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26 Mar 04 - 06:38 PM (#1147081) Subject: BS: two types of people in the world From: freda underhill somebody once told me, there are 2 types of people in the world... those that think there are two types of people... and everyone else. Now, I've read that psychologists think that there are two types of people. the people that blame themeselves whenever something goes wrong, and see how they can change themselves to try and fix it. the people that blame someone else, and have a good bitch about them. another example of two types of people is the people that eat their favourite part of the meal first, and the people who save the best part for last. do you know two types of people? who /what are they? |
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26 Mar 04 - 07:02 PM (#1147095) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: mack/misophist There are actually 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary numbers and those who don't. |
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26 Mar 04 - 07:40 PM (#1147122) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: Amos I think it's three kinds -- those who can count and those who can't!! From some forgotten wise one, the workd is divided into Makers, Takers, and Fakers. A |
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26 Mar 04 - 07:46 PM (#1147130) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: dianavan Those that can hear it but ignore it. Those that hear it and understand it. Those that hear it, understand it, and act on it. Thats 3 kinds of people. d |
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26 Mar 04 - 07:56 PM (#1147142) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: Snuffy Republicans and humans? |
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26 Mar 04 - 10:36 PM (#1147245) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: Stilly River Sage I prefer to use a sliding scale when considering issues. Binaries are very limiting and usually wrong. |
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26 Mar 04 - 11:16 PM (#1147257) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: wysiwyg 1. The kind who care which way the TP roll is hung up, and this group is further subdivided into the overhand and underhand camps; these two camps think they ARE the two kinds of people there are, and never suspect they actually have more in common than in contrast, because the REAL second group of people are: 2. The kind who are just glad someone else already hung it up, and thus are members of a group that can both sh*t AND get off the pot. ~Susan |
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26 Mar 04 - 11:25 PM (#1147259) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: LadyJean There are perhaps a thousand different kinds of people in the world. There are two kinds I avoid, major loons and people who don't like to read and don't like animals. (I've known a few people who didn't like reading, who were still worth knowing, and a few people who didn't like animals who were still worth knowing. But the combination is to be avoided at all costs.) |
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26 Mar 04 - 11:42 PM (#1147271) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: Amos SRS: USUAL BRILLIANCE UNMARRED; CLEAVE TO INFINITY-VALUED LOGIC SYSTEMS FOR CLOSEST APPROXIMATIONS OF TRUTH. A |
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27 Mar 04 - 12:06 AM (#1147288) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: Louie Roy There are just two kinds of people on earth today Just two kind of people no more I will say Its not the good or the bad,for it's understood That the good are half bad and the bad are half good It's not the rich or the poor,for to know a man's wealth you must first know the state,of his conscience and health It's not the humble and proud,for in lifes little span For he who is vain-glorious is scarcely a man Not the happy or sad,for in lifes fleeting years Brings each man his happiness,and each man his tears But the two kind of people,on earth that I mean Are the people who lift, and the people who lean Yes there are just two kind of people on earth today Just two kind of people no more I will say And oddly enough,and its true I wean There is only one lifter for the twenty who lean |
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27 Mar 04 - 12:44 AM (#1147316) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: Dave Hanson Only two kinds, banjo players and the rest of you. eric |
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27 Mar 04 - 12:52 AM (#1147318) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: Amos Submarines and targets.... |
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27 Mar 04 - 12:56 AM (#1147321) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: GUEST,leeneia For a long time I have asked people in what order they ate their M&M's candies when they were kids. Basically, there are two types: those that ate the ugly ones (brown, tan) first versus those who ate the pretty ones (red, green) first. I don't think I have never met anyone who didn't remember, and people who ate them in any order are rare. I always saved the pretty ones till the end. Sometimes I thought red was the prettiest, sometimes the green. |
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27 Mar 04 - 12:57 AM (#1147323) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: Amergin there are two kinds of people....those who worship me and those who don't....unfortunately 99.99999999999999999999999999999999999999% of the world population are of the latter... |
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27 Mar 04 - 01:16 AM (#1147333) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: Amos Amergin, your slipping into solipcism again... |
