The Courage of Their Conniptions 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Clifford N. Lazarus explore how persons continue to cling to beliefs even when they had been proven wrong. Here’s a nugget:
Follow the link for his suggestions as to how these folks keep their faith, baby.
Stray Question, Tripping Hazard Dept. 0
When did shoe manufacturers decide that shoes need shoelaces long enough to moor a boat?
And, for Pete’s sake, why?
QOTD 0
Rex Stout, in the voice of Archie Goodwin:
. . . impetuosity is a virtue only when delay is dangerous . . . .
Stout, Rex, Too Many Clients (New York, Bantam, 1971), p. 32.
Punk’d in the Pocketbook 0
You may have heard about the Payless Shoe chain’s “Palessi” prank, in which Payless invented a tony ersatz brand, “Paylessi,” and gulled folks with more money than sense into paying hundreds of dollars for $20 shoes.
At Psychology Today Blogs, Utpal Dholakia draws three lessons from this. Here they are; follow the link for a detailed discussion of the Paylessi prank and of each of these items.
- We should be skeptical of recommendations given by influencers and so-called experts.
- We should treat brands like wrapping paper on a Christmas present, not the present itself.
- When making a purchase decision, we should pay attention to the product features that really matter.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Be polite as you complete your last-minute Christmas shopping.
“It was completely accidental,” Myers said. “The gentleman was actually very embarrassed about the whole situation.”
A quibble: “Accidental” is a less than optimal synonym for “stupid.”
Suffer the Children 0
There’s nothing quite like Christmas in Donald Trump’s kiddie koncentration kamps.
