On Dec 17, 4:37?pm, mimus <tinmimu...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:28:18 -0800, baxter wrote:
> > On Dec 17, 4:24?pm, mimus <tinmimu...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:19:46 -0800, baxter wrote:
>
> >>> On Dec 17, 2:26?pm, Tim Weaver <tmw99...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>>> baxter wrote:
>
> >>>>> On Dec 17, 1:00?pm, mimus <tinmimu...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>>>>> _How to Change Anybody: Proven Techniques to Reshape Anyone's Attitude,
> >>>>>> Behavior, Feelings or Beliefs_, by David J. Letterman, PhD.
>
> >>>>>> "The tested techniques in this book will give you the tools to
> >>>>>> permanently change anyone, faster and more easily than you ever
> >>>>>> thought possible . . ?. ."
>
> >>>>>> So why isn't this guy Emperor of the World? locked in psych-war
> >>>>>> combat with his readers?
>
> >>>>>> For that matter, why is his book remaindered at $3.95? heh.
>
> >>>>>> (Extend point to all of the ilk.)
>
> >>>>>> ((And, yes, I'm feeling bastardly today.))
>
> >>>>> maybe someone who thinks the time to spend "trying" to change
> >>>>> someone is worth it?? i personally find this to be a waste. you can
> >>>>> give people ideas and suggestions about how not to be a douchebag,
> >>>>> but unless they want it for themselves...it ain't happening.
>
> >>>> What if the person in question doesn't recognize their
> >>>> douchebagedness and thinks themselves to be just fine?
>
> >>> i'm not sure. it's tough dealing with someone who just refuses to see
> >>> the damage they inflict upon thier surroundings and ultimately
> >>> themselves. i usaully leave a situation for good when someone starts
> >>> talking suicidal. i make amends if i feel i need to and then i'm gone..
> >>> it's just too heartbreaking.
>
> >> Haven't I read this before? like, at least twice? is this Groundhog Day
> >> or something?
>
> > i was worried about my spelling. i don't wanna be flonked. whatever that
> > may mean.
>
> > or do i??
>
> flonk
>
> Was it good for you?
>
> <philosophickerly:>
>
> In other news, it's one-a the saddest lessons that life must teach us and
> we must learn, hopefully before getting out of high-school, or at least
> before actually signing a contract or getting married, that someone may
> (a) look good and/or (b) be plausible and/or likeable and © still be a
> total loser if not worse.
>
> --
> tinmimu...@hotmail.com
>
> smeeter 11 or maybe 12
>
> mp 10
>
> mhm 29x13
> Learning from experience is the lowest form of wisdom; learning from the
> experience of others is the middle form of wisdom; and thinking things
> through ahead of time is the highest form of wisdom.- Hide quoted text -
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> - Show quoted text -
herein lies the problem that i encounter. mostly people are good,
everybody has some good inside of them. i never feel like i've been
fooled or anything, just realizing i can't help anyone a little too
late. some people don't just don't want it.
- bax