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Author: VickieBVickieB Date: May 9, 2008 07:58
...when Mark Twain said
-- "To someone with a hammer, every problem looks
like a nail."
Clueless in Oklahoma
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Author: Séimà mac LiamSéimà mac Liam Date: May 9, 2008 08:12
> ...when Mark Twain said -- "To someone with a hammer, every problem
> looks like a nail."
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> Clueless in Oklahoma
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I have most often seen this in reference to a tendency of victims of
childhood sexual abