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I tend to be at the other end of the spectrum... I expect and assume the best of people I meet. I've been sorely disappointed over the years, but for the most part, I find it makes ME happier to assume you're a nice guy/girl, and to act accordingly. But, like B_G, once you've shown yourself to be less than I think you should be, it takes a lot to rehabilitate yourself in my eyes. Fortunately, that hasn't happened often enough to make me lose faith.
It's like the makers of Tilley Hats (at least used to) say... "We will accept personal cheques, provided you offer no other form of identification". Yes, they got burned with that policy over the years, but not often enough to make them change the policy.
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The secret to great marksmanship is deciding what the target was AFTER you've shot.
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