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Patient refers to it as stargate-six-six

A Patroniser.2

Sadism.2

 

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INFORMAL FALLACY

 

—Very clever.

—It's uncanny.

—Don't panic!

—Even so.

Moxie's

Disease

 

Arguing, Endlessly  — Having an argument is a not-so-subtle way of ignoring another person. Sooner or later, you're going to have to stop it. Remember, you're a person, too. It's really easy to put yourself in someone else's place if they're putting themselves in your place.

 

NOTES TO MYSELF

PSYCHOLOGICAL AGE

CLASS

[psychoanalysis] - Sometimes people think you're saying one thing when you're really saying another - They think you're attacking them - Whenever anyone second-guesses your feelings, begin by saying, "—It's uncanny."

The Age of Detachment, ages 16-19

Rules

 

 
 
 
 
 

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

["I'm curious ... what's that bell?"] "It's not as if we're not working on it!"

—Even so.

—What's it called?

["Oh! A cat."] "It's okay ... He's all zipped up."

—Even so.

—What's its name?

"Quote: 'It kinda makes you wish you had schizoid tendencies...' uh, you used the subjunctive there, why?"

—Even so.

—Are you worried things aren't correct?

"Thinner women don't usually have large breasts, unless they're, of course, paid for."

—Even so.

—What else could you want?

"I pushed the red ball across the white room with a string."

—Very clever.

—That's God's punishment.

"You're too nice at work — It's not a popularity contest."

—Very clever.

—I'm in a different school.

"He's younger than me — He's thirty-seven."

—Very clever.

—They don't know how to do certain things.

"I think there is such a thing as justifiable attacks."

—Even so.

—How did I know you were going to say that?

"I don't disagree."

—Very clever.

—I was born on the right side of the day.

"I think we can agree to disagree."

—Very clever.

—If not, that's good.

"I have to disagree with you."

—Even so.

—People are living in different stages of history.

"Experts have opinions, but having an opinion does not make you an expert."

—Even so.

—If I were smart.

"Dartmouth dropped from 9th to 11th in U.S. News & World Report's 2008 rankings of Best National Universities."

—Don't panic!

—How do you think James Dean's father felt?

"Don't you think that dress is a little revealing?"

—It's uncanny.

—Don't break the spell, that's all I ask.

"How can you go around like that in public?"

—It's uncanny.

—You orbit I'm doing.

"He's borderline psychotic."

—Very clever.

—I'm working hard and having fun.

"You're delusional."

—Very clever.

—You're repressed.

"You're paranoid."

—Very clever.

—You're projecting.

"You're psychotic."

—Don't panic!

—Who told you to feel bad?

"You have a cognitive perception disorder."

—Even so.

—Next they'll kill the penguins in the zoo.

"You're sadistic."

—Even so.

—With a cactus on my shoulder, topless, walking down the hill, like a Tuscan.

"You're incompetent."

—Very clever.

—That's very hurtful — You just might be lucky.

"What a snoop."

—Even so.

—How many single socks do they have in the world?

"Wait a minute, wait a minute – We're not talking about you."

—Very clever.

—It's not my family ... At least you have someone to hate.

"I hate to burst your bubble."

—Don't panic!

—Are we under the ocean? Are we in a glass bell? Do we have horse heads?

"Perception is reality."

—Very clever.

—You don't want to be a pervert.

"Reality is very confusing, isn't it?"

—Don't panic!

—You have to keep refreshing.

"What is the difference between paranoid and delusional?"

—Very clever.

—God smells you when you go to heaven, right? "Paranoid" is conscious — you're aware of it; "delusional" is unconscious — you're not aware of it.

[Someone overreacting a little because you bumped into their car; if they just got out of prison, they could pull a knife on you]

—Don't panic!

—There's really no need for it.

"I want your information." [To save face in front of their girlfriend]

—Don't panic!

—The guy's right on ... Right on! ... What happened? ... No harm? ... No foul? ... Right on!

"We're about to be out of time – I'm sorry to cut you off."

—It's uncanny.

—Not everyone can get the Irish to shut up.

"I like emeralds – It's my birthstone."

—It's uncanny.

—What else is there left?

"You don't drink?"

—Don't panic!

—They have amazing things.

"Well, we're human."

—Very clever.

—Smoking!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

REFLECTIONS

 
 
 
 
 

19-AUG-2007.

 

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As follows

CODE WORDS: ball, burst, cognitive, delusional, disagree, disorder, drink, dropped, emeralds, expert, incompetent, information, justifiable, [overreacting], paranoid, perception, popularity, psychotic, public, reality, revealing, sadistic, snoop, subjunctive, thinner, we're, younger, zipped

 

LXVI
Pisces
"Fishes"

—It's uncanny.