Prepare: This one requires a bit of psychology. Be able to say at least two good things about the talker.
What to do: You're basically going to "sandwich" your negative statement between two positive ones to lessen the impact. This one has been proven to work by experts (ok, just us, but still).
Example:
Fred: You know, today has been a horrible day for me, . First I broke my nail holding my pencil in class then-
Kris: I...er...got pushed down the stairs and trampled on in the hallway. Now I've got two broken ribs....and I found out I was adopted earlier-
Fred:Yeah yeah whatever, so as I was saying-
Kris: You know you're a very good story teller.Fred: Gee thanks-
Kris: So can you shut up about your problems and focus on mine for once?!
Fred: Well that's-Kris: (giggles) I knew you'd understand! YOU'RE THE BEST FRIEND EVER!
Fred: Err... (too dazed to understand what's happened.)
Conclusion: Also known as the bipolar conversation changer, this will leave the talker too confused to deal with your negative statement. Chances are, they probably have the attention span of a fly, and will only remember the last bit of that conversation. Hopefully.
Warning: If by some chance this technique doesn't work on the talker, there is a slight chance they might hunt you down with plastic sporks (or whatever they seem to be holding at the time) for offending them.
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