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Do you argue about things that are the same? Six and 1/2 dozen. A cup half-full or a cup half-empty. Arguing for its own sake? WHY?

Posted - March 6, 2019

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  • 44737
    I see no point in doing so.

      March 6, 2019 9:23 AM MST
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  • 46117
    How about the frugal?   

    I have a glass of water and I don't know how to manage this.  Do I drink it and then have none?  And then they wait.  While it slowly evaporates.
      March 6, 2019 10:42 AM MST
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  • 113301
    :):):)
      March 7, 2019 4:32 AM MST
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  • 113301
    Nor do I. It seems to me to be a stupid dumb thing to do. But some folks do. SIGH. Thank you for your reply and the nifty cartoon E! Happy Wednesday to thee!   :)
      March 6, 2019 11:04 AM MST
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  • 46117
    One of my positives is that I can cut right to the center of what someone's motives are.  I can see behind the words.  I can see what the end result will be because of how it is being presented.


    So when some petty argument arises from some petty individual who needs to find something to be disappointed about, I just walk away.  I cannot stand boredom and circular repetition that goes nowhere.  

    I am sober in other words.  And there are plenty of morons who did not touch a drop but think like a drunk.  
      March 6, 2019 10:40 AM MST
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  • 113301
    Thank you for your thoughtful reply Sharon.
      March 6, 2019 11:05 AM MST
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  • 6023
    ARE they the same?  

    What if it's a "baker's dozen"?  Then half would be 6.5, rather than 6.

    And the glass is always full ... it could be 1/2 water and 1/2 air.
    Unless, of course, it's in a vacuum.
      March 6, 2019 11:37 AM MST
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  • 44737
    If it were in a vacuum it would boil away.
      March 6, 2019 12:05 PM MST
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  • 6023
    If it were water ... but what if it were sand ... or a marshmellow?

    LOL
      March 6, 2019 12:19 PM MST
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  • 44737
    Sand wouldn't do anything.  Marshmallows expand. I had a vacuum pump in my lab that could produce a millionth of an atmosphere in a special container. Fun experiments.
      March 6, 2019 12:26 PM MST
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  • 6023
    Yep.
    When I was in high school, we had a science teacher that would let kids come in on their lunch break (when he didn't have a class) and experiment with the vacuum container.  He was naturally one of the popular teachers.  lol
      March 6, 2019 12:48 PM MST
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  • 44737
    Just for the hell of it I put a cockroach in it for about five minutes, released the vacuum and went to the office. When I returned it was still alive.
      March 6, 2019 4:47 PM MST
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  • 113301
    Did I say "baker's dozen" Walt? I did not. The glass it not always full OF WATER which is the question. I do appreciate your thinking outside the box but in this case the entirety of the question belongs within. Your attempt this time does not serve you well. Thank you for your reply. Let the games begin. I await your next move(s.) Thank you for your reply. This post was edited by RosieG at March 7, 2019 4:35 AM MST
      March 7, 2019 4:34 AM MST
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  • 6023
    You know my point, Rosie.
    The glass is always full, no matter what is in it.
    The question is not whether the glass is half full or half empty ... it's whether there is enough of {whatever} for the person.

    EG: A glass with half water (and half air) doesn't have enough water for someone wanting a full glass of water.
    On the other hand, that same glass has too much water for someone who doesn't want any.
      March 7, 2019 7:04 AM MST
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