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27 Mar 04 - 02:24 AM (#1147351) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: open mike and now there are blue ones too! ( m&m's that is ) and then there are those who think the glass is half empty and those who think the glass is half full. |
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27 Mar 04 - 02:34 AM (#1147355) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: freda underhill there are those who will love... and those who won't..... |
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27 Mar 04 - 02:57 AM (#1147365) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: Liz the Squeak There are other people in the world who hang up toilet paper? Blimey! You learn something new every day here on Mudcat! There's 3 - them as can't, them as do and them as won't. The Can't dos are usually the ones who talk about it the most. The Won't dos are those who complain loudest that it hasn't been done, and the Dos just get on and do it. LTS |
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27 Mar 04 - 03:10 AM (#1147368) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: Helen There are two kinds of people in this thread: those who have read the Venn Diagrams thread and those who haven't. Of those who have read the Venn diagrams thread, there are two kinds of people: those who thought this thread was a repeat and/or extension of that thread and those who thought it was unrelated. Helen |
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27 Mar 04 - 03:11 AM (#1147369) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: Mr Red Well squeeked - Liz What about those wot hide behind a pseudonym and those that prefer accuracy....... Mr Wonderfullyhandsome&red........ |
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27 Mar 04 - 04:57 AM (#1147411) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: harvey andrews Them and us. Us stick together and fight against them. Look around the world today, it's always been the same. |
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27 Mar 04 - 05:15 AM (#1147415) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: Gareth "It's the same the whole world over, Ain't it all a bleeding shame, It's the rich wot gets the pleasure, It's the poor wot gets the blame !" Gareth |
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27 Mar 04 - 08:01 AM (#1147478) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: The O'Meara 2 kinds of people: Those who require closure |
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27 Mar 04 - 08:17 AM (#1147485) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: kendall there are three kinds: 1 Those who make things happen. 2 Those who let things happen 3 Those who wonder what the hell happened. |
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27 Mar 04 - 08:21 AM (#1147487) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: freda underhill there's the victims there's the persecutors & there's the rescuers |
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27 Mar 04 - 09:24 AM (#1147515) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: Rapparee A bright young sociology professor went out to interview a cowboy who was, believe it or not, 147 years old. After asking the usual stuff ("Do anything special to live this long?? and so on), he asked the old wadie what he'd learned about life. "Well," the old cowpoke said, "I learned that there's folks who learn their lessons good by readin' and watchin', and they're less than one percent of the folks on the planet. And then there are them that learn good from doin', and they're maybe no more than three percent of the folks. And the rest of us, why, we jist keep pissin' in our boots." |
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27 Mar 04 - 09:24 AM (#1147516) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: Les from Hull Co-operators and competitors. Thankfully Mudcat has more of the former. |
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27 Mar 04 - 10:14 AM (#1147540) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: GUEST Helen: Would you please put your remarks in a Venn diagram? thanks |
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27 Mar 04 - 10:40 AM (#1147554) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: Jerry Rasmussen There are two types of people, freda: Those who think change is a four letter word Those who think change is part of being alive and growing Jerry |
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27 Mar 04 - 10:43 AM (#1147558) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: kendall Change for the sake of change is like re arrainging the deck chairs on the Titanic. |
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27 Mar 04 - 11:09 AM (#1147572) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: Mr Red well the Iceberg managed that one! Bottoms Up........ |
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27 Mar 04 - 11:42 AM (#1147588) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: BK Lick There are two kinds of people: those who finish what they start, and so forth. —ancient aposiopetic aphorism —BK PS: There are two secrets to success: 1) Never tell everything you know. |
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27 Mar 04 - 11:56 AM (#1147594) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: BK Lick ÒGumbyÓ is my new word for what I used to call Òaverage dumb userÓ (ADU). The computing world is divided into two kinds of people: ÒgeeksÓ and ÒgumbiesÓ. WeÕre the geeks. Our users are the gumbies. In the Mac networking world, the primary function of the geek is to make things as simple as possible for the gumby, so the gumby doesnÕt have to become a geek in order to use the network. Hiding complexity is the name of the game. —John Norstad |
