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Taunts, Insults or Attacks

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CLINIC

PATIENT

DIAGNOSTIC

Patient refers to it as stargate-one-one

A Cajoler.3

Nagging.4

 

TOOLSET

INFORMAL FALLACY

 

Fait accompli. 

—So foolish.

—Very common.

—Totally unhelpful.

Moxie's

Disease

 

Collective Arrogance  — They're totally directed by the shadow play they see around them - They're not directed by inner illumination - A quick and easy way to get out of an emotional jam: Don't fit in. You have to be able to be a kid in the midst of assholes.

 

NOTES TO MYSELF

PSYCHOLOGICAL AGE

CLASS

[glib posturing & heartbreak] - They want to live large - If you don't fight back, you end up like a weird, sad parody of your mother and father - Fight back! Otherwise, you end up a parody of two jerks - These people, inventing or misusing the past, care more about their own feelings than anything in reality - What's the meaning? - Keep all the people frightened and they'll do what you say - Brain fog: Being crabby and cranky - They're wipeout specialists - Great people! - "What are you doing? Get a job!" - Tell the little part of you you're going to wipe out the people who are attacking you - Do it yourself; you can't depend on anything else - They're wicked, and it's worse! - They don't even know it.

The Age of Domination, ages 0-3

Rules

 

 
 
 
 
 

Exactly what someone said [or did]
... usually not very original.

The thoughts of a "bad child"
... to free your mind again.

TRICKS

WINGS

IDEAS

"You have a nice name."

Fait accompli.

—It's for anyone who likes to have fun.

"What's this pretty girl's name?"

Fait accompli.

—I don't want to encourage you.

"My baby does not need a public school teacher as a father." [Two young girls]

—Totally unhelpful.

—Hiding out in the basement sharing secrets with your best friend ... Sneaky and happy and honest! ... "Isn't Mrs. Klondike weird?" ... Dollars pave the way to hell ... Why should you have one child when you could have six?

"It's nice to see Sue Sarandon young." [Two old guys]

—So foolish.

—What a powerhouse, huh?

"But you can't name the third one?" [Moderator (and unseen TV Producer) following up Governor Rick Perry's unscripted "Commerce, Education and the, uh, what's the third one there, let's see ..." in a CNBC presidential debate] (–John Harwood, "'Oops' Moment Takes On a Life of Its Own," The Caucus – The Politics and Government Blog of The Times, The New York Times, November 13, 2011)

—Totally unhelpful.

—It's like the most decrepit National Park on the earth.

"What Is This I Don't Even -- http://www.taxi1010.com -- Seriously, what is this? Came across this while searching 'creepiest website' and it certainly does give off a creepy vibe ... After reading a bit of it, I can only assume it is one of the three. 1) Website created by non-English speaker. 2) Website created by idiot. or 3) Website created by weirdo with an ulterior motive." [Link from ParanoiaAgent, October 18, 2010]

—So foolish.

—You can run out of rationale, but they'll never run out of crazy.

"Maybe made by a shrink (psychologist) who went insane...."

—Very common.

—There goes the neighborhood.

"IS everyone so creeped out that they didn't CHECK the site? It seems to be about defending yourself from bullying, actually. Don't know what's so creepy about that."

Fait accompli.

—If you don't know what you're going to find, it's adventure! Try to be the opposite of a juicy target.

[Close quizzing about your activities]

Fait accompli.

—Just some little thing ... You don't have to be there ... They used to call it the treadmill to oblivion ... I don't know why I have to go to the bathroom right now ... Not every reconstruction leads to a happy Humpty Dumpty ... What's next? ... The expert! ... What's this, Night Court? ... What's next, the French Foreign Legion? ... What's first prize? ... You have to throw cold water on it!

"My suggestion: get another job. This suggestion is not too demanding: unless you are a slave, I assume you have some amount of control over your job selection ... Please, don't drive a school bus blindfolded." (–Nassim Nicholas Taleb, The Black Swan, p. 163)

—So foolish.

