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02 Jan 09 - 02:25 PM (#2529820) Subject: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: John MacKenzie I only ask, because there seems to be a lot of it around |
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02 Jan 09 - 02:36 PM (#2529834) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: VirginiaTam Isn't this question a terrible waste of perfectly good thread space? Sorry Jack... I am feeling better and I couldn't resist poking a little fun. |
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02 Jan 09 - 02:41 PM (#2529839) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: Leadfingers MY Terminal isnt Smug !! |
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02 Jan 09 - 02:41 PM (#2529840) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: Ebbie Tell me what to feel smug about and I'll try to do my part. |
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02 Jan 09 - 02:59 PM (#2529857) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: VirginiaTam oops... Sorry I mean John not Jack. Must not be feeling all that much better. Anyway I should not have made light of something that is obviously bothering you. What's the prob? I am new to MC so I can't really make a judgement on changing behaviours here. |
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02 Jan 09 - 03:18 PM (#2529869) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: John MacKenzie Nah. it's OK mate, it's not a serious question, just a wee exploration, to see if anybody is of a similar mind. John/Jack My father who was christened John, was always called Jack, so I don't mind. |
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02 Jan 09 - 03:20 PM (#2529873) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: Greg F. Apparently not- Doug R seems hale & hearty. |
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02 Jan 09 - 03:33 PM (#2529879) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: PoppaGator Terminal? Well, I don't think that smugness will kill a person any sooner than they'd be going anyway, but perhaps it is a "terminal" condition for many folks, those who will remain insufferably smug until the day they die... |
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02 Jan 09 - 03:35 PM (#2529885) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: Lizzie Cornish 1 Yes |
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02 Jan 09 - 03:42 PM (#2529892) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: Little Hawk Everything kills you eventually, John. ;-) Even sex and eating. |
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02 Jan 09 - 03:43 PM (#2529894) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: GUEST,heric No, but it drains one's vitality, probably in an escalating feedback loop. If you think you're reading it around here, you've got to remember that what people type probably doesn't reflect well who they really are. I'm sure lots of corrupted communication occurs. (If you try to be very careful not to sound smug, it can sound saccharine.) In any event, if they are smug, they're not happy, and it's too bad. |
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02 Jan 09 - 03:44 PM (#2529897) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: Bee-dubya-ell No, most people afflicted with severe cases of smugness no longer have terminals. They have flat-screen monitors. I guess that makes smugness an LED disease. |
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02 Jan 09 - 04:33 PM (#2529946) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: Ebbie How does one recognize smugness in oneself? |
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02 Jan 09 - 04:37 PM (#2529951) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: Little Hawk Impossible. One can only be informed of it by others, and one will automatically dismiss whatever they say, because the opinions of others are just so much worthless chaff blowing in the wind... ;-D |
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02 Jan 09 - 04:39 PM (#2529954) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: John MacKenzie If you get several sufferers together on one thread. Is it a Smug-In? |
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02 Jan 09 - 04:42 PM (#2529956) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: Amos A good starting point is to assume the worst--that you are, indeed, smug, and have been covering it up from yourself in order to feel humble so you can be even more smug about your humility, and so on. I have worked very hard for my smugness, and intend to carry it with me through the next several lifetimes, and therefore, ex post facto through their respective deaths. I suspect smugness to be terminal, therefore, even in cases where people throw themselves on religion in the last hours of their strife in an effort to beat the odds by acquiring last-minute forgiveness. They go off congratulating themselves on their imperfect cleverness, just chuckling over it as smug as you please, until they are rudely awakened by a slap on the bottom and discover they now have to learn everything all over again. At which point they bawl. A |
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02 Jan 09 - 04:46 PM (#2529962) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: Ebbie I have bawled a lot in my time, Amos. :) |
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02 Jan 09 - 04:47 PM (#2529963) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: gnu Not for me, G. |
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02 Jan 09 - 04:55 PM (#2529969) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: Little Hawk I think you have nailed it in a nutshell, Amos. ;-) You have a great deal to be smug about, clever lad that you are. I dread that point where the slap on the bottom reminds me once again that there is no escaping the cumulative consequences of one's own karma... I keep hoping to get an escape clause, I really do. The ones who amaze me are those who think they only have to deal with this place once, and simply can't bear the thought of leaving it. |
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02 Jan 09 - 05:21 PM (#2529988) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: The Barden of England "And a Smug-lin I will go, and a Smug-lin I will go" I'll get me so'wester John Barden |
