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$Zero

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Jan 23, 2008, 4:48:13 PM1/23/08
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how misunderstood are you?

do people usually get you wrong... or right?

are you highly creative?

do you think creativity is well-understood or mostly not?

are you stubborn?

are you stupid?

when you see an object, do you tend to see it as fitting a single
category or many multiple categories?

are you annoyed with this post?

why?

because you think it's self-serving?

is _everything_ one-dimensional to you?


-$Zero...

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boots

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Jan 23, 2008, 5:11:45 PM1/23/08
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"$Zero" <zero...@gmail.com> wrote:

>how misunderstood are you?

Not quite as misunderstood as I'd prefer, but I'm still working on it.

>do people usually get you wrong... or right?

You mean, like, humans? Getoutahere!

>are you highly creative?

Look around you and figure it out.

>do you think creativity is well-understood or mostly not?

Getoutahere!

>are you stubborn?

Incredibly.

>are you stupid?

Is there a word bigger than "incredibly"? Fill it in here.

>when you see an object, do you tend to see it as fitting a single
>category or many multiple categories?

Depends on whether she's blonde or brunette.

>are you annoyed with this post?

Nah.

>why?

Gives me something to do while my fingertips warm up.

>because you think it's self-serving?

I hadn't noticed, I was too busy serving myself, is your post
self-serving?

>is _everything_ one-dimensional to you?

'Scuse me here while I wipe the drool off my chin.

--
just write it

PJ

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Jan 23, 2008, 5:19:52 PM1/23/08
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"$Zero" <zero...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> how misunderstood are you?
>
> do people usually get you wrong... or right?

A little of both, which I think can probably just be chalked up to the whole
Communications 101 thing: we may know exactly what we're saying, but that
doesn't mean people hear us in the same way we mean for them too.

> are you highly creative?

Disgustingly so ... which is constantly at battle with my rational side. No
wonder I'm such a whacko.

> do you think creativity is well-understood or mostly not?

There's no answer to that, Zero. It's highly subjective.

> are you stubborn?

Hell yes.

> are you stupid?

In some ways I am, which pisses me off like you can't believe. I have a
nonexistent sense of direction, so I have to memorize streets and landmarks
in order to get where I need to go. I and often forget where I park my car
in parking lots. I mean, how dumb is that? But I compensate for it by
reciting my exact location as I'm leaving the parking place. I must do this
out loud, as thinking it doesn't work. Yes, I get weird stares, but who
cares?

PJ

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Jan 23, 2008, 5:22:20 PM1/23/08
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"PJ" <autho...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Something wacky happened on my keyboard and that got sent before I was
ready.

Well shit.

~ ~ ~
PJ


Towse

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Jan 23, 2008, 5:25:11 PM1/23/08
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Here we come, walking down the street.
Get the funniest looks from everyone we meet.

Hey hey!

--
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the terminally curious <http://writers.internet-resources.com>

Grande Mal

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Jan 24, 2008, 2:24:22 AM1/24/08
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"$Zero" <zero...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>>
> is _everything_ one-dimensional to you?


Maybe.
I know nothing is.

$Zero

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Jan 24, 2008, 4:53:15 PM1/24/08
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On Jan 23, 5:11�pm, boots <n...@no.no> wrote:

> "$Zero" <zeroi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >how misunderstood are you?
>
> Not quite as misunderstood as I'd prefer, but I'm still working on it.

now there's a Twainian bit of humor if i ever saw it.

if you reword it a bit for a stand-alone, i'm calling DIBS!

> >do people usually get you wrong... or right?
>

> You mean, like, humans? �

what other kind of people have you been socializing with?

and why do the aliens always camp out in the sticks?

> Getoutahere!

MWM

> >are you highly creative?
>
> Look around you and figure it out.

whenever i look around i find a zillion new projects on the shelf.

> >do you think creativity is well-understood or mostly not?
>
> Getoutahere!

MWM

> >are you stubborn?
>
> Incredibly.
>
> >are you stupid?
>
> Is there a word bigger than "incredibly"? �Fill it in here.
>
> >when you see an object, do you tend to see it as fitting a single
> >category or many multiple categories?
>
> Depends on whether she's blonde or brunette.

au natural.

> >are you annoyed with this post?
>
> Nah.
>
> >why?
>
> Gives me something to do while my fingertips warm up.

to shovel or not to shovel.

> >because you think it's self-serving?
>
> I hadn't noticed, I was too busy serving myself, is your post
> self-serving?

maybe, but not greedily so.

> >is _everything_ one-dimensional to you?
>
> 'Scuse me here while I wipe the drool off my chin.

to drool or not to drool.


-$Zero...

how misunderstood are you?
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$Zero

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Jan 24, 2008, 5:05:25 PM1/24/08
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On Jan 23, 5:19�pm, "PJ" <authores...@gmail.com> wrote:
> "$Zero" <zeroi...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>
> news:81b485c6-8b15-4ea0...@q39g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>
> > how misunderstood are you?
>
> > do people usually get you wrong... or right?
>
> A little of both,

lucky you.

> which I think can probably just be chalked up to the whole
> Communications 101 thing:

sometimes, but not always.

at least not for me.

> we may know exactly what we're saying, but that
> doesn't mean people hear us in the same way we
> mean for them too.

there's also people who just don't have the capacity to understand.

analogies can only go so far.

> > are you highly creative?
>
> Disgustingly so ... which is constantly at battle with my rational side.

you consider creativity to always be in conflict with rationality?

that's an odd thought.

> No wonder I'm such a whacko.

well, yeah, i guess so.

> > do you think creativity is well-understood or mostly not?
>
> There's no answer to that, Zero.

yes there is.

creativity is well-understood by some, somewhat understood by others,
and not understood at all by most.

> It's highly subjective.

sometimes.

> > are you stubborn?
>
> Hell yes.

what are you stubborn about?

> > are you stupid?
>
> In some ways I am, which pisses me off like you can't believe. I have a
> nonexistent sense of direction, so I have to memorize streets and landmarks
> in order to get where I need to go. I �and often forget where I park my car
> in parking lots. I mean, how dumb is that? But I compensate for it by
> reciting my exact location as I'm leaving the parking place. I must do this
> out loud, as thinking it doesn't work. Yes, I get weird stares, but who
> cares?

your shopping companion?


> > when you see an object, do you tend to see it as fitting a single
> > category or many multiple categories?
>
> > are you annoyed with this post?
>
> > why?
>
> > because you think it's self-serving?
>
> > is _everything_ one-dimensional to you?
>
> > -$Zero...
>
> > �how reliable are you?
> > �http://groups.google.com/group/misc.writing/msg/99ab0fce5915db50

$Zero

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Jan 24, 2008, 5:07:35 PM1/24/08
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On Jan 24, 2:24�am, "Grande Mal" <ironw...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> "$Zero" <zeroi...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> > is _everything_ one-dimensional to you?
>
> Maybe.
> I know nothing is.

nothing is one-dimensional?

Grande Mal

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Jan 25, 2008, 1:49:43 PM1/25/08
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"$Zero" <zero...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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On Jan 24, 2:24?am, "Grande Mal" <ironw...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> "$Zero" <zeroi...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> > is _everything_ one-dimensional to you?
>
> Maybe.
> I know nothing is.

nothing is one-dimensional?

Isn't it?


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