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    Image of pesematology pesematology
    11/20/09

    In reply to Personality Plus
    Oh for the fuck of shit.

    At least you gave us a cute kitten chaser to this drivel.
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    Image of logruszed logruszed
    11/19/09

    In reply to Personality Plus
    Son, you got a froggie on your head.
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    Image of tiredfairy tiredfairy
    11/19/09

    In reply to Personality Plus
    Frog hat!

    Sorry, what was that drivel about personalities? I sees a cute kitteh.

    What if your personality is based in being consistently unpredictable? What about that, huh?
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    Image of salthegeek salthegeek
    11/19/09

    In reply to Personality Plus
    What really? All my friends-that-are-girls have way more personalities than me. Then again I have none.
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    Image of whynotshesaid whynotshesaid
    11/19/09

    In reply to Personality Plus
    What a strange definition of personality. Are they saying that a dude who comes home from work every day and drinks beer and scratches his balls while watching ESPN is exhibiting more personality than someone who goes to a museum, writes poetry, hangs with friends, runs, watches TV, etc. etc. because BallScratcher McCoorsDrinker is more consistent and predictable in his behavior?

    If that's the case, then I'll be happy to have the personality of a dishrag.
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    Image of unalteredone unalteredone
    11/19/09

    @whynotshesaid: Heh.

    From what I've learned in college psych, personality as predictable behaviors doesn't mean what you actively DO, necessarily, but more of how you repeatedly react to things. Like me for instance, I pretty much always get defensive when criticized, so that's a part of my personality. So the collection of your typical reactions to different situations would be considered your personality.
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    Image of whynotshesaid whynotshesaid
    11/19/09

    @unalteredone: Well, that makes a hell of a lot more sense than what I was envisioning. Thanks for clearing that up.
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    Image of Lymed Lymed
    11/19/09

    In reply to Personality Plus
    My male cat is always wearing large hats too. But I consider my female cat laughing at him to be a sign of her personality.
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    Image of Sputnik_Sweetheart Sputnik_Sweetheart
    11/19/09

    In reply to Personality Plus
    I'm sorry, what were you saying? I was distracted by a cute kitten in a silly hat.
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    Image of Tippi Hedren Tippi Hedren
    11/19/09

    In reply to Personality Plus
    I feel like "personality" is the wrong word to describe consistency...
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    Image of burningdinner burningdinner
    11/19/09

    @Tippi Hedren: That's what I thought... I mean, at its worst, consistency is just plain boring, which sure doesn't constitute personality as far as I'm concerned.

    But maybe I'm missing something.
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    Image of Pizza!Pizza!Pizza! Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!
    11/19/09

    @Tippi Hedren: If anything, consistency seems like a stronger case for doing things based on biology or drive rather than personal choices and quirks.
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    Image of sybann sybann
    11/12/09

    In reply to Breast Intentions
    This is wonderful! Please alert me when us flat chested sisters can do the same. Just one damn cup size... #breastcancer
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    Image of BearDownCBears BearDownCBears
    11/12/09

    In reply to Breast Intentions
    That'll do, pig. #breastcancer
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    Image of Kilotwat Kilotwat
    11/12/09

    In reply to Breast Intentions

    I don't want no mutant titties... or do I? #breastcancer
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    Image of sarasasa sarasasa
    11/12/09


    @Kilotwat: Be careful, if Woody Allen taught us anything, is that those things can take a life of their own. #breastcancer
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    Image of curiousgeorgiana curiousgeorgiana
    11/12/09

    In reply to Breast Intentions
    Story's like this just make me amazed at what humans are capable of discovering.

    Anecdote: My mom had open heart surgery and when they cut open her chest, her breastbone shattered. They reconstructed the bone using a mesh cylinder that, yep, biodegrades over the course of a decade. AWESOME. #breastcancer
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    11/12/09

    @curiousgeorgiana: I just saw my typo, and it is pissing me off. But alas, too late to edit. Sorry all! #breastcancer
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    Image of Maritsa Maritsa
    10/27/09

    In reply to Happiness Is Married, With Children
    I don't get a lot of the comments here, unless people just didn't read the article (which is probably the case). The articles don't talk about child-free couples at all. The comparison was between married parents and single/separated/cohabitating parents. #children
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    Image of redqueenmeg redqueenmeg
    10/27/09

    In reply to Happiness Is Married, With Children
    Ya know, I'd love to have a planned child with my husband someday, but I can only do that if my birth control pill will stop FAILING. #children
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    Image of JerseyGrrrl JerseyGrrrl
    10/27/09

    In reply to Happiness Is Married, With Children
    WAIT WAIT WAIT. So planned and/or culturally celebrated occurrences make people happier than unplanned and/or culturally shamed occurrences???

    I am shocked -- SHOCKED! -- I tell you. And yes, to my sinister onion of a heart, children=occurrences. #children
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