"I used to call people, then I got into e-mailing, then texting, and now I just ignore everyone."
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modern life, modern times, modern attitudes, modern technology, modern technologies, email, emailing, text, texting, messaging, message, messages, text message, text messages, text messaging, e-mail, e-mailing, emails, e-mails, ignore, ignoring, anti social, anti social, unsociable, introvert, introverts, social media, social medias, social network, social networking, smartphone, smartphones, phone, phones, cellphone, cellphones, mobile phone, mobile phones, advancing technology, developing technology, ignore, ignores, ignoring"And you thought it was so easy just to ignore me on the subway."
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businessman, businessmen, panhandler, panhandlers, panhandling, panhandle, beggar, beggars, begging, beg, busker, buskers, busking, busk, homeless, subway, metro, tub, underground, train, trains, platform, station, stations, ignore, ignoring, can't ignore, elevator, elevators, guitar, guitarist, guitarists, music, musician, musicians, poorAirplane Seatbelts
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airplane, airplanes, aeroplane, aeroplanes, jet, jets, air travel, plane travel, fly, flying, seatbelt, seatbelts, safety, health and safety, flight safety, airplane seatbelt, airplane seatbelts, aeroplane seatbelt, aeroplane seatbelts, safety demonstration, obvious, ignore, ignoring, ignorant, ignorance, naive, uninformed, disinterested, disinterest, state the obvious, safety demonstration, safety demoWoman in prison's visitation room, screaming at prisoner who is reading a newspaper
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prison, prisons, jail, jails, incarceration, criminal, criminals, convict, convicts, prisoner, prisoners, inmate, inmates, visitor, visitors, visitation, visiting, crime, newspaper, reading the news, reading the newspaper, news, newspapers, paper, papers, quiet, shush, screaming, nagging, yelling, shouting, angry, anger, relationship, relationships, relationship issue, relationship problems, marriage, marriages, married life, husband, husbands, wife, wives, ignore, ignoring, tune out, peaceful, peace and quiet, escape, relax, relaxing, calm, stereotype, stereotypes, men, man, women, woman"My position is very simple. I prefer not knowing whether a person is gay or Irish."
". . . and I haven't met anyone interesting in years." "What am I-chopped liver?"
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psychiatrist, psychiatrists, psychologist, psychologists, counselor, counselors, counselling, counsel, undervalued, insulting, insulted, poor practice, taking offense, offended, offense, ignored, ignoring, ignores, attention, craving attention, interesting, interest, left out, leave out, leaving, unprofessional"I feel an intense pride, Robert, that I live in a country rich enough to have war and peace at the same time."
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pride, proud, war, wars, warring, war and peace, time of war, times of war, patriot, patriots, patriotic, ignorance, ignorance is bliss, ignore, ignores, ignoring, wartime, contradiction, contradictions, contradictory, paradox, paradoxes, upper class, upper classes, head in the sand, heads in the sand, afghanistan, war in afghanistan, forgotten war, forgotten wars"Spare a little eye contact?"
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panhandler, panhandlers, panhandling, homeless, homelessness, social inequality, inequality, begging, beggar, beggars, poverty gap, eye contact, ignore, ignoring, arrogant, arrogance, charity, uncharitable, selfish, selfishness, rich person, rich people, the one percent, the 1 percent, wealth divide, wealth gap"Half Empty. Half Empty. Half Empty-"
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pessimist, pessimism, pessimists, pessimistic, half full, half, full, half empty, empty, desert, deserts, lost, wilderness, wasteland, desert, deserts, cactus, neet, quit, quits, quitter, quitting, give up, giving, up, giving up, determined, determination, mirage, ignorant, ignorance, ignored, ignoring, perfectionists, perfectionist"Look. They say sit, you sit. They say roll over, you roll over. Where's the prob?"
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sit, sits, sitting, obedient, obedience, cat, cats, dog, dogs, disobedient, disobedience, rolling over, ignore, ignores, ignoring, owner, owners, pet, pets, training, trainer, trainers, obedience school, obedience schools, sit down, sits down, sitting down, roll over, trick, tricks, dog trick, dog tricks"Just ignore them. They're summer people."
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animal, animals, talking animal, talking animals, fish, shark, sharks, underwater, ocean, sea, summer, summertime, tourist, tourists, tourism, tourist season, travel, traveller, travellers, traveler, travelers, vacationer, vacationers, holiday-goer, holiday-goers, incompetent, incompetents, incompetence, summer people, ignore, ignoring, strange, unusual, dumb, sucker, suckers, season, seasons, seasonal, swimming"I begged him to learn how to swim—but did he listen?"
