tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post115757975860617713..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Tavistock - FinallyAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-1157687047127148692006-09-07T23:44:00.000-04:002006-09-07T23:44:00.000-04:00I'm a devil's advocate myself, to the point where ...I'm a devil's advocate myself, to the point where virtually no one can tell me anything without me immediately thinking of the flipside and arguing that side. This is not usually healthy behavior in non-group-debate type sessions, such as a co-worker explaining to me the other day why she divorced her husband in regards to apparent abuse of their children, <I>and my mind immediately jumped to arguments for the other side anyway.</I><BR/><BR/>It's a good thing I have <I>some</I> sort of filter.<BR/><BR/>Speaking of Tavistock, though, you still need to get me a present.Ben Wymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12491745981357751416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-1157656910325187142006-09-07T15:21:00.000-04:002006-09-07T15:21:00.000-04:00I think I'm the Devil's Advocate. I'm in a Yahoo ...I think I'm the Devil's Advocate. I'm in a Yahoo group of crunchy ladies like myself, and they started in on an anti-Wal-Mart rant, and I reflexively started defending Wal-Mart. I think I kind of serve to keep their holier-than-thou-ness in check. I do the same out in regular society-- I seem to go out of my way to put the lie to everyone's stereotypes and implicit assumptions. And yet I desire to be totally normal in every way. It is the fundamental dilemma of my life.Old Wacky Hermithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00028692611952640755noreply@blogger.com