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Old 08-14-2009, 10:08 AM   #9
classicman
barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy.
 
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In one series of experiments, subjects were affronted and insulted
(for example, an ASSHOLE would "accidentally" bump into the subject while walking down the hall and mutter "asshole")
Then the reaction was to treat the asshole like an asshole. Where is the confusion here?
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