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Your Secret Weapon

I'm probably not going to overwhelm people with my intellect so what does that leave me? I have been told that my smile is disarming. Unfortunately that doesn't work here on Talkbass.
My smile is not a conscious thing I do it is just who I am. Having some issue here at work and this morning my wife told me to use my secret weapon.
I said "Secret Weapon?"
She replied "Your smile"
I will see how that works out later. I got terse with my boss last night. I do my best to love the person in front of me. Sometimes that is easier than others and I blow it.
So, my talkbass brothers and sisters. What do you think your secret weapon is?
 
my secret weapon used on many a 16-hour Atlanta - Seoul flight: the high altitude side effects of consuming mass quantities of kimchee the preceding three days.

I've learned from experience it's the only universally comprehended weapon when language is a barrier for polite discussion.

when TSA no longer allows one to bring a firearm to a high altitude gunfight, it pays to be properly armed with a comparable backup plan ;)
 
Hand puppet. I can always defuse a situation by talking to people through my hand puppet.
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My voice. I'm not a big guy, my co-workers say I'm 160 on a good day... Except I'm 150. I don't use it often, but when I'm given the opportunity to use my voice, I belt it out and everybody knows I'm in charge and I'm talking. I'm still learning the art of brevity for maximum effect, though.
I can have a very loud, piercing voice when choose. I am usually not a loud talker so it is more effective when I speak with volume. Brevity is a good thing.
 
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