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swim, swimming, swimmer, swimmers, paddling pool, paddling pools, pool, pools, swimming pool, swimming pools, bad swimmer, bad swimmers, drown, drowning, couple, couples, bad relationship, bad relationships, argue, arguing, argument, arguments, ignore, ignoring, ignored, listen, listening, communication, bad communication, uncaring, dying, heartless, heartlessness, callous, contemptuous, revenge, getting revengeONE MORNING WHILE GETTING DRESSED,
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ethics, ethical, unethical, getting dressed, dress, shirt, shirts, labor laws, labour laws, trade, trading, neglect, neglecting, ignore, ignoring, ignores, ignored, label, labels, made in, inconsequential, fair trade, fairtrade, fairness, slave labour, slave labor, sweatshop, sweatshops, poor condition, poor conditions, international relations"The resolution has been made and seconded that we stick our heads in the sand."
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animal, animals, talking animal, talking animals, ostrich, ostriches, bird, birds, business, businessman, businessmen, executive, executives, exec, execs, manager, managers, management, board member, board members, chairman, chairmen, office, offices, office life, board meeting, board meetings, meeting, meetings, motion, motions, stick your head in the sand, bury your head in the sand, have your head in the sand, ignoring, hiding, avoiding, personification, anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic"I'm sorry—did you say something? I was off creating my own reality."
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relationship, relationships, relationship issues, relationship problems, marriage, marriages, married life, couple, couples, husband, husbands, wife, wives, spouse, spouses, ignoring, tuning out, daydreaming, daydreamer, daydreamers, reality, dream, dreams, dreaming, creating, virtual reality, creative, alternate reality, bad listener, bad listeners, not listening, not paying attention, space cadet, spaced out, zoned out, bored"We'd like to do a song that will barely penetrate your consciousness as you continue to enjoy those faddish cigars and single-malt scotches."
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music, live music, band, bands, musician, musicians, singer, singers, performer, performers, performing, bar, bars, pub, pubs, club, clubs, nightclub, nightclubs, song, songs, singing, ignoring, oblivious, unaware, disinterested, uninterested, live entertainment"What does your mother have to do to get a drink around here?"
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barmen, barman, landlord, landlords, publican, publicans, bartender, bartenders, bar work, bar worker, bar workers, bar stool, bar stools, mom, moms, mum, mums, mother, mothers, motherhood, ignore, ignoring, drinks order, drinks orders, drink order, drink orders, customer service, customer satisfaction, customer services"To be frozen solid for a while on the north slope of Mt. Everest would, I occasionally feel, be a welcome change."
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relationship, relationships, relationship issues, relationship problems, marriage, marriages, married life, couple, couples, husband, husbands, wife, wives, spouse, spouses, argument, arguments, arguing, fight, fights, fighting, conflict, conflicts, angry, anger, cold shoulder, ignoring, ignore, mount everest, mt. everest, climbing, climber, climbers, mountain, mountains, mountain climbing, mountain climber, mountain climbers, winter, wintertime, cold, freezing, icy, frozen, frozen solid, slope, slopes, north, welcome change, welcome changes, geroge mallory, mallory"Your faucet is running."
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idle thought, idle thoughts, mind, wander, wanders, wandering, pay attention, paying attention, faucet, leak, leaks, leaky, brain, brains, mental image, mental images, chitchat, chit-chat, chat, chats, chatting, ignore, ignores, ignoring, drip, drips, date, dates, bad date, bad dates, thoughtless, daydream, daydreams, daydreaming, dinner date, dinner dates"For one million dollars, what have I been talking about for the past ten minutes: the upcoming election, my mother, my job, or an article in the Home section about kitchen makeovers?"
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bad listener, bad listeners, listening skill, listening skills, husband, husbands, wife, wives, million dollar question, million dollar questions, quiz show, quiz shows, marital problem, domestic, domestics, marital problems, marriage therapy, marital therapy, couples counseling, relationship problems, communication problem, communication problems, ignoring, listeningFrom "The Letters Of Jeffrey Flanders and Tip-Top Utility"
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love letter, love letters, romance, romantic, romances, letter, letters, love-letters, utilities, utility, electricity, electricity company, power company, power, electric, electricity, remittance, pay, paying, bill, bills, billing, billed, invoice, invoices, invoicing, utility companies, ignorant, ignorance, ignoring, ignored, one way, one-way, unrequited, unrequites