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02 Jan 09 - 05:24 PM (#2529989) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: Big Al Whittle The thing about being smug It relaxes you like a drug You think, "I all right! Like a pig in the shite... Oh! I'm sinking! Glug! Glug! Gluggeddy-Glug!" |
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02 Jan 09 - 05:31 PM (#2529996) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: John MacKenzie Pharaoh chased the Israelites tae try an' get them back He saw them walk across the sea weyoot a plastic mac He sais ah'll huv tae dae the same tae prove that ah'm nae mug Ah'll show these dirty Israelites who's uggle gluggle glug From The Glasgow Sunday School, Adam McNaughtan version |
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02 Jan 09 - 05:41 PM (#2530007) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: Uncle_DaveO Is smugness a terminal disease? Of course it is! Anyone who contracts smugness, dies! 100% !! Dave Oesterreich |
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02 Jan 09 - 08:24 PM (#2530119) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: Lox Well I hope not as I shall be feeling extremely smug once I have Submitted this message and read it back ... ... several times ... (smug smug smug smug) |-) |
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02 Jan 09 - 08:26 PM (#2530120) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: Lox ... yup ... ... looks just as I imagined it would ... Clever me =¬] |
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02 Jan 09 - 08:35 PM (#2530125) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: Little Hawk Feels great, doesn't it, Lox? ;-) I reread my clever posts for the same reason. |
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02 Jan 09 - 08:59 PM (#2530138) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: Amos Well, there is such a thing as a transcendent state of Being, LH, but it would require you to disinherit Shatner, so maybe next time, huh? A |
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02 Jan 09 - 09:11 PM (#2530147) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: Dave the Gnome Of course it is. I am SO glad it only affects those lowlier than me... :-P DeG |
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02 Jan 09 - 11:41 PM (#2530212) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: Art Thieme It's only a terminal disease if you don't ever wash under the foreskin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Art Thieme |
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02 Jan 09 - 11:51 PM (#2530220) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: artbrooks Smugness? Sugar Bowl: Utah 31, Alabama 17. Smug? Nah. |
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02 Jan 09 - 11:55 PM (#2530222) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity Ever know anyone who died of good health????....why waste the time, then?.... |
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03 Jan 09 - 12:45 AM (#2530237) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: Dave the Gnome Everyone dies of some sort of health problem - quite often a lack of breathing. Besides, life is a sexualy transmitted terminal disease. DeG |
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03 Jan 09 - 05:10 AM (#2530296) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: Liz the Squeak Art, I think your spelling is a little off. Laughed myself sick when I saw they make fridges too.... Laughed even more when I noticed the fridge in 'Wallace and Gromit' animations are made by 'Smug'.... ! So in answer to your question Jockyboy, yes, but only if it falls on you from a great height. LTS |
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03 Jan 09 - 06:29 AM (#2530319) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: GUEST,Spleen Cringe Personally, I'm too close to perfection in all I say or do to ever be smug. I'm also always right. Apart from that, I'm a pretty humble guy. Though I say so myself. And I'd never dream of posting to tell you all how great I am, because I know you already know. |
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03 Jan 09 - 06:33 AM (#2530321) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: VirginiaTam snerk What was that thing we all used to say in junior high school and thought we were oh so clever? I am not conceited. Conceit is a fault. I have no faults. Therefore I am not conceited. |
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03 Jan 09 - 06:49 AM (#2530323) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: Leadfingers A mate of mine was walking home late the other night when he was smugged ! |
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03 Jan 09 - 07:05 AM (#2530331) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: John MacKenzie Terry's not infatuated with himself. Infatuation is just a passing phase, but with Terry it's true self love. ¦¬] |
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03 Jan 09 - 01:12 PM (#2530578) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: Little Hawk Amos - Well, I wouldn't claim to be perfect. Just the next thing to it, which is far more interesting, don't you think? The first time I looked in a mirror, I knew I had found complete fulfillment and need look no further. |
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03 Jan 09 - 01:24 PM (#2530593) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: Amos You want terminal diseases, I'll tell ya for sure there is none so terminal as the need to look no further. A |
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03 Jan 09 - 01:27 PM (#2530597) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: VirginiaTam I am sorry but you can't all be perfect and damn near perfect? What if we start a MR and MS Perfect Mudcatter thread? Just what we need a popularity contest. |
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03 Jan 09 - 02:10 PM (#2530624) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: Sorcha Believe it or not, that's been done too, Virginia. More bathroom humour. They all think they're so funny. |
