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Who thinks that Clarice is the most awesome person in the world ? ? (Original Post) clarice Feb 2013 OP
Hannibal Lektor? aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2013 #1
Damn straight! Welcome to the club! ohiosmith Feb 2013 #2
LOL..... I was talking about ME ME ME !!!!!! clarice Feb 2013 #3
I'll vote yes discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #5
Thanks you, are a person of taste. nt clarice Feb 2013 #10
You bet... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #12
LOL....nt clarice Feb 2013 #14
You're very welcome discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #19
Interesting user name... clarice Feb 2013 #20
Perhaps... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #22
Oh! That Clarice! ohiosmith Feb 2013 #7
!!! In_The_Wind Feb 2013 #16
Hello Clarice. discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #4
OMG I could hear his voice. Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #6
Anthony Hopkins discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #9
My only inspiration to read about psychology. Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #18
Battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #21
I like this one, clarice Feb 2013 #24
I like... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #25
Agreed 100%...nt clarice Feb 2013 #26
BTW, my thoughts summed up on insecurity: discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #30
Nice shirt...what is the symbol on the front? Is that .. clarice Feb 2013 #34
I believe it's the company's trademark. discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #36
If I didn't know better clarice Feb 2013 #27
Just a few points. discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #28
Because Ayn Rand is loudly denounced by most Liberals. nt clarice Feb 2013 #29
Well... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #31
Part of her philosophy includes... clarice Feb 2013 #32
I confess... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #33
A WHAT !!!!??????!!!!!!!! just kidding. nt clarice Feb 2013 #35
Don't we all... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #37
Yes, but the dark side and the light side are getting harder to discern. nt clarice Feb 2013 #38
regarding... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #39
Matheson is one of my favorites. Ever read Robert Aickman (sp?) clarice Feb 2013 #40
I can't remember reading any of his work but... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #41
If you like Matheson... clarice Feb 2013 #42
Not in the creative sense... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #44
Can you recommend an Aickman title, please? n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #48
They will use psychology against you siligut Feb 2013 #43
Often the media... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #45
Remember the Avian flu scare during sweeps week in 2006? siligut Feb 2013 #46
Sometimes it's real discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #47
I just got all swoony !!!!! clarice Feb 2013 #8
Take it easy discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #11
Rats !!! you had me at hello. nt clarice Feb 2013 #13
So you do stand up as well? discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #15
Or until everyone gets sick of me. nt clarice Feb 2013 #17
To answer your first question... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #23

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,479 posts)
21. Battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster...
Wed Feb 20, 2013, 03:35 PM
Feb 2013

...and if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you. - Friedrich Nietzsche

 

clarice

(5,504 posts)
24. I like this one,
Wed Feb 20, 2013, 03:54 PM
Feb 2013

The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.
Friedrich Nietzsche

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,479 posts)
36. I believe it's the company's trademark.
Wed Feb 20, 2013, 04:30 PM
Feb 2013

I'm just not sure. Just a t-shirt I like.
Most liberals wouldn't like the site either:
http://www.wickedjester.com/

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,479 posts)
28. Just a few points.
Wed Feb 20, 2013, 04:10 PM
Feb 2013

I'm not very familiar with Rand...
I like Chekhov though.


Why would you think you know better?

 

clarice

(5,504 posts)
32. Part of her philosophy includes...
Wed Feb 20, 2013, 04:25 PM
Feb 2013

Love of self, and the benefits of serving one's own self interests.
That rubs a lot of people the wrong way.

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,479 posts)
41. I can't remember reading any of his work but...
Thu Feb 21, 2013, 01:16 PM
Feb 2013

...I remember looking him up but not for what.

I'm a Matheson fan and I like Stephen King but I have a current interest in Jerome Bixby's immortal theme. I'm trying to get some ideas for plots.

 

clarice

(5,504 posts)
42. If you like Matheson...
Thu Feb 21, 2013, 01:25 PM
Feb 2013

You'll probably like Aickman. Very surreal, very psychological.
Are you a writer?

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,479 posts)
45. Often the media...
Thu Feb 21, 2013, 05:50 PM
Feb 2013

...will use psychology to generate fear so that you keep watching.

Everything from Doomsday Preppers to the weather forecast.

siligut

(12,272 posts)
46. Remember the Avian flu scare during sweeps week in 2006?
Thu Feb 21, 2013, 06:44 PM
Feb 2013

Fear is valuable, it keeps one from thinking too deeply, sells stuff and helps bend our will to authority.

The weather forecast stuff is real

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,479 posts)
47. Sometimes it's real
Thu Feb 21, 2013, 07:04 PM
Feb 2013

...as in sometimes the forecasted 10" of snow can be cleaned up with a broom and sometimes you need the snowblower for partly cloudy.

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