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27 Mar 04 - 12:09 PM (#1147606) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: Amergin So Amos, does that mean that when I sleep you all do not exist? Or am I sleeping now? dreaming you all exist....and when I am awake I wake into the true reality? |
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27 Mar 04 - 04:59 PM (#1147793) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: Helen Good one Kendall! And Rapaire - is that why my boots are always wet and my feet look like they have nappy rash? Guest, I would, but it doesn't work in this text box - (grin). (There are people who do it and people who make excuses!) Helen BTW, I did add a (grin) to my first post about Venn diagrams but I stuffed up and put it in "<" brackets. I must be still a Gumby. |
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27 Mar 04 - 05:52 PM (#1147826) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: Amos Nathan -- Solipsism is the _belief_ that you create all you perceive; but espousing thebelief intellectually does not make it true practically, You have to really embrace it deeply for it to come true. And if you were to do so, and succeed, no-one would know, anyway! A |
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28 Mar 04 - 09:23 AM (#1148164) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: GUEST,Shlio 1. Those that read all the posts on a thread before giving their considered opinion. 2. Those that just post, and have never heard of thread drift |
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28 Mar 04 - 09:46 AM (#1148186) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: Homeless The world is divided up into people who think they are right. |
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28 Mar 04 - 03:21 PM (#1148344) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: kendall People who think they know it all really annoy those of us who do. |
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28 Mar 04 - 09:20 PM (#1148582) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: JennyO This Leunig cartoon is one of my favourites: The Great Divide - The Haves and the Have Nots |
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28 Mar 04 - 11:29 PM (#1148655) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: GUEST,freda hi jenny, can you add this link to the dating thread? |
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29 Mar 04 - 03:22 AM (#1148754) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: GUEST,CrazyEddie There are two types of people in this world: Those who are Irish, and those who wish they were :o) |
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29 Mar 04 - 06:50 AM (#1148862) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: Ellenpoly This is just a wonderful thread, to which I've nothing to add. So what type does that make me??..xx..e |
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29 Mar 04 - 08:04 AM (#1148939) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: McGrath of Harlow The big divide is, people who are well, and people who aren't. |
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29 Mar 04 - 01:23 PM (#1149168) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: GUEST,leeneia Re: "WeÕre the geeks. Our users are the gumbies. In the Mac networking world, the primary function of the geek is to make things as simple as possible for the gumby, so the gumby doesnÕt have to become a geek in order to use the network." We see revealed in this quotation the arrogant, simplistic mindset that causes so many programs and manuals to be unclear, imcomplete or erroneous. Love the O's with the little hats! |
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29 Mar 04 - 01:24 PM (#1149170) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: GUEST,leeneia O'Meara: I got your joke, even if nobody else did. |
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29 Mar 04 - 01:32 PM (#1149185) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: Cheap Tracks 1) People who think they know everything 2) Those of us who really do! |
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29 Mar 04 - 04:26 PM (#1149342) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: GUEST,Martin Gibson I used to think there were two different kinds of people in the world. Then someone showed me a magazine with hermophodites in it. Weird? Or the best of both worlds? |
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29 Mar 04 - 06:04 PM (#1149464) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: Bill D "and then there are those who think the glass is half empty and those who think the glass is half full." and those who simply think the glass is the wrong size. I didn't see reference to the old "Type A" and "Type B" personalities....so here it is. I was driving all day--I saw PLENTY of Type A... |
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30 Mar 04 - 09:18 AM (#1149951) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: Liz the Squeak To extend the full/empty glass analogy - there are those who think the glass is half full thus, no need to buy a round and those who think the glass is half empty and so time for that mean idle git over there to get up off his ass and get you another drink. LTS |
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30 Mar 04 - 10:13 AM (#1149999) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: greg stephens Those who think that folk music is stuff like Leadbelly and the Copper family and village dance bands at weddings, and those who thinks it means any old drivel written and sung by someone with a guitar and long hair, since 1964. |
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30 Mar 04 - 10:45 AM (#1150028) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: McGrath of Harlow And those who think it's stuff like Leadbelly and the Copper family and village dance bands at weddings, together with some of the stuff written and sung by people who've been around even later than 1964, some of whom play guitars and have long hair, and might play in the odd village dance band as well... |
