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CLINIC

PATIENT

DIAGNOSTIC

Patient refers to it as stargate-three-seven

A Hypocrite.1

Harassment.4

 

TOOLSET

INFORMAL FALLACY

 

—Very nice.

—Chances are.

—Either way.

—Can't hurt!

Moxie's

Disease

 

A Child is Inherently Evil and Born in Sin — You should lay off kids. You shouldn't give them any more burdens than they have.

 

NOTES TO MYSELF

PSYCHOLOGICAL AGE

CLASS

[negligence & meddling] - Why shouldn't a person learn as much as possible about sticking up for themselves?

The Age of Self-Expression, ages 8-11

Separation

 

 
 
 
 
 

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

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

ATTACKS

BRIDGE

SILENT BACKUP

"Answer YES OR NO! Just YES OR NO!"

—Can't hurt!

That's a lot of juice ... Refusing orders ... I had no choice ... I am a school dropout and have no skills ... Like a dark cloud? ... Don't kid yourself ... You don't have any parents ... You can put anything you want in ... That's my hint to you ... How come you're so smart? ... Answer the question, Yes or No, Did it hurt yesterday when I beat you up? ... They were very smart in the old days ... You have to ask every time ... So continue, I'm listening.

"I need an education; I just don't want one."

—Can't hurt!

FuBuTuBe – "For us, By us, Teach us, Big earth!"

"Site is confusing. If the subject sounds interesting to you, please read 'The Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense' by Suzette Haden Elgin." [Link from sensibleerection.com]

—Can't hurt!

—If you haven't read it, you should read it.

"Thank you for your site!"

—Very nice.

—You can't go wrong when you serve another person's needs.

"I'll be right with you."

—Very nice.

—Just in time for the holidays.

"Anything I can help you with?"

—Chances are.

—I don't see what else.

"Can I help you find something?"

—Chances are.

—We'll see what happens.

"You have to make a decision and stick with it."

—Can't hurt!

—Sweet are the uses of adversity.

"As Catholics, we propose and invite – We don't proselytize." (–Sister Margaret Mach of the Catholic Cleveland Diocese, on WBZ-AM radio)

—Very nice.

—I was feeling lonely with the bats and the wolves.

"That's funny, but it's very sacrilegious."

—Either way.

—It's up to you what you spend your energy on, and if it isn't, you should make it so – No one can stand between someone and God.

"I know Jesus, and I talk to God."

—Very nice.

—Remember in the Bible when Jesus wanted to play the piano?

"It's your choice – It's up to you."

—Very nice.

—When I was thirteen, I had a choice: to be a preppie or a fighter.

"Good choice."

—Very nice.

—Like a leopard in a tree.

"Somebody lied to you."

—Either way.

—I always see trouble coming.

"Something we could all be better at."

—Can't hurt!

—You hear the jungle drums beating – The natives are getting restless.

"I'm glad the Pope is here showing us there's a God up there watching out for us."

—Very nice.

—Grand Old Delusion bless America!

"Whenever I talk to him, he just always smiles."

—Either way.

—Get some comic books to keep you up ... I have other difficulties.

"It wasn't just a one-time thing — That's great!"

—Either way.

—The trick is to just do a little.

"Just one?"

—Either way.

—Plus tax!

"Will you just take me to the address that I said?"

—Can't hurt!

—Can we just hate each other in peace?

"Don't be so negative."

—Either way.

—I don't want to end up like the morons around here.

"You don't sound very convincing."

—Either way.

—I know I'm a pain in the ass, but I'm a little helpful.

"Don't be like that."

—Either way.

—I thought you gave up.

"Leave me be! Why are you doing this? What is it you want?"

—Chances are.

—I'm not pushing it.

"Why won't you be my friend?"

—Either way.

—Let's go by intuition.

"Be good!"

—Can't hurt!

—What else is there to do?

"That remains to be seen."

—Either way.

—Hitch your wagon to a star.

"Don't do anything I wouldn't do."

—Either way.

—Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow you may die.

"I'll alert the media."

—Very nice.

—Gather ye rosebuds while you may.

"You just need to be positive all the time."

—Can't hurt!

—Okay, nobody smoke, everybody vote, and never get caught on a milk carton!

"Mr. Positive!"

—Can't hurt!

—Idle hands do the devil's own work.

"You're an optimist, right?"

—Either way.

—If I even wanted to.

"Even if we just get one new idea, it will be worth it."

—Can't hurt!

True Romance comics.

"Don't be emotional!"

—Either way.

—It depends what you want.

"Should I call the mayor?"

—Can't hurt!

—I'm the one they like to ignore.

"Uh-oh! We wouldn't get along then."

—Either way.

—It's proof I'm not looking for approval.

"He's just a TAXI DRIVER, but he can teach you how to answer to INSULTS. Just don't try to MAKE SENSE." [Link from lampoon of taxi1010 at Alleee and Franc's INSOLITOLOGY]

—Either way.

—Did you have trouble finding a place to park?

"I'll send you an e-mail."

—Very nice.

—Hey! I'm just driving you around – If you want my philosophy, you pay extra! – Write a good one.

"There's an e-mail waiting for you."

—Chances are.

—If you're important, people will wait.

"She was a little bit offended that you didn't send her an e-mail."

—Can't hurt!

—It's a scandal, isn't it?

"Dear Mr. Hart, Thank you for your e-mail. Your research sounds very interesting indeed. Good luck with it. Sincerely, Stanley Fish."

—Very nice.

—Anything you write in an e-mail is public property; you never know where it's going to go; so be careful what you say.

"Wouldn't it be easier just to take them the long way?"

—Chances are.

—I'm out of the loop, too — It's three thousand miles away, in Chicago.

"You just write the book — That doesn't mean you have to live from it."

—Either way.

—If it's not that much trouble, forget it!

"Oh, so you just say things that don't make any sense to them?"

—Either way.

—Sooner or later you understand everything.

"You just say things back that don't mean anything."

—Either way.

—Sometimes it's a silver arrow, sometimes it's a gold arrow.

"You're just saying things that don't make any sense, like Donald Duck."

—Either way.

—That's all right — I don't understand some things you say, either, but that doesn't mean we can't be friends.

"Make the most of it!"

—Can't hurt!

—Looking up from the railroad tracks!

"You'll be sorry!"

—Either way.

—I'm already sorry.

"I had my taxi blessed by a San Francisco friar."

—Can't hurt!

—I can see why.

"Glad to have helped you."

—Either way.

—What priests do.

"I hear business isn't so good for you over in the city."

—Either way.

—It's only all the time if you have a French girlfriend.

"I hear you're looking for a new house."

—Either way.

—Is it going to be a tragedy if we don't?

"Is the convention still in town?"

—Chances are.

—They have a master plan.

"God bless you."

—Very nice.

—That's always reassuring.
[Also, Nobody sneezed, Touch wood! No kneeling! and Waste not, want not]

[A child copying everything you say]

—Very nice.

—I used to do that.

"I waited for you."

—Can't hurt!

—Before trouble started.

"You bet!"

—Either way.

—I have another surprise for you.

"God is punishing me, I know."

—Chances are.

—The long arm of the law.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

REFLECTIONS

 
 
 
 
 

19-APR-2008.

 

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As follows

CODE WORDS: be, bet, blessed, choice, convention, convincing, [copying], decision, e-mail, God, hear, help, helped, just, mayor, media, most, optimist, positive, proselytize, remains, sacrilegious, sincerely, site, somebody, waited, wouldn't

 

XXXVII
Fornax
"Furnace"

—Chances are.