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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 09:36 AM Original message |
What do you consider a litmus test of a person's character? |
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jonnyblitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
1. what you said plus how they treat animals. nt |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 02:04 PM Response to Reply #1 |
61. whether or not they do good when no one is looking. especially to |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 09:41 AM Response to Original message |
2. How they take responsibility for their actions (especially their mistakes) |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 09:41 AM Response to Original message |
3. i consider the way they treat me as the most important thing |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 09:43 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. IME, a person like that will sooner or later be a jerk to me. nt |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 09:44 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. then we deal with it when it happens, i learned a long time ago that you can still be friends |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 09:44 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. So you don't have a problem if someone is a jerk to your mother? |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 09:46 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. depends in what way, there is just being a jerk and then theres stealing or beating etc |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 09:52 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Most times I think that's just a matter of insufficient exposure.. |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 09:44 AM Response to Original message |
6. Do my dogs like 'em? And then there are the cats! |
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Blue State Blues (575 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 11:12 AM Response to Reply #6 |
32. the Cat-scan is always a good test. |
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AspenRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 11:29 AM Response to Reply #6 |
40. Babies are good judges of character too. |
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Burma Jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 09:44 AM Response to Original message |
8. I'm with you on this one...... |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
10. The way people behave when no one is watching. No fear of punishment, no hope for |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 10:25 AM Response to Reply #10 |
24. Problem with that is, you can get in real trouble |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 10:29 AM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Heh. OK, I'll modify that into "when they THINK no one is watching". |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 09:51 AM Response to Original message |
11. I like your test as one of the ways to gain insight into character. |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 10:07 AM Response to Reply #11 |
18. LOL your Harris remark. Do I dare I say I don't know that particular song |
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asdjrocky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 11:27 AM Response to Reply #11 |
39. Lol... I feel the same way.... |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 07:42 PM Response to Reply #39 |
63. -- -- |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 09:52 AM Response to Original message |
13. How they choose to confront and interact w/others online |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 09:53 AM Response to Original message |
14. How religious someone is. |
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dawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 10:03 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. I'm religious ... |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 10:18 AM Response to Reply #15 |
21. but not spellcheck |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 12:17 PM Response to Reply #21 |
51. That was a pretty obvious joke. |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 10:30 AM Response to Reply #15 |
27. Do you believe that Mary was a virgin when she gave birth to Christ? |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 11:12 AM Response to Reply #27 |
31. Because if you do, then did you use your brain in coming to that belief? |
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dawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 11:19 AM Response to Reply #27 |
35. Yes |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 11:25 AM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Are there others who speak truthfully of love and forgiveness? |
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dawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 11:57 AM Response to Reply #36 |
45. Of course there are others ... |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 12:07 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. But then you aren't using your brain, are you? Emotion, yes, |
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dawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 12:28 PM Response to Reply #47 |
52. I said that I use my brain ... |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 12:39 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. Okay, well you may be an exception, but I find MOST religious people think like zombies. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 11:32 AM Response to Reply #35 |
42. +1,000,000 |
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AspenRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 11:31 AM Response to Reply #14 |
41. Yes, Jimmy Carter totally lacks character and has no brain. |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 12:11 PM Response to Reply #41 |
49. If he were someone on my level, I would have no interest whatsoever in socializing with him. |
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CBGLuthier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 01:41 PM Response to Reply #49 |
56. the feeling would be mutual |
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WildEyedLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 01:53 PM Response to Reply #49 |
59. That says a lot more about you than it does about Jimmy Carter |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 07:46 PM Response to Reply #14 |
64. I think you just failed the test. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 10:04 AM Response to Original message |
16. i agree. on a larger scale, the way they treat oppressed people too |
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Cid_B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 10:04 AM Response to Original message |
17. Reminds me of Heinlein... |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 10:35 AM Response to Reply #17 |
29. That question might be good litmus test for pomposity but hardly to |
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Swede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
19. That's the test I use. |
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Vinnie From Indy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
20. Whether they will have sex with me is a good test |
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Gregorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
22. Whether they listen or not. |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
23. rubbing paper on them and seeing if it turns blue or red? |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 10:34 AM Response to Reply #23 |
28. Question: with that test, how do you tell the conservatives from the commies? nt |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 11:26 AM Response to Reply #28 |
37. they're both acidic |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
25. How they treat fellow travelers from whom they have nothing to gain. n/t |
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yowzayowzayowza (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
30. Litter. |
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asdjrocky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
33. That's a good tell. |
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debbierlus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
34. Honesty |
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Festivito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
38. Lend them a twenty. |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
43. what they do with their money |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 12:10 PM Response to Reply #43 |
48. rofl, or the up tighty people know what having no money means so they save like bandits.... |
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sl8 (256 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
44. People that judge others by litmus tests? |
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Unvanguard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
46. Their attitudes toward homosexuality. It's an excellent gauge of obnoxiousness. n/t |
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Nikki Stone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 01:38 PM Response to Reply #46 |
55. +1 |
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AlienGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
50. Does my bird like them? --but there's no one litmus test |
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stranger81 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
54. Their degree of concern for others not in their immediate family. NT |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
57. There is no one litmus test. |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 11:32 AM Response to Reply #57 |
66. That is absolutely true and to think otherwise is dangerous. |
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WildEyedLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
58. Their sense of humor |
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JBoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 02:00 PM Response to Original message |
60. My wife said she knew I was a catch by the way I treated my mother. |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 07:53 AM Response to Reply #60 |
65. Someone on her posted once she'd been given the advice, "Never marry a man who hates his mother." |
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Berry Cool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
62. Definitely how people would behave if they believed they could behave badly and get away with it. |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
67. When meeting someone new I listen to what they have to say |
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NaturalHigh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
68. I've always told people that... |
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