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30 Mar 04 - 11:49 AM (#1150094) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: SueB Seriously, Freda - people who are lucky & people who are unlucky. Suzanne |
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30 Mar 04 - 12:00 PM (#1150099) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: jacqui.c Suzanne Try reading The Luck Factor by Dr Richard Wiseman -it makes for interesting thinking. I'll go with Kendall's view on this one. |
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30 Mar 04 - 12:06 PM (#1150104) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: Bill D actually, people come on a sliding scale...exemplified by "The McLandress Coefficient" (copied & pasted from a couple of sources) Herschel McLandress was a professor of psychiatric measurement at Harvard Medical School, and he developed a way to measure a person's degree of self- absorption. In spoken and written material he measured the use of "I," "me," and "my" and the "Coefficient" was the longest span of time a person can remain diverted from himself. "... the arithmetic mean or average of the intervals of time during which a subject's thoughts remain centered on some substantive phenomenon other than his own personality." Eleanor Roosevelt was supposed to have a McLandress coefficient of two hours; John F. Kennedy's was twenty-nine minutes, and Elizabeth Taylor's was three minutes. Richard Nixon was 3 seconds. So......if you want to divide people into two types, you can collapse this to refer to those whose McLandress coefficient impresses you, and "others"...like R. Nixon. (I met Alan Ginsberg once, and he impressed me as able to focus on others as long as anyone I have ever met.) ....and our own Rick Fielding could do similar things! |
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30 Mar 04 - 12:22 PM (#1150120) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: SueB Perhaps I should have said, People who are (or perceive themselves to be) lucky & People who are (or perceive themselves to be) unlucky. Perception aside, there is also the factor of random chance. Bad shit does happen, sometimes arbitrarily. Good shit, too. There is such a thing as an innocent bystander. I'm a firm believer in luck. Then again, I've been extraordinarily lucky. |
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30 Mar 04 - 12:27 PM (#1150122) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: Amos Bill D: My, the things ya learn on the 'Cat!! Thanks very much for the edification! A |
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30 Mar 04 - 03:04 PM (#1150306) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: SueB Bill D, you are aware that the "McLandress Coefficient" is a fiction, yes? The book, The McLandress Dimension, was written by John Kenneth Galbraith, using a pseudonym. Here's a passage from Galbraith's A Life In Our Times: "...in 1962, while recovering from hepatitis at my friend Ruth Field's house on Long Island, I invented a 'psychometricist' by the name of Herschel McLandress who had come up with this measure - "the McLandress Dimension." This and his other scientific efforts of the same nature became a book by that title which I published, with a satisfactory response, under the pseudonym of Mark Epernay, the Mark from Mark Twain, Epernay from an old wine crate in the stable where I was working." Which isn't to say it's not a legitimate way to classify people, by their level or degree of self-absorption, but it would be funny if some one were to get the impression from reading your post that this is a factual rather than a fictional measurement. |
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30 Mar 04 - 03:12 PM (#1150312) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: Bill D yer welcome! I just happened to have read an article in Esquire many years ago and remembered the name. It is obviously not an 'exact' measurement, but it sure does provide an 'interesting' way to focus on some of our fellow human's behavior... |
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30 Mar 04 - 03:15 PM (#1150316) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: Amos SueB, Thanks for adding depth to the McLandress Dimension. Galbraith!! Wotta card. :>) A |
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30 Mar 04 - 03:15 PM (#1150317) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: Bill D oh..yeah...I sould have copied the part that says that Galbraith was responsible...mea maxima culpa (You can't be too careful on the Mudcat! Too many clever folks watching!) |
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30 Mar 04 - 04:39 PM (#1150386) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: GUEST,Larry K There are three kinds of people. Those that are good at math. And those that are not. And remember, 4 out of every 3 people are bad at fractions. |
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30 Mar 04 - 06:00 PM (#1150439) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: freda underhill there are two types of people. those who can apologise, and those who can't. and those two types also fall into another category, in roughly the same way: there are two types of people. those who can forgive, and those who can't. that McLandress Dimension is interesting, reminds me of poetry readings. sometimes someone gets up and their poem is all "I" - i see, i felt, i did... and in a sense it can mean they haven't seen or felt anything other than themselves. |
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30 Mar 04 - 06:04 PM (#1150446) Subject: RE: BS: two types of people in the world From: GUEST,sm two types: givers and takers |
