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Post #254,373
by Another Scott
5/4/06 8:18:42 AM
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New Ah, the Julia Sweeney approach. ;-)
On [link|http://www.thislife.org/|This American Life] last week, they had a show about the allure of crime. [link|http://www.thisamericanlife.org/pages/descriptions/99/135.html|Julia Sweeney] told about working as an assistant bartender at a hotel.

Act One. Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad. When she was 21, Julia Sweeney got a job as a bartender's assistant and stole between ten and fifteen thousand dollars in cash. She describes the thrill of stealing, and how she justified her thefts to herself, and, oddest of all, how she became a more religious Roman Catholic during her crime spree. Julia Sweeney is an actress and writer, a former cast member at Saturday Night Live; and star of her autobiographical movie God Said Ha!. (14 minutes)


It's quite funny, and gives some insight as to why and how people convince themselves that what they're doing is fine.

I can't find a transcript, but free audio links are there.

Cheers,
Scott.
Post #254,379
by inthane-chan
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5/4/06 8:55:47 AM
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New Yeah, heard that the other day.
     Something (not) to be proud of... - (inthane-chan) - (33) - May 3, 2006, 11:53:01 AM EDT
         Hey, that gives you 8 leads to try to track down today! -NT - (ben_tilly) - (4) - May 3, 2006, 12:45:25 PM EDT
             Interesting thought. - (inthane-chan) - (3) - May 3, 2006, 12:52:54 PM EDT
                 Even if you did know last names, they might have changed -NT - (ben_tilly) - (2) - May 3, 2006, 01:13:05 PM EDT
                     And at least two of them have probably left the country. -NT - (inthane-chan) - (1) - May 3, 2006, 01:24:13 PM EDT
                         Given the current misadministration, this might be good. -NT - (ben_tilly) - May 3, 2006, 02:32:17 PM EDT
         Which leads to... - (slugbug) - (27) - May 3, 2006, 01:52:42 PM EDT
             Define "best". - (inthane-chan) - (7) - May 3, 2006, 02:52:24 PM EDT
                 Not so sure... - (slugbug) - (3) - May 3, 2006, 04:04:08 PM EDT
                     I should add... - (inthane-chan) - (2) - May 3, 2006, 06:13:42 PM EDT
                         That sounds like a lot of fun - (imqwerky) - (1) - May 3, 2006, 06:31:20 PM EDT
                             Here's one of them. - (inthane-chan) - May 3, 2006, 06:49:31 PM EDT
                 instead of being a regular, offer to work cheap - (boxley) - (2) - May 4, 2006, 07:43:34 AM EDT
                     Ah, the Julia Sweeney approach. ;-) - (Another Scott) - (1) - May 4, 2006, 08:18:42 AM EDT
                         Yeah, heard that the other day. -NT - (inthane-chan) - May 4, 2006, 08:55:47 AM EDT
             Supermarkets? - (Andrew Grygus) - (18) - May 3, 2006, 03:21:03 PM EDT
                 You're at the wrong supermarket. Trust me. -NT - (inthane-chan) - May 3, 2006, 03:42:56 PM EDT
                 a regional thing? - (slugbug) - (16) - May 3, 2006, 03:59:42 PM EDT
                     Well, I'm sure I can come up with . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (15) - May 3, 2006, 06:59:33 PM EDT
                         They're getting either operating instructions or directions. -NT - (jbrabeck) - (14) - May 3, 2006, 09:39:04 PM EDT
                             observations.... - (slugbug) - (13) - May 3, 2006, 10:59:05 PM EDT
                                 I think he was implying . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (12) - May 3, 2006, 11:15:59 PM EDT
                                     Gee, thought the sign wasn't necessary on that one! - (jbrabeck) - (11) - May 4, 2006, 10:12:06 AM EDT
                                         No, not necessary, but.... - (slugbug) - (10) - May 4, 2006, 11:30:02 AM EDT
                                             Here in La Crescenta it's even worse. - (Andrew Grygus) - May 4, 2006, 11:40:20 AM EDT
                                             try atlanta - (boxley) - May 4, 2006, 11:46:47 AM EDT
                                             The worst I've seen was a guy reading a book -NT - (ben_tilly) - (7) - May 4, 2006, 01:15:05 PM EDT
                                                 I see both men and women reading quite often. - (Andrew Grygus) - (5) - May 4, 2006, 01:43:44 PM EDT
                                                     ICLRPD (new thread) - (jb4) - May 4, 2006, 01:50:21 PM EDT
                                                     gotta get my eyes checked, first reading was transvestite -NT - (boxley) - May 4, 2006, 02:07:29 PM EDT
                                                     I don't normally commute during rush hour - (ben_tilly) - May 5, 2006, 02:18:11 AM EDT
                                                     Yeah, I read on my way to work sometimes. - (inthane-chan) - (1) - May 5, 2006, 10:51:10 AM EDT
                                                         This brings up cartoon images . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - May 5, 2006, 11:34:32 AM EDT
                                                 I've been behind a guy trying to read a newspaper. - (static) - May 4, 2006, 10:18:40 PM EDT

> We didn't need to have you spouting Yoda quotes to know that you're sad... but thanks for the extra effort...
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