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People see themselves in the mirrors of others' eyes
If only we could stop looking outward and find contentment inside ourselves...
posted by
WesterinkElmarie
on April 21, 2008 at 3:14 AM
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Re: Re: The turf wars...
Excellent retort! You get a crabcake for that!
posted by
metalrat
on April 18, 2008 at 7:55 PM
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Re: The turf wars...
I know whereof you speak, Cheugon! Strangely enough, it never kills scientific objectivity, although it may sometimes put in in a coma...
posted by
Nautikos
on April 18, 2008 at 12:41 PM
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The turf wars...
...in academia are the fiercest. Primarily because academic types are the most egocentric of any class of people. So much for the notion of scientific "objectivity."
posted by
metalrat
on April 17, 2008 at 6:52 PM
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Re: Naut
It is Troosh! But I think their point is that we're really 'hard-wired' to gloat - although they would probably concede it is possible to overcome that. In other words, it's not that we have
become that, but we've always been that way...
posted by
Nautikos
on April 17, 2008 at 1:20 PM
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Re: Hi, Nautikos....................
Maggie, dear, I wish all of us had attained that level of wisdom...
posted by
Nautikos
on April 17, 2008 at 1:14 PM
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Thanks, Elyse - yes, and even the goats are gloating, I'm sure...
posted by
Nautikos
on April 17, 2008 at 1:12 PM
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Re: For women, expressing pride in accomplishments and being joyful
It depends on what they win at, Pat! Crocheting, for example, is very ladylike...
posted by
Nautikos
on April 17, 2008 at 1:09 PM
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Re: You may have me for your studies!
I'll keep it in mind, CRS...
posted by
Nautikos
on April 17, 2008 at 1:08 PM
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That's the spirit, Sinome...
posted by
Nautikos
on April 17, 2008 at 1:07 PM
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Re: Competition...
Well, Halfelven, you certainly have cause to gloat...
posted by
Nautikos
on April 17, 2008 at 1:06 PM
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Re: Nautikos
Krisles, you have a number of interesting questions there. I don't know how far these researchers got into those areas, but off the cuff I would suspect that yes, males and females probably gloat differently about different things, but gloat they do...
posted by
Nautikos
on April 17, 2008 at 1:05 PM
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LOL, sam!
posted by
Nautikos
on April 17, 2008 at 12:59 PM
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Naut
Isn’t it sad the “beating someone” invokes more emotion than making someone happy or sharing in someone else’s joy. What a pathetic bunch we’ve become if this is true…..
posted by
Troosha
on April 17, 2008 at 8:09 AM
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For women, expressing pride in accomplishments and being joyful
when we win is considered unladylike. We have to say we're lucky or we had help, and give the credit to others. Which is why we can identify with the Bree character on Desperate Housewives. She's just got to be the best woman on the block, can't help hinting or outright bragging she's the best damn hostess ever -- I just love the smug smile that covers her deep-seated insecurities...
posted by
Pat_B
on April 17, 2008 at 5:59 AM
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Hi, Nautikos....................
Sweetheart , I no longer care or am envious of anything someone else has. Perhaps it was important one day, long ago, but no more. I look around me and see what I've been blessed with thoughout my life and there's nothing else important out there for me to care about having. I will keep what I have and be grateful.
posted by
MaggieMae
on April 17, 2008 at 3:20 AM
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It's all so interesting ---- the goats I see are always looking for the greener grass...ohhh wait ---- '
gloat' --- oh well, I haven't a clue Naut~
Love your blogs ----
Elyse
posted by
elysianfields
on April 16, 2008 at 11:20 PM
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You may have me for your studies!
Do with me as you please! (NO NEEDLES!)
posted by
CRShelley
on April 16, 2008 at 9:49 PM
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I am all for competition.... as long as I win :-)
posted by
Sinome
on April 16, 2008 at 9:40 PM
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Competition...
...is harsh for good blogs. Gloat all you want. :)
posted by
Halfelven
on April 16, 2008 at 9:28 PM
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Nautikos
I'm curious.....does gender make a difference in these studies? Do males and females gloat about different things, and in different ways........and is gloating as important to women as to men.....and do we do our gloating through our men, for their accomplishments....these are always those questions I have and these teaser articles never have that stuff in them......(of course, we both know I'm much too lazy to look it up anyway!!!!!) I think the grass will always seem to be greener to most men.....now that's a very sexist thing to say I realize, but it just seems to be true, at least until a certain age.....and partly because of the very need to have something to gloat about......(okay, it's late.....)
posted by
Krisles
on April 16, 2008 at 9:06 PM
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I'm a gloatin' for punishment! lol sam
posted by
sam444
on April 16, 2008 at 8:05 PM
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