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Mar 4 2011: On My Bucket List: Star in a sitcom about dysfunctional people but get more attention for my own dysfunction. [See Full Bucket List] [view in context] 2912
Mar 4 2011: RT @soundhunter: @BadDalaiLama thought you'd like this ---> RT @joqatana: @Caissie Entertainmentally ill is a beautiful term. 2913
Mar 4 2011: jerk — n. one who actively and transparently asserts his superiority over others. 2914
Mar 4 2011: A jerk is distinguished from a mere idiot by his aggressive self-confidence. He isn't just stupid but actively imposes it on others. 2915
Mar 4 2011: We have known jerks. We've worked with them. Some of us have even lived with them. They're everywhere, in all walks of life. 2916
Mar 4 2011: After a short time with a jerk, you just want to get away. He creates a noxious environment around him. 2917
Mar 4 2011: When you withdraw from a jerk, he detects that you are abandoning him, and it makes him even more jerk-like. 2918
Mar 4 2011: The relentless message of a jerk is, "I am better than you." This is ironic, because he usually has very little to back it up. 2919
Mar 4 2011: Jerkness is a defense mechanism. The more the jerk loathes himself inside, the more aggressively he must assert superiority on the outside. 2920
Mar 4 2011: The jerk is unable to tolerate depression—i.e. recognition of his own failings. Jerkness is a last-ditch effort to ward it off. 2921
Mar 4 2011: A jerk is a milder form of sociopath. He probably won't kill you, but he'll plough over your feelings. 2922
Mar 4 2011: A jerk wants to dominate any social venue he appears in. Often, you can't shut him up! 2923
Mar 4 2011: Jerks are predominantly male, but some lady jerks can compete with the best of them! 2924
Mar 4 2011: Working for a jerk is the worst hell! You can't just get the job done; you have to cater to the ever-shifting needs of his ego. 2925
Mar 4 2011: Marriages to jerks are usually short-lived. When they do persist, it is because a masochistic spouse thinks she can change him. 2926
Mar 4 2011: You can't fix a jerk. He may change over time, but you can't change him. All you can do is get away. 2927
Mar 4 2011: Are you a jerk? We all show the signs from time to time. We may feign excess self-confidence when we're insecure inside. 2928
Mar 4 2011: When you encounter a jerk, you manage him like you would a wild animal, then do what you can to get away. 2929
Mar 4 2011: The customer service agents in every field deal with jerks every day. You say the right words to placate them, then move them along. 2930
Mar 4 2011: You can't let a jerk get under your skin. It's one of the routine hazards of life. Just resolve his customer service issue, then let it go! 2931
Mar 4 2011: As for the jerk inside you? Yup, you were one once! Just let that go, too, and remain vigilant in the future. 2932
Mar 4 2011: #### End. This has been a one-hour live essay by the Bad Dalai Lama: Jerks! [view in context]
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