8217;s and goat rodeo&#8217;s&#8230;.okay, I made that last one up. I have rates for local venues, and ones for long distance. Email me at georgia@queenjawjaw.com and let&#8217;s gab&#8230;<br \/>\n<strong>Thanks Queen Jaw Jaw.  You are a hoot!<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Top 5 Tips for Becoming a Gabologist:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Don&#8217;t be shy<\/strong>. What are you afraid of? Those people staring at you are going out the same way you are&#8230;in a box. Before they go, why not make um laugh?<br \/>\n<strong>Crowds, smowds<\/strong>. Crowds just mean that there&#8217;s more gab testers for your new one-liners.<br \/>\n<strong>Never stop talking<\/strong>.  Think of your tongue as a Roladex. Spin it babe, spin it!<br \/>\n<strong>Hang out with happy and grateful peeps<\/strong>. Osmosis; it&#8217;s a good thing.<br \/>\nWhen gabbing, be sincerely happy. These gabologist get work&#8230;sad, whiny ones&#8230;not so much.<br \/>\n<strong>Bonus tip:<\/strong>  Never&#8230;EVER, quit talking. You&#8217;ll have plenty of hush time when you&#8217;re below the roses.<br \/>\n<strong>Hungry for more fun?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/2009\/08\/sexy-101-9-one-size-fits-all-t.html\">Sexy 101<\/a><\/strong>: 9 One-Size-Fits All Tips on How to Let Your Sexy Rip<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/2009\/06\/you-are-oprah-top-8-to-being-g.html\"> You are OPRAH<\/a>!  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