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[Carl]

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11 Bravo (14,841 posts)

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Don't you just know that Skinner lies in bed at night asking himself ...
"What the **** were we thinking when we instituted Meta-discussion?"

MadrasT (5,074 posts)
1. I tend to imagine that Skinner is probably watching this whole thing

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from a somewhat detached perspective, like a sociology experiment. And occasionally laughing his ass off at how worked up we get over stuff.

Tuesday Afternoon (40,800 posts)
2. as long as the bills are paid, I imagine the same.

libodem (10,417 posts)
4. I don't think he named himself Skinner

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By accident. We are the grand experiment. Now, here are your m&m's...as you were.

No really...you all do matter and are driving the politics of the country.

 

[GOBUCKS]

It's cute sometimes, how the DUmmies think Skimmer cares about anything but the money.

[franksolich]

.....occasionally laughing his ass off at how worked up we get over stuff.

My fellow alum Skins isn't the only one doing that.

Like when the primitives get all hot and excited and worked up over possible moles, we laugh too.

[Tucker]

MadrasT (5,074 posts)
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from a somewhat detached perspective, like a sociology experiment. And occasionally laughing his ass off at how worked up we get over stuff.

OK. That settles it. Frank is Skimmer.

[Undies]

OK. That settles it. Frank is Skimmer.

I hear tell Skinner is the bologna from frank and his Sand wench.

[98ZJUSMC]

MadrasT (5,074 posts)
1. I tend to imagine that Skinner is probably watching this whole thing

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from a somewhat detached perspective, like a sociology experiment. And occasionally laughing his ass off at how worked up we get over stuff.

No, that's us. 

....and we always find ourselves either laughing or disgusted.

[98ZJUSMC]

OK. That settles it. Frank is Skimmer.

That would be hilarious.  Definitely, one of the top three funniest things on this planet.



Hey, Sis!  Look at the Marxists.

[miskie]

Above: A Skinner Box. EOM.

[beefeater]

MadrasT (5,074 posts)
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from a somewhat detached perspective, like a sociology experiment. And occasionally laughing his ass off at how worked up we get over stuff.

FUnny, I posted that very theory here months ago.

   
The etymology of the name Skinner and the real purpose of the DUmp.
« on: August 13, 2012, 08:25:21 pm »
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A little over ten years ago our youngest was taking a psych class in college. He called me one night and asked if I had ever heard of a psychologist/behaviorist who had performed experimental analysis of behavior using lab rats and other animals, and if I had, did I have any information on him. I did know who he was referring to, we had studied him when I took psych101 back in the 60’s, and I agreed to help him with some research.

I happen to own a small office building and one of my tenants is a psychologist I’ll call “Bob”. Bob had a treasure trove of books and information on the subject and met with my son to help him do a mid-term report for his class. Meanwhile I decided to do an internet search and found a website that was eerily similar sounding to the lab rat experiments that we had been discussing. I had to show it to Bob and he was immediately fascinated by the place. We both registered and began lurking and eventually posting at the site. Sometimes we would coordinate our conversations in order to obtain the desired responses. Bob did it because he studies human behavior for a living. Me? I just like to stir the pot sometimes.

By now I’m sure you recognize the website we invaded as the Democraticunderground.

Now, what we both found instructive, and maybe even a bit amusing, was the nom de plume of the owner and chief behaviorist at the DUmp by the name of Skinner, for you see the psychologist/behaviorist we were looking into was none other than B.F. Skinner who also invented a device known as the “operant conditioning chamber” also commonly called a “Skinner Box”.



The Dump has always reminded me of a rat maze and I can’t get the image of trained lab animals out of my mind when lurking or trolling there.

More on B.F. Skinner here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._F._Skinner

See if you don't agree with my assessment.

Needless to say I don't disagree with the Coaches' description of the primitives living on an island, but this is how I've always pictured them.

http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php/topic,76661.0/highlight,etymology+skinner.html