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The deceptive ingredients of Passive Aggression ...
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Ostracism, Feigned innocence, Wolf's clothing ....
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[Someone playing possum
on the living room sofa]
—Right!
—"Astronomers Sleeping –
Please Be Quiet."
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"Did you notice
I'm wearing flowers?"
—Absolutely!
—Now especially.
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"Let's stay away from all that shit."
—It's important!
—I'm all for that.
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"What is there, an echo? –
I just said that!"
—They're separate.
—Don't cheat me.
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"Hey! Slow down,
man! ... SLOW DOWN!"
—Go slow!
—Why wait? ... I'm an American!
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Then there's just plain meddling -
"God bless you!"
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—Very nice.
[That's always reassuring] Why
shouldn't
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a person learn as much as possible about sticking
up
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for themselves? [Also, Nobody
sneezed, Touch wood!
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No kneeling! and Waste
not, want not]
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"Good choice."
—Very nice.
—Like a leopard in a tree.
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"Is the convention
still in town?"
—Nothing urgent.
—They have a master plan.
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"Don't be so
negative ...
Why won't you be my friend?"
—Either way.
—I don't want to end up like the
morons
around here ... Let's go by intuition.
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"Maybe it's just
as well, you know?"
—Can't miss.
—You just keep doing things until
things turn out.
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