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Real sociable, city people seem to believe that every time
local conditions steps on their foot in some fashion, it also
wants them to “comment” on it.
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A zebra asked a rat: “Who but man can seem more intelligent
by appearing more stupid!?” And a passing Archaeologist said:
“Hey, striped and flea-infested ones — what do you suppose
‘thinking-brains’ are for anyway!? You’re just jealous!”
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Some scientists like to now note that: “From chaos comes
order.”, but a more precise telling would be that: From chaos
comes man — and thru man comes the spread of order.
And from that they could arrive at a new definition of man’s
overall, unique expansion: Civilization: The universal Laws Of
Physics — brought-home — made-whole in: Glass, silk, concrete,
and paint — and the lingering sound of an oboe.
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In his screed to the crowd, the speaker recounted many
tragedies that had befallen him in life, telling of one bloody,
recent accident that he said: “Should have been fatal.”, and
dramatically declared — “It’s a miracle that I’m alive!” And
all of the people yelled back: “Hell! — it’s a miracle that
we’re all alive!”
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The reason the ordinary, mature mind doesn’t care much for
variety is that it’s too close to, “change.”
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An Urban Infrastructure Update: The city is full of savages
— but they’re all underground. “Brian, are you sure that wasn’t
a piece of Psychology News!?” Lloyd, let me take care of my
stories — okay!?
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At appropriate times, (for him), one man would remind
himself: “When you just don’t feel like ‘going-on-with-it’ any
further, you can always start pretending that you’re even older
than you are.” …(God!, does that work real well with some
people. …[Okay — with many people!])
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One reason local conditions always disfavors the use of the
drugs man comes up with is because it wants you to use the ones
it provides.
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Query: Are a whole bunch of men all together smarter than
just one man all by himself?
Query: Are a whole bunch of men all together dumber than
just one man all alone?
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One guy said to all the other city guys: “I don’t guess you
ever even thought of, ‘being original’!”
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Some Social News: Princess Paradox married Captain Irony
and they had a little explosion. Note: This can easily be
explained by the fact that the square root of two won’t go into
Atlantis.
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If you don’t think as fast as you can you won’t think as
much as you can.
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You know — you can look at a man and tell whether he’s
physically healthy and active or not. ‘Tis it not good,
perchance, that we can’t normally see more!? And a viewer
responds: “If that was supposed to be some kinda new proverb, or
words-of-wisdom, then I’m throwing away my TV, and sleeping with
the hogs.”
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Sports News: There are two sides to every story same as
there are right handed batters, and left handed batters. And the
man running the scoreboard said: “That’s not correct.” Back to
you, Marv. “Thanks bunches, Biff.”
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Anyone who says they know what’s best for you — and live
long enough — become institutions.
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One man says: “Civilization makes me sweat. Yeah, in the
wild state I probably sloughed off water when I ran — but —
civilization — civilization makes me sweat!”
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And now — The “Simple” View…..”Hey, did you say the
‘simpleton’s’ view?” Okay, and now — The Direct View: If your
thinking ain’t fun — you ain’t really thinking.
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One man’s private, operational directive is: “It’s better
not to think about the expense of things you have that you really
wanted, since just, ‘being alive’ is ultimately going to cost you
everything you have anyway.”
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More of City Living Tips: At times when you feel like you
don’t know what you’re doing — try and think of yourself as
somehow, “special”.
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News from our Environmental Desk: The Weather Service has
downgraded one man’s mental activities from, “thinking” — to,
“low-pressure noodlin’.”
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The trappings of civilization help provide the simplistic
with the illusion of variety and choice. Or, as they say out in
some thinker’s camps: “A mangled metaphor is a happy metaphor.”
“But wait up! — I’m not sure the original item was a metaphor.”ù
“What!? — What!? — What’s that you say!? — Do you mean to tell
me that we’re actually beginning to GET-SOME-WHERE!?” …(“Well
gee — I just said I wasn’t sure whether it was a metaphor or
not.”)
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A trapped animal is not a happy animal………unless maybe
it’s a man.
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The Medical Professor stated: “A man’s mind can drive him
crazy, but his stomach can kill him!” And a student, third row
center, asked: “Which is worse?”
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A viewer writes: “After really thinking on one of the
things you’ve been talking about, I’ve come to agree that: A guy
who tells you what kinda guy he is ain’t really much of a guy! —
…..except for maybe being ‘ordinary’.”
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As Regards The Betting On Wrong Intellectual Horses: If you
don’t play favorites they all become your favorite.
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Another Verbalized Progression — As Seen From City
Positions: Being Savage: Too dangerous.
Being Civilized: Too Tiring.
Being Mentally Independent: Too dangerous.
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Over the past weekend one man says he’s come up with this new
notion: “If you don’t ‘dump on’ language — it’ll dump on you.”
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All would-be mystics would abandon the hobby if they knew it
actually had to do with thinking.
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It’s as difficult to conceive of a more complex intelligence
when you’re “simple-minded”, as it is to think of a more direct,
simple one when you’re still collectively-complex.
