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Old Sep 26, 2006, 4:58 pm
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Originally Posted by kaukau
Seemed to have the same result.
That's like saying that putting an egg in the frying pan or tossing it into an active volcano has the same result.

If I say "jump" within earshot of the dog, the dog jumps. If I say "jump" within earshot of the paranoid homeless woman wandering around DC who thinks the post-2000 election America is made in God's image, she doesn't jump. But if I say "hi" to her, she jumps like a scared cat. Same results, different causes, different situations. That is, apples to oranges.
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