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Hyde's Mr. Burroughs
Anonymous:
It is a cult. Walks like a cult ...... must be a cult. It is a personality cult. They need a new personality. Old Joe is not long for this world. I will send my salary requirements if you are interested.
Anonymous:
--- Quote from: ""Guest"" ---Ursus,
You grumpy bear, what a silly accusation! You certainly know better than to say that I think Hyde was a prep school. If you think Hyde is a cult, good for you. I don't share your opinion, and it's not for paucity of knowledge.
By the way, I loved your family photo over in the "Web Forum Hosting" forum.
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Damn,
That was worse then the cup chicks. I hope I can still get that stiff when I am his age but not in another guys mouth.
Anonymous:
--- Quote from: ""Led Egg"" ---It is a cult. Walks like a cult ...... must be a cult. It is a personality cult. They need a new personality. Old Joe is not long for this world. I will send my salary requirements if you are interested.
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I'll give you two conclusive reasons (for me) why you're stretching the definition of cult. First, as you point out, a cult needs a personality to worship. Do you think Hyde will disappear when Joe does? Second, a cult is by definition a total life-long commitment. I suppose there are some students for whom Hyde is a total life-long commitment, for better (Jeff Black, Margo Calvetti, Larry Dubinsky) or worse (Ursus), but they are a tiny, tiny minority. The majority just move on.
Anonymous:
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I'll give you two conclusive reasons (for me) why you're stretching the definition of cult. First, as you point out, a cult needs a personality to worship. Do you think Hyde will disappear when Joe does?
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Bill W. is long dead and the Stepcrafters still practice. He's legendary and beyond reproach. Sounds familiar.
--- Quote ---Second, a cult is by definition a total life-long commitment. I suppose there are some students for whom Hyde is a total life-long commitment, for better (Jeff Black, Margo Calvetti, Larry Dubinsky) or worse (Ursus), but they are a tiny, tiny minority. The majority just move on.
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Larry Dubinsky? Life long commitment for the better? The same Dubinsky perv that keeps hanging around even though there have been settlements paid out for his, ahem, indiscretions?
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Anonymous:
--- Quote from: ""Guest"" ---
--- Quote from: ""Led Egg"" ---It is a cult. Walks like a cult ...... must be a cult. It is a personality cult. They need a new personality. Old Joe is not long for this world. I will send my salary requirements if you are interested.
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I'll give you two conclusive reasons (for me) why you're stretching the definition of cult. First, as you point out, a cult needs a personality to worship. Do you think Hyde will disappear when Joe does? Second, a cult is by definition a total life-long commitment. I suppose there are some students for whom Hyde is a total life-long commitment, for better (Jeff Black, Margo Calvetti, Larry Dubinsky) or worse (Ursus), but they are a tiny, tiny minority. The majority just move on.
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I guess it would depend on your definition of cult. I think it is likely that Hyde will fall apart after Joe. There are the social mechanisms of cult: isolation, dependence, absolute moral authority, in crowd argot , the insider vs outsider ethos. That is enough for me.
No it is not Scientology. No life long commitment financially, but to succeed you need to pledge life long devotion to, what ever the current jargon is, "charater centered" , "purpose driven" life.
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