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richard: I am Richard Ames Hart. amoret: And
I am Amoret Phillips.
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richard: This is taxi1010 Scenarios! A
taxi driver savages the airport starter. Dozens of people watch
in amazement as one of the drivers taunts the airport starter, "Call
some more cabs, asshole! The lot is empty."
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amoret: Isn't that an example of baiting?
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richard: It's tricky, because it's a command
followed by a pejorative label, and the command is the starter's
ordinary duty! Just by doing his job, the starter accepts the insult!
Or so it would seem.
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amoret: The starter almost has to accept
the bait. richard: The structure of
"Call some more cabs, asshole!" creates quite a dilemma.
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amoret: The starter could get fired,
and the insulting taxi driver seems to get away with murder! It
should be against the law!
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richard: Such slights happen fast, and
in such a public setting? A man with machismo would find himself
trembling with rage. amoret: And
in a woman, anxiety.
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