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03 Jan 09 - 03:17 PM (#2530667) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: maeve From American Heritage Illustrated Encyclopedic Dictionary: "...from Low German 'smuck', neat, smooth, sleek, from Middle German...'smucken', to adorn." |
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03 Jan 09 - 04:08 PM (#2530702) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: John MacKenzie No schmucks are different maeve. Although they are quite common. |
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03 Jan 09 - 04:24 PM (#2530714) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: Little Hawk Hey, c'mon, Sorcha! Don't be so unkind. Our illusions may be all we have left to cling to... |
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03 Jan 09 - 04:29 PM (#2530716) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: Sorcha Well, Hawk, for some of them that is very true. LOL |
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03 Jan 09 - 04:31 PM (#2530720) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: Megan L Nah lad Illusions are nae worth the bother haudin oan tae, but a true freen is a different matter. |
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03 Jan 09 - 04:52 PM (#2530734) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: gnu Aye. True indeed. |
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03 Jan 09 - 04:53 PM (#2530737) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: GUEST,lox Looks like Sorchas feeling pretty smug there ... |
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03 Jan 09 - 05:29 PM (#2530769) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: Little Hawk Ah ken whit ye mean, Megan. Aye. |
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03 Jan 09 - 05:40 PM (#2530783) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: VirginiaTam bathroom humour terminus smudge is disgusting |
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03 Jan 09 - 05:55 PM (#2530793) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: gnu Aye. Lotta shite on the go by times. Disgusting indeed. |
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03 Jan 09 - 06:02 PM (#2530800) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: John Hardly Y'all misspelled "smog". |
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03 Jan 09 - 06:05 PM (#2530805) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: Jeri Good one, VT. 'Smudgebutt' |
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03 Jan 09 - 07:08 PM (#2530840) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: GUEST,Alan I am English, so sorry I am on the wrong side of the pond to answer that question. |
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03 Jan 09 - 08:30 PM (#2530881) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: Little Hawk The French feel the same way about that, Alan, only it's the Channel in their case. ;-) |
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04 Jan 09 - 07:21 PM (#2531605) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: Gurney Don't know about terminal, but I've been in pubs where it could be painful. A more violent society would reward smugness better than ours. Especially a more lawless and violent one. |
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04 Jan 09 - 07:58 PM (#2531641) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: Sorcha I am, Lox, thanks...but at least I don't do juvenile bathroom humour. Shesh, it does get old. And not very funny either. |
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04 Jan 09 - 08:00 PM (#2531644) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: Don Firth Is smugness a terminal disease? Well . . . it probably depends on what you feel smug about. Don Firth |
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04 Jan 09 - 08:12 PM (#2531657) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: Little Hawk And in front of whom you demonstrate it... |
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04 Jan 09 - 08:27 PM (#2531666) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: Donuel Smugness could be called the sin of pride. I'd call it a sure fire buzz kill. It is amazing how stunningly arrogant we can be, while knowing so very cosmicly little about ourselves and the universe. This is in part why I am amazed when I learn about a discovery no matter how great or small. In the political mirror: Republicans are trained in smugness, nobless oblige and the invisible hand (being their own greedy grasp). I am still surprised that Rush Limbaugh appeals not only to the unwashed public but certain high middle class people as well. Democrats are often smug about history proving them right but as the perpetual victims of corporatism, they will never gain the supreme snobbishness of the super rich. The Germans have a word for the worst form of smugness it sounds like "shotzenfreuda" - taking pleasure/joy from another's misfortune. |
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04 Jan 09 - 09:00 PM (#2531697) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: Big Al Whittle who has seen the smug neither nor or I for when Jeremy Clarkson comes on telly I switch over to Sky. |
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04 Jan 09 - 11:02 PM (#2531774) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: Gurney WLD, Jeremy is a sort of prat and very non-PC, but I would point out that, where available, 'Top Gear' and 'House' are two of the most popular programmes on the box. Telling, that. They must be doing something right. |
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05 Jan 09 - 04:01 AM (#2531848) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: Megan L Remember there are two sides to every coin. |
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05 Jan 09 - 10:25 AM (#2532023) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: Megan L Jings an a thocht hielanders could haud a grudge. |
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05 Jan 09 - 11:16 AM (#2532065) Subject: RE: BS: Is smugness a terminal disease? From: wysiwyg Without reference to any particular post here-- ain't read 'em-- for some people, SEEING smugness (being defensive) is the terminal disease/ default setting. "Oh no that doesn't apply to me!" would be a symptom. :~) ~S~ |