calligirl
I like Magenta's answer a lot. Have your business card at the ready and slap it on their open palm with the comment "I charge (blank) per hour. Call me next week and I'll work you in." They can think you're kidding "Aw, come on. Just tell me..." but scrugg with a smile and say, "Sorry, I don't do business after hours."
Don't make excuses to be polite because the really persistent (and drunk) ones won't give up. If you say the music's too loud or you need a quiet place, the next thing you know they're dragging you off to the loo or in some areas around here I can think of, the back of somebody's pickup truck!
Now, if the ego's puffing up and you can't resist, then you gotta be ready for a long night of carnival giggles and 'that's crap, she's no good' scenerios. Business cards cost less in the long run.
Don't make excuses to be polite because the really persistent (and drunk) ones won't give up. If you say the music's too loud or you need a quiet place, the next thing you know they're dragging you off to the loo or in some areas around here I can think of, the back of somebody's pickup truck!
Now, if the ego's puffing up and you can't resist, then you gotta be ready for a long night of carnival giggles and 'that's crap, she's no good' scenerios. Business cards cost less in the long run.