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Manipulating one's parents is basically a full time occupation for 18 years. It only makes sense that the social interaction with one's siblings would be ingrained life-deep.
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Manipulating one's parents is basically a full time occupation for 18 years. It only makes sense that the social interaction with one's siblings would be ingrained life-deep.
When families reassemble, they often revert to behaviors when the kids were growing up.
That's likely the case.
On a far more pressing concern, microsoft word on my old laptop is screwing up horribly. It's the latest word, but when I open a document that I carefully edited, such as my resume, I'll find that randomly certain words are squished together for instance take this line:
It'll push together offer and professional randomly. Then the rest of the resume will be fine, then I'll see another part where it's randomly pushed together two words:
Fortunately I caught this before sending the resume out, but what the hell. Why is this happening and how do I fix it? I had to comb through it and separate several instances like that.
I also just opened up a large manuscript, and I've come across the same problem and now I'm incredibly infuriated. It may be worth noting that I use Dropbox for all my documents. Maybe that has something to do with it?
On a far more pressing concern, microsoft word on my old laptop is screwing up horribly. It's the latest word, but when I open a document that I carefully edited, such as my resume, I'll find that randomly certain words are squished together for instance take this line:
It'll push together offer and professional randomly. Then the rest of the resume will be fine, then I'll see another part where it's randomly pushed together two words:
Fortunately I caught this before sending the resume out, but what the hell. Why is this happening and how do I fix it? I had to comb through it and separate several instances like that.
I also just opened up a large manuscript, and I've come across the same problem and now I'm incredibly infuriated. It may be worth noting that I use Dropbox for all my documents. Maybe that has something to do with it?
MagisterCultuum
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That reminds me of some studies on birth order and personality. There have been a lot of studies showing how birth order influences personality, but few of them are any good. Almost all of them depend on how other members of the family describe the siblings. When personalities are assessed by those who do not already know the birth order and have not observed the family interacting with each other, the observers don't find any correlation between birth order and an adult's personality whatsoever. Outside observers did however find some statistically significant correlations between birth order and the way individuals behave around those they have known since early childhood. It appears that birth order does not effect an adult's personality in general, but that family gatherings do make our personalities revert to a childhood state when birth order was relevant.
(Those studies linking IQ to birth order of course didn't depend on family members ranking each other, but they were still quite bad as they ignore an important confounding variable. There is a strong correlation between IQ and family size. Children from very large families tend to have much lower IQs, perhaps because they get less individual parental attention or perhaps because more intelligent parents tend to practice better family planning. Most of the first born children in studies that found them to be smarter don't actually have any younger siblings. When you only compare children with the same number of siblings, first born children are no smarter than middle children or youngest children.)
PlutonianEmpire
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Well, certainly explains why I keep thinking my two younger sisters will cause trouble every time they visit my folks, as they were huge kleptomaniacs and huge liars growing up.
What makes up a good, transportable weapon, which is probably not illegal in most countries? Pepper spray, butterflies, brass knuckles, expendable batons, etc. are out, everything illegal here (AFAIK; at least in one of the countries which I have to consider).
Bear spray is legal in pretty much any country with bears.
Farm Boy
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How about a sturdy walking stick or cane? Never underestimate the lowly truncheon.
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Keep a roll of quarters, err, large coins in your pocket, then put them in your fist when you go to strike. They function much like brass nuckles.
A regular pocket knife will work as well.
Or find a heavy, smooth, hand-sized stone that fits in a pocket and use that to bash someone.
Or get a taser.
A regular pocket knife will work as well.
Or find a heavy, smooth, hand-sized stone that fits in a pocket and use that to bash someone.
Or get a taser.
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Edit: slapjack: Don't think so :/.
Edit2: I actually can't find a translation for it, but I'd still guess no :/.
The most scary animals around are probably teddy bears :/.
I'll consider it when I'll get 60, or so ^^.
Well, that would at least work somehow. Not the most efficient thing though
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Both illegal :/.
Edit2: I actually can't find a translation for it, but I'd still guess no :/.
The most scary animals around are probably teddy bears :/.
I'll consider it when I'll get 60, or so ^^.
Well, that would at least work somehow. Not the most efficient thing though
.Both illegal :/.
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A slapjack will knock somebody out and is small enough to be easily transportable. What more do you need? Chinese stars?
Slapjack is a leather sleeve that has a weight in it. You can make one yourself with, like, a sock.
Rumorwise, something like that (was a bit more special, but can't remember it). I have to ask again, but someone of my colleagues said something like that (can't directly look it up, since I'm referring to the NL, and my Dutch...).
Especially important since a) I have a leatherman in my backpack b) conviction will immediately cost me my job (AFAIK; damn it, all that insecurity).
A slapjack will knock somebody out and is small enough to be easily transportable. What more do you need? Chinese stars?
Guess I have to look up some of laws. But since an expendable baton is illegal, and the concept is more or less the same...
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Psch. Get a classy cane and a couple of outfits that match with it. Unless you are going to practice knife fighting or something more drastic you can't get much better than what is essentially a baseball bat without it becoming a "real weapon."
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This time of year it's more frequently boots and a duster with matching hat. A gun might accessorize with that, or a whip if you are stretching, but not a cane.
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