—Presidents, Kings – They're just trapped ... I just hope it isn't sex education.

"I am a limousine driver – I only drive very upper-end cars." [Lying]

—Very common.

—I think you could set a limit.

"You betrayed those who had high hopes for you."

—Totally unhelpful.

—Do you understand the implications of what they're saying? ... Make limits, that's it!

"Read the actual way it's worded though. It sounds like some brain-controlling cult or something. And there is little to no sense in the words used."

—Totally unhelpful.

—Is that the end? Time just flies by. This whole weekend is tricky ... You know, this whole week is tricky ... I like being bad, and then going home and being good.

"Yes?" [Almost colliding with you in a grocery store]

Fait accompli.

—Don't be shy – Don't be good.

["Are you in love with someone else?"] "Yes."

—Totally unhelpful.

—Every minute, huh? ... It must be beautiful ... That's pretty hard to resist ... Next time! ... Life knows best ... That's where doves come in ... The Imagination of Nature ... Don't go by what someone says, go by what they do ... They can't do certain things ... Above heaven, God says God – Below heaven, he walks in dirt ... Hints of intelligence carry a person farther than an arrogant attitude ... Love is an action ... Ask yourself if they're on your side ... Don't anticipate negatively ... ... Give it a chance ... I think you might be amazed ... It doesn't matter what you say as long as you say something ... Any trouble you make is good, because it brings light on the situation ... Jealousy is an attempt to diminish yourself in comparison to another person; to try to make another person seem bigger than they really are ... The sun is setting on the bad boy boats ... Relax! That's the whole thing ... If you would be at all interested, greet someone with humility, grace and simple dignity ... You know how it is, some people hate each other ... We just think things and they happen ... I'm sworn to secrecy.

"Everyone's nice when they're asleep."

—So foolish.

—Not airline pilots!

"What was her name?"

—So foolish.

—What's your name? ... I'll have my people talk to your people.

"For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you." (–Walt Whitman, "Song of Myself")

—Very common.

—I guess I'll invest in hydrogen.

"The technology is only second-rate." [Criticizing your new iPad]

—So foolish.

—Killed any good animals today?

"I'll have to give you a rain check."

Fait accompli.

—I know, it's hard for me, too.

[Someone tailgating you at a high speed]

—So foolish.

—There are a million ways a baby can react when they don't get milk.

"How does a burrito sound to you?"

—Very common.

—Hey, we're not on a cruise ship.

"Is that where you take all your first dates?"

—So foolish.

—I can imagine what it costs.

"You smell go-ood!" [Two guys carrying on in front of their dates]

Fait accompli.

—That's obvious.

"Don't smell it." [The seat cushion]

—So foolish.

—Who does?

"What is that smell?"

—Very common.

—One ugly thing after another.

"Run, Toto!" [Mickey Mouse voice]

—Totally unhelpful.

—It's just another friend.

[Someone intentionally bumping you]

Fait accompli.

—I don't know – Who's on first? ... (It's just testosterone) ... No argument there! [They're always trying to start something; you have to learn to throw cold water on it when they're provoking]

"You bumped me on purpose!" [Out on the street]

Fait accompli.

—You need closure here! ... Not cheap! ... It's good when you're taking bows on the concert tour ... Don't tell!

"Well, nice talking to you, darling! Good luck finding another mover."

—So foolish.

—It's the family who does hardly anything.

"This is it? God, this is a tiny apartment." [From one of the new movers]

Fait accompli.

—It's nothing, money; it's when you don't have it.

"This toilet is like a gas station toilet."

—Very common.

—And thank-you notes, that'll be next ... The big thing is to be a fakerola – like the Queen! ... like the Queen of England! ... Handwritten thank-you notes.

"The elephant in the room no one talks about."

—Totally unhelpful.

—If you work in an office in LA, you've seen dumbness to its depths.

