#124 Let’s Pretend
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Scientists tell us that the make-believe games of small children are vital for normal psychological development. When children pretend to be something they’re not, it prepares them to be grown-ups who pretend to be something theyâre not; like the guy who has a chrome-plated skull-and-cross-bones and airbrushed flames on his scooter.
Does he really believe that a biker gang will take him seriously on a 250cc Vespa? No matter how many times he watches Easy Rider on DVD the chrome on his scooter wonât make him a biker any more than a pair of scrubs makes someone a doctor. The chrome is just a grown-up version of playing pretend.
Heâs like the rest of us; we all think we can fool most of the people most of the time.
Once you realize that everybody is playing make-believe all the time, itâs easy to spot the pretenders..
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NOTES:
- Just one note this time. As I mentioned in the episode, if your inner-geek wants to play, check out all of the really cool stuff at:http://www.thinkgeek.com
(I’m kind of partial to the plush zombies, myself.)
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Hi Kevin, I’ve been listening to your podcast. They are really good. I’ve even read all of the transcripts. Perhaps, you could put a link to the transcripts on a more prominent spot, like on the side menu where the RSS feeds are located. Also, Episode 85, Living in a Winter Wonderland do not seems to have a transcript.
Thanks for note, Henry. I’ll work on updating the sidebar (great idea).
You’re right…I did miss the “Living in a Winter Wonderland” transcript. I’ve fixed that and now you’ll find it at:
http://myfavoriteshortcomings.wordpress.com/2008/01/05/living-in-a-winter-wonderland/
Regards,
KC