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In other words, malformation is not damage.

A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Oct 18th, 2008 at 08:03:19 PM EST
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Yes.

"Malformation" is a physical characteristic, not necessarily having a functional affect.  

That I know of.

This is kcurie territory and the wimp wimped out.  (The wuss! :-)

by ATinNM on Sat Oct 18th, 2008 at 08:35:57 PM EST
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Well, apparently TBG has all the answers on this one!

Ad astra per aspera
by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Sat Oct 18th, 2008 at 08:42:42 PM EST
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Would anyone like to join my cult?

It's not very expensive. And almost entirely painless.

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Sat Oct 18th, 2008 at 09:11:23 PM EST
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Which plane of reality should I apply through for membership?

Ad astra per aspera
by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Sat Oct 18th, 2008 at 09:14:41 PM EST
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Flossing is THE answer!
by ATinNM on Sat Oct 18th, 2008 at 10:45:44 PM EST
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your cult sells Mental floss?

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Sun Oct 19th, 2008 at 05:07:57 AM EST
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Reference to a passage in a book by Robert A. Wilson.  Joke directed at TBG.
by ATinNM on Sun Oct 19th, 2008 at 01:47:29 PM EST
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Ah answered with a Zappa reply, fishing for people who knew.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Sun Oct 19th, 2008 at 05:14:07 PM EST
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ThatBritGuy:
And almost entirely painless.

operative word: almost!!

we already did, tbg, and yes it hardly hurt at all...

clutches cranium and staggers off into the night gibbering.

 je je jejeje...

oops, wires crossed again..

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Sun Oct 19th, 2008 at 01:39:12 PM EST
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The developing brain interprets malformation as damage and routes around.

-- #include witty_sig.h
by silburnl on Mon Oct 20th, 2008 at 06:52:25 AM EST
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