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Old 04-10-2008, 01:56 AM   #88 (permalink)
Michael Chui
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Originally Posted by Plato View Post
You see banter as unneccessary, weird, even violent? Others see it as a way of having fun- it keeps things fresh, unpredictable and entertaining. It's also a way of helping people get over their insecurities.
In other words, because you have nothing better to say, you'll say something random (BANANA HAMMOCK) just to fill the silence with white noise.

And you laud this.

Just because people are shallow doesn't mean you have to defend their struggle to remain so.
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