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The speaker said: “The juice that runs the brain is the
same as runs the bowels.”, and the crowd replied: “Well that
explains a lot.”
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Certain City Ideas Of Physics Brought Home To One’s Own
Head: Chaos: Variety — completely out-of-hand!
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People who can think more independently have an advantage —
though it’s hard to say just what it is.
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If you go into the city, often they’ll applaud your body.
Ducks only cheer for quackers.
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The new, independent part of one man’s mind told him: “The
worst thing you can do is to try and ‘sell me’ on something.”
And a viewer is struck: “Had I heard that twenty years ago —
just think where I might mentally be today!”
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Another Way — “You Can Tell”: A civilized man thinks more
about himself than he does life.
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Someone dropped this description off for the editor of our
Definitions Desk, (it reads): Fiction; The continuing attempt
by the unoriginal to be SOME “kinda guy”.
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Animals say: “We are ‘feeding machines’.”
And men say: “So are we — and we have an extra mouth.”
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As regards not letting your relationship with your ordinary
thinking become part OF your thinking, one man says he now has it
laid out in this manner: “I’m alive, I breathe — I’m alive, I
think.”
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The old part of one man’s neural city thought: “Anyone who
knew enough to be my friend would know too much to be my friend.”
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Being savage is like running with one leg tied behind you;
being civilized is like running with both, but with a governor in
your head. Being a real thinker — and thusly, “neo-civilized”
— is like being put in charge of the beer and sandwiches while
everyone else is all tied up with the sack races.
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Then look at it this way: Even if cows did have a “choice”,
their options would still all be bovineal.
Hey — if “real thinking” doesn’t actually mean, “different
thinking” — then what’s the point!?
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Conversation: First voice says: “Every civilization has
its own individual intelligence.” And the second one asks: “Is
that a metaphor?” And the first one replies: “I don’t think
so…..”
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“Check It Out” time: The local is smaller than the
universal — but larger than you. ….(Unless of course —
you’re a thinker.)
“Neural Terpsichory Time” too: The boogie ain’t the boogie
if it ain’t the mindless boogie.
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One man asked himself: “You know what I like best about
being part of the collective?”, and his self replied: “Knowing
you, you’ll probably say: ‘Nothing — besides the closeness of
the body aroma’.” And he was forced to chuckle.
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All of man’s desires to “change” are in fact the wish to
“break out”.
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Remember this: Even if the herd don’t kill you — it’s
still gonna eat you.
One stray’s private definition: Collective Intelligence:
Stupidity.
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A “Law” Still Not Known!………..(Or At Least Still Not
Admitted): Everybody talks about it — few wanna do it.
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One man came up fairly short and inquired of himself:
“Since it generally seems more expedient to deal with other
people on a friendly, rather than a hostile basis, mightn’t the
same hold true for my dealings with my own old, ordinary
thinking!?”
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As they would troop in from the decaying, dangerous ruins of
the old feral paradise, into the safety of the new, urban area,
the people were met with this greeting: “Guts were made to have
fun — minds, to be disturbed. Now — Welcome to the city —
Welcome home.”
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And here’s a sweet human interest story: One man has begun
carrying around certain of his city emotions in a shopping bag.
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A thinker’s individual ideas aren’t worth much — except to
him, individually.
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One man gave this cautionary reminder to a son; “A man with
a ‘commitment’ is just one step from having a ‘mission’.”
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Sportsman’s Update: A thinker’s best friend is his dog —
and his mind. “Wall-l-l…..that’s ral intrestin’ — I guess..
…..but what d’ya feed tha damn thangs!?”
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One man offers this definition: “Civilization: A habit —
a nasty habit.”
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And one ole sorehead says: “If I could, ‘re-write’ my life
— I’d write me out of it.”
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More “City Talk” Translated: What is “being held
accountable” other than thinking-for-yourself.
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One man mused: “Every time I explain to a friend why I
didn’t do some certain thing, I always feel that either I should
have done whatever it was, or else that I should be treating them
more like a real friend by not saying such things to them.”
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The Thinker’s “Impossible Game” (ha ha): Through an act of
will, will was created where none was before.
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The only variety that is true variety is that which is
original.
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One sidewinder, after carefully examining the mind that the
town’s folks had provided him with, said to it: “Okay, hombre,
this town — hell! — this UNIVERSE — ain’t big enough for the
both of us.”
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Special Feature Time: How To Think For Yourself: Step One:
Learn to jump higher than your shadow.
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Only a real thinker might ever have occasion to really be
“serious” about any thing. …..maybe.
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As he turned off his TV, the wide part of one man’s mouth
said: “The news frightens me.”, and the best part of his brain
added: “Me too — except the word is, ‘bores’.”
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In response to a whole bunch of inquiries and stuff directed
his way, one independent-minded man finally just said: “I don’t
‘DO’ comments.”
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Another way you can always spot a real thinker is that they
never run in herds.
“Hey, look Norwood — there doesn’t go one now!”
Hey! — if you think real thinking is brief and elusive —
just get a load of THIS!
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If you know how to do it: The brevity of thought is the
soul of thought.
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