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CLINIC

PATIENT

DIAGNOSTIC

Patient refers to it as stargate-seven-one

A Schemer.3

Delusions.3

 

TOOLSET

INFORMAL FALLACY

 

—Not us.

—How delicate.

—That's precious!

—Wise up!

Moxie's

Disease

 

The Authority of Precedent — Appeals to instances similar to the one being defended, often through testimonials - You're supposed to listen to what they say - It's supposed to "vivify" you.

 

NOTES TO MYSELF

PSYCHOLOGICAL AGE

CLASS

[rudeness & lack of respect] - They feel they're part of some "team" - It's too collectivist - They haven't settled their own hash - They have to find someone to beat the shit out of - They're always trying to set you straight - That's what they mean by "family" - To get along with someone, there's a little give-and-take, but a lot less than most people think - Don't let anyone pick on you.

The Age of Detachment, ages 16-19

Challenges

 

 
 
 
 
 

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

"That's for milquetoasts." [Salesman describing the new BMW M3]

—How delicate.

—I'll have to remember that one.

"Such a wimp."

—How delicate.

—Don't be too sure.

"I'm cold! Can you close the window? I'm really a wimp."

—Not us.

—It's just a memory.

"There she goes!" [The girl you're secretly crazy about]

—Not us.

—You know, I had a mother; I don't need another one.

"Do those dogs bite?"

—Not us.

—Not my dog.

"Everybody's doing it."

—Not us.

—I think that's enough.

"Everybody's taking something. Why not?"

—Not us.

—Where did those big dogs come from?

"Everybody's crazy today."

—Not us.

—Perfect control. [Also see, Peer Pressure]

["Why doesn't this taxi have a meter?"] "You are very rude."

—Not us.

—Something funny about this money.

"How rude of you!"

—Wise up!

—If Allah didn't want dogs to bark, he wouldn't have made them.

"How rude!"

—Wise up!

—You're supposed to have your own life, do your own things, and that's it!

"That's the way the cookie crumbles."

—How delicate.

—Look in the oven.

"Whose idea was this?"

—Not us.

—It's a confluence of planets.

"Can we try a French kiss?"

—Not us.

—Me and my kidneys thank you.

"This isn't working; you're not my type."

—How delicate.

—Can't you do anything wrong?

"Maybe it's for the best." [Rejecting you]

—How delicate.

—I can afford to feel things like that.

["Maybe I should go."] "I think that's best."

—How delicate.

—What do they have? Nothing! Just a mountain of bills.

"We feel the time has come for you to have graduated." [Having overstayed your welcome at a Christian Japanese Church]

—How delicate.

—That's the dead hand of the Church — I don't have time for unhappy people.

"How could you be so rude?"

—Not us.

—I've got a girlfriend.

"That was rude!"

—That's precious!

—What a great discussion.

"That wasn't very polite."

—How delicate.

—Everyone is rude to people who think they're better than other people.

"Did you notice you're the most polite person here?"

—That's precious!

—It's a matter of honor.

"It was just the ether, Wilbur."

—Not us.

—Did you read, "Hansel and Gretel?"

"How much more you got to eat?"

—That's precious!

—Pretty soon they'll have too many vultures.

"The longer you wait, the more it's going to cost."

—That's precious!

—It's a mirage.

"Who would you root for if the Yankees played the Cubs in the World Series?"

—That's precious!

—That's a fairy tale.

"Now that you have a home in Chappaqua, idiots will be driving by tooting their horns."

—That's precious!

—Was that you?

[When you pick up the phone, the caller says,] "Who's this?"

—That's precious!

—Before your time.

["This is Richard."] "Richard ... Hart? Is this Richard ... Hart?" [An anonymous bill collector]

—Not us.

—Hello! Do you talk to cockatoos?

"What's your boss say about this?"

—Not us.

—No one says you can't, right?

"Who wrote this piece of shit?"

—Not us.

—It's too hard.

"Why did you decide not to advertise with us anymore?"

—Not us.

—I talked it over with my parents.

"Why did you decide to go with the other company?"

—That's precious!

—The well is dry.

"You thought I was a good enough roommate when I moved in."

—Wise up!

—You die if you don't work.

"This is for you." [Image]

—How delicate.

—Wherever it's bad – It's a madhouse? [Image]

[Something to tell yourself, having not been invited to the party next door]

—Wise up!

—You just think you're a shit, and everyone else is happy.

"With a body like that, you could go places!"

—Wise up!

—You could go to Pleasure Island.

"You stay out of it; this is between her and us."

—Wise up!

—Want another one?

"You're a weakling."

—Wise up!

—Who says I have to play life by your rules?

"We have a dress code."

—That's precious!

—Everyone's gone through that phase ... A little wound up.

[Someone booting you out of a blues club, essentially because you're by yourself]

—That's precious!

—I know you! I know you and that dog are in collusion ... Well, let's leave it at that ... That's how you get over these things ... You find a nicer situation, and see the difference.

"So you respond to unoriginal things with unoriginal things?"

—That's precious!

—It's not just words ... It means something ... Then you'll hear the yes-but, you know, the giant asshole that comes out of the sky and shit comes out of it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

REFLECTIONS

 
 
 
 
 

19-MAY-2007.

 

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As follows

CODE WORDS: best, bite, [booting], code, crumbles, decide, ether, everybody's, French, goes, graduated, milquetoasts, more, [party], places, polite, roommate, root, rude, this, tooting, unoriginal, weakling, wimp

 

LXXI
Sagitta
"Arrow"

—How delicate.