Posted by gardenergirl on May 19, 2005, at 10:08:36
In reply to Re: Requesting clarification » gardenergirl, posted by so on May 19, 2005, at 8:50:33
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> > Sounds to me like they merely had different values.
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> "Mere" is a subjective term.Hence the "to me".
>Many chose to forego privilage, wealth and comfort to actualize their values, only to become icons emmulated everywhere from the Hollywood comedies to corporate costume parties.
Exactly. Different values. What does emulation have to do with it?
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> A. I answered the question in my second post under this name and ...
> B. Please do not pressure me to comply with your requests.Just following up. I do not see a post which states how many screen names you have used before. Would you please provide a link?
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> > And to clarify another comment you made...this is personal research on your part?
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> I'm having a difficult time parsing this as something other than a rhetorical question.Hmmm, I was sincerely interested in your answer to that clarification.
>It seems plain I am talking about my personal experiences. I referred to educating myself -- not about conducting research for formal publication.
Hence the "personal" of the "personal research".
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> If phsycians were found to be particularly prone to bluffing at card games because of the implicit trust others place in them, would that not be informative about how they tend to use the trust they earn?How many physicians?
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> > Good luck with your study! (emoticon would normally go here)
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> I don't understand emoticons -- at least not in terms others always confirm. I tend to read them as (which is to say "To me they sometimes seem to mean") "just kidding".Hmmm, that would be a winking emoticon. There are many others just as there are many words in a language.
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