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What mobile devices really are, devices which divide people by zapping real face-to-face, in-person interaction.
by but for June 11, 2018
Get the mobile divide mug.Headwear, clothing, and footwear designed, produced, marketed and sold primarily in retail store chains which are intended to make the wearer appear less powerful and preferably powerless.
The "flat cap" exemplifies "powerless attire," garment which make the wearer look powerless. Though or perhaps because flat caps have been worn for centuries, so very few individuals realize how it really affects the appearance of the individual who wears one, the way others treat him, his identity and his self-concept. The history of the flat cap is very telling. It began to be worn in Northern England after a 1571 Act of Parliament decreed that on Sundays and holidays, all males over 6 years of age, except for the nobility and "persons of degree", were to wear woollen caps on pain of a fine of three farthings (3/4 penny) per day. The flat cap became firmly entrenched as a recognized mark of a non-noble subject, such as a burgher, tradesman, or apprentice. Police or military officer's caps have the elevation in the front and make the individuals who wear them look powerful.
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Get the Powerless Attire mug.A substandard way of living in which the individual may be unaware or is fooling himself into believing that he or she is living at the highest or correct level.
Underliving is usually a consequence of factors such as ignorance, mental blocks, emotional disturbances, trauma, a lack of imagination, the habit of underliving, having grown-up in a family and/or neighborhood where most people underlived, the lack of good examples and role models, and other foolish reasons such as fear of success.
Because different people have different goals and standards, what one individual may consider to be underliving, another individual may consider to be living correctly, thus well.
Overall, compared to Americans and people in other highly (materially) highly developed nations, approximately 90% of the people who live in developing nations can be said to be underliving. Some Americans also underlive.
The Ph.D. candidate realized that he was not eating and dressing as well as he could afford to because he was stuck in the habit of underliving.
Because different people have different goals and standards, what one individual may consider to be underliving, another individual may consider to be living correctly, thus well.
Overall, compared to Americans and people in other highly (materially) highly developed nations, approximately 90% of the people who live in developing nations can be said to be underliving. Some Americans also underlive.
The Ph.D. candidate realized that he was not eating and dressing as well as he could afford to because he was stuck in the habit of underliving.
by but for October 23, 2017
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“Thank you, Mr. Prosecutor. Mr. Defense Attorney, please state your case.”
“Your honor, though a place called NOWHERE does not exist; the word NOWHERE offends no one, and society needs the word NOWHERE. Also, the word NOWHERE deserves to continue being used because it lets people designate the only NONPLACE, and it lets people appreciate more places that exist.”
“Hum. Good point Mr. Defense Attorney. Can you please give this court some examples of how people use the word NOWHERE?
“I can your honor. People use it in expressions such as, "Going NOWHERE", and, "Going NOWHERE fast", or when asked, "Where are you going?” they might reply, "NOWHERE”. The word NOWHERE also counterbalances the word SOMEWHERE—which is a word related to the words NON-VIOLENT, NON-SMOKER, NON-PERSON and approximately 200-words which start with the prefix NON, followed by a dash."
“Mr. Jury Foreman, does the jury have any comment on the word NOWHERE?
“No, it does not, Your Honor.”
“Starting today, Word Court will be accepting suggestions from the public on the use of the word NOWHERE, and will declare a verdict on its use 90-days from today. Case closed.”
Judge U.R. Wordy hits the gavel once.
“Thank you, Mr. Prosecutor. Mr. Defense Attorney, please state your case.”
“Your honor, though a place called NOWHERE does not exist; the word NOWHERE offends no one, and society needs the word NOWHERE. Also, the word NOWHERE deserves to continue being used because it lets people designate the only NONPLACE, and it lets people appreciate more places that exist.”
“Hum. Good point Mr. Defense Attorney. Can you please give this court some examples of how people use the word NOWHERE?
“I can your honor. People use it in expressions such as, "Going NOWHERE", and, "Going NOWHERE fast", or when asked, "Where are you going?” they might reply, "NOWHERE”. The word NOWHERE also counterbalances the word SOMEWHERE—which is a word related to the words NON-VIOLENT, NON-SMOKER, NON-PERSON and approximately 200-words which start with the prefix NON, followed by a dash."
“Mr. Jury Foreman, does the jury have any comment on the word NOWHERE?
“No, it does not, Your Honor.”
“Starting today, Word Court will be accepting suggestions from the public on the use of the word NOWHERE, and will declare a verdict on its use 90-days from today. Case closed.”
Judge U.R. Wordy hits the gavel once.
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Get the Word Court mug.Romantic relationships are a business—because each party is trying to get the most for the least, a negotiation, and a can culminate in a partnership where both parties reproduce themselves by having children.
C.M. Fabara realized that contradicting the prevailing understanding of what romantic relationships and love are, romance is really a business where the man and the woman both work to get the most they can by giving the least to the other person. Of course, sometimes participants in a romantic relationship "fall in love" and start giving the most they can to the other person. However, their purpose is always to get the most in return. Also, keep in mind that love is basically need. And the way it works is by making individuals feel love for someone they calculate will be able to and will satisfy one or more of their needs, such as sex, protection, connections, etc.
by but for December 1, 2018
Get the romance is really a business mug.Short for Inextricable Cognitive Bias Conflict. An extremely common, automatic conflict which erupts between individuals because every individual can only perceive and interpret events anchored in their biases which generate their cognitive biases.
Each one of two men rents a room in a house in Lakeland, Florida. Along with the landlady, the three live in a Bias Conflict because until each one comes to comprehend Cognitive Biases, each one will continue perceiving and interpreting everything based on their inherent biases.
by but for October 14, 2018
Get the Bias Conflict mug.The code which denotes the way prefixes, affixes, and suffixes are combined to form words, and along with root words and monosyllabic words constitute all the words in a language.
Though most people can see that the various components of words are combined to form all the words in a language, because so few people take the time to familiarize themselves with prefixes, affixes, and suffixes to help them comprehend words on a deeper level and communicate more effectively, some educators call that interplay between the components of words "The Word Component Code." The following are some examples of "compound words." Firefly, softball, redhead, keyboard, makeup, notebook, foreshadow, afterthought, hindsight, and foolproof. Compound words are a combination of two words but expressed as a single word. Word such as "disrespect," for example, is a different type of bisyllabic word because it is comprised of the prefix "dis," followed by and joined to the root word "respect."
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