"What number are you for?" [From a complete stranger coming out of a large apartment building]

—Totally unhelpful.

—I'm a high school dropout – I don't do questions.

"You sounded like such a nice girl on the telephone."

—Totally unhelpful.

—That's my family's story, and I'm sticking to it.

"Do you want his home phone number?" [Donald Duck voice]

—So foolish.

—So cute! – It all comes back to you – When are you going to learn to talk right? – The front is like fancy, and the rest is a block of ice!

[Someone mimicking you blinking your eyes]

—So foolish.

—You don't have to overdo it ... Just so you saw it.

[Someone mimicking you scratching your chin]

—So foolish.

—Including your own ... They have a new edition of The Great Gatsby out.

"You're cured."

Fait accompli.

—Are you bad when you don't know things?

"Uggh!" [Catching a whiff of a surprising body odor]

—Very common.

—It's really shocking how many people are mean and sadistic. [See, "From Someone Who Smells."]

"Yuck!" [Catching a whiff of a psychological secret]

Fait accompli.

—That part of you is alive.

"They say she's lost her looks."

—So foolish.

—I wonder if they're that dumb.

"If you move to Seattle and I move to New York, we can get together if you don't find someone else."

Fait accompli.

—I know, I know! That's life!

"Looks like a snake." [Your rawhide bracelet]

—Very common.

—Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

"Johann Sebastian Bach?"

Fait accompli.

—You know there's people like that; they're just good at what they do.

"Butler's a little bulldog, huh? You're better than me, but here we come!"

Fait accompli.

—Off to the races.

"He needs a leash and the other one doesn't?"

Fait accompli.

—Rufus, you old rascal! While you're at it, bring me a mint julep out on the veranda.

"He's so ugly, bless his heart!"

—So foolish.

—Everything he sees now will be part of his mind.

"U.G.L.Y. – You Ain't Got No Alibi."

—So foolish.

—Even before that.

"Hey, Lindsy, why don't you come and sit on my lap?"

—Very common.

—I think you ought to get a helmet with horns.

["Why did you ask me to move?"] "I wanted to make a U-turn." [They honk, and even when you move to a nearby parking space away from the driveway you thought you were blocking, they honk again, because all they wanted to do was make a U-turn to grab the parking space – Essentially, no matter what you do, you're in their way]

—Very common.

—You have a friend?

"You've got ugly you'll never use."

—So foolish.

—If you had shit on your face, you'd be pretty.

"I'm looking for a guy with a job and no hang-ups."

—Very common.

—I still am very naïve about certain things.

"As long as he doesn't get laid off – His job is at the pleasure of the Governor."

—So foolish.

—That might miss the larger reality.

"The sun's come out ... I wish I'd brought shorts ... although I bet you guys are glad I didn't bring shorts." [Also see Self-attack]

—So foolish.

—Let's not get diagnostic yet ... People don't like to be told how they feel.

"It's better to be dead than ugly."

—So foolish.

—You've been talking to a teenage girl.

"Are we that ugly? – He's hiding."

Fait accompli.

—That's not fair – I wouldn't worry about it.

"I look ugly."

—So foolish.

—LOUSY TIP!

"You're ugly."

—So foolish.

—From your lips to God's ear.

[Someone mocking or pointing at your spouse, who's overweight]

—So foolish.

—Everything reflects on you.

"I am just curious to know which nightclub she's from."

—So foolish.

[See Icarus and the Gutter Snipe]

"Le' poo poo on you Andee. Big globs of poo poo for you you. Mmmm. Poo poo. You like poo poo. Taxi1010!!! Poo poo! Woo hoo!"

—Totally unhelpful.

—Just get a scoop.

[Tongue stuck out]

—So foolish.

—I don't think you have to do that.

"How many years young are you?" [Belittling "Elderspeak"]

—So foolish.

Are you my tormentor? ... When you die, I'm going to expire in a heap on your grave.

