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Dumb officers. Lack of professionalism. It seems to be an epidemic nowadays.
posted by
adnohr
on August 19, 2009 at 2:11 PM
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Yes, Bill, the research angle is invaluable...
and it isn't eavesdropping when people are broadcasting!
posted by
Ciel
on August 11, 2009 at 10:10 AM
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Exactly and I’ve heard both too steamy and outspoken stuff. Film professors send you there to get dialogue for your film. I’ve done it love. I let them think I always do! BCA, Bill’s RJJst
posted by
BC-A
on August 11, 2009 at 7:14 AM
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Sunnybeach, why is this so obvious to some of us
while others are utterly oblivious to it?
posted by
Ciel
on August 10, 2009 at 9:14 AM
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Troosha, I think people like to believe no one is listening...
but there are always certain words and certain subjects that draw the ear, like grotesque hair styles draw the eye.
posted by
Ciel
on August 10, 2009 at 9:14 AM
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Jack, this is true...
butting in can also teach some interesting things about human nature. But I have to be in the mood to be learning those.
posted by
Ciel
on August 10, 2009 at 9:12 AM
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heyho, Jack!
I've heard that lemmings don't actually do that... human beings, however, are often doing things akin to jumping in the sea with lemmings if they did.
posted by
Ciel
on August 10, 2009 at 9:11 AM
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It's true....
Some things should NOT be talked about where others could hear and use that information.
posted by
Afzal_Sunny7
on August 10, 2009 at 7:56 AM
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Ciel
Isn’t it bizarre some of the conversations you can hear without even straining? I wonder if people realize…. Maybe a secluded park bench might be a better place to bear one’s soul to a friend and in the case of the cops – that just sound unprofessional to me.
posted by
Troosha
on August 10, 2009 at 7:27 AM
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ciel,,
On the other hand, listening in silence, without judging,
is an excellent means of learning things about human nature.
posted by
Jack_Flash
on August 10, 2009 at 5:30 AM
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ceil,
Sometimes not listening is better than listening.
Not listening is always better than passing judgment on what is heard.
Passing judgment is akin to jumping into the sea with the lemmings.
posted by
Jack_Flash
on August 10, 2009 at 5:23 AM
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So true! I once picked up the telephone and got a crossed line complete with heavy breathing and sexual exchanges. Trouble was, I knew the person who was speaking and therefore knew he was cheating on his wife.
posted by
Rockingrector_retd
on August 9, 2009 at 10:00 AM
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Vogue, I've also observed
it is now impossible to tell at first notice to tell whether someone is talking back to the voices in his head because he is crazy or because he is on the phone!
posted by
Ciel
on August 9, 2009 at 9:56 AM
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That's a very valid observation. What I hate even more is being forced to overhear peoples' onesided conversations on their cellphones, shouting the most intimate things around for everybody else to hear.
posted by
vogue
on August 9, 2009 at 9:45 AM
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hmmm...
in a couple of the 'family' type places, I have observed the supreme crassity of the guy who makes the corner booth his office, discussing real-estate deals, lawyering situations, personal case information with not the least reduction in conversational volume... talking with people who probably don't know that he is broadcasting their business to the whole place.
Sometimes I am tempted to step up and join the conversation, comment on it, be part of it, as such a person has already involved me.
posted by
Ciel
on August 8, 2009 at 5:23 PM
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I don't think there is such a thing as "fine dining" in a restaurant in America anymore. There is always crass people nearby talking way too loud and inappropriately.
posted by
TAPS.
on August 8, 2009 at 1:00 PM
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