"Young lady." [Belittling "Elderspeak"]

—Totally unhelpful.

—The clock is ticking, and I'm only getting older.

"We all do stupid things when we're young."

—So foolish.

—You can't be fresh.

"You and I are cuckolds!"

—So foolish.

What else? ... Kill those Commies! Kill the fucking Commies!

"We've got to all run faster and run smarter."

—Very common.

—They want a dope, because what can he do?

[Someone pissing on the garage floor]

—Very common.

—When they do it once, they'll do it again.

"I am what you name me."

—Totally unhelpful.

—Look at the little angel.

"What's your name?"

—Totally unhelpful.

—Which one?

"What's your first name?"

—Very common.

—Hydrogen.

"What's your last name?"

—So foolish.

—Hydrogen. You must be Helium.

"What's your middle name?"

—Very common.

—H.

"What's her name?" [Your daughter's]

Fait accompli.

—Same thing.

"What's your phone number?"

—Totally unhelpful.

—It's in the phone book.

"Well, what's your name?"

—Very common.

—That's in the phone book, too.

"You can go to any college you want, except Harvard – I'm not paying for Harvard."

—Very common.

—What's in it for me? – Does that make you happy?

"I like you best when you're asleep."

—Very common.

—I have to eat – I'm getting older.

"So what's your name?"

—Very common.

—I don't even think I had a name – I'll have to look at my birth certificate.

"Well, then, what's your name?"

—Totally unhelpful.

—Sorry – I left my identity at home.

"Inevitable drip."

Fait accompli.

—It was perfect timing, but backwards.

"Do I have a name, man?"

Fait accompli.

—Now what are you going to do?

"You don't know my name."

—Totally unhelpful.

—People don't want anyone to be what they really are.

"Well! She has a name! Maureen."

Fait accompli.

—You know, there's people who prey on people who don't.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

REFLECTIONS

 
 
 
 
 

19-SEP-1999.

BEWARE: GOOD MANNERS
can turn HEALTHY, HONEST
CHILDREN into VICTIMS

Our minds are vast, and the unconscious parts of our bodies can learn and grow. Unfortunately, fragmented muscular tensions host thousands of unresolved insults which persist embedded in the flesh like ticks. As we move though life like trained dogs, we generally don't feel them, but woe to the person who scratches! Anger and confusion and eyes getting a bit blurry? A rose for the sleepy ------<----@

 
 
 

A person can learn precise ways of responding to insults much as children spend the better part of a year mastering the art of "Thank you," "You're welcome," "Excuse me," and "I'm sorry," though good manners lead to a kind of slavery: Staying subservient, remaining cool, or being good. But do mean people deserve our good manners? Let's try to be bad. What will happen? We can lose our job, become generally undesirable, unlikable, and desolate. Not wonderful. Is there another way? Perhaps we can raise just enough tension at the precise moment an insult begins to safely brush it aside. That is, we can defend ourselves. Polite people are afraid to defend themselves because they never learned how to raise tension without magnifying hostilities. There's a lot to be said for avoiding a fight. It reduces stress, conserves energy, and helps calm everybody down. However, it also leads to a nation of stooges who follow orders with no choice.

We have an incomplete education. Our parents, teachers, and older siblings were concerned first with our not being an embarrassment, and maybe not at all with our individuality, happiness, and self-understanding. They didn't want omnipotent one-year-old angels or rampaging two-year-old defenders of honesty, so they helped us bury ourselves alive. That's the horror of the situation.


19-SEP-1999.

On Beauty

In old Russia, a beautiful peasant girl picked
wild flowers by a country road.

She heard the hoofbeats of distant horses.

When the Czar's knights rode by,
they saw the ugliest crone they had ever seen,
hunched over a basket of flowers.

 
 
 

As hoofbeats faded,
her coarse beauty transmuted into glory once again.

 
 
 

03-FEB-2012.

 

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Camelopardus
"Giraffe"

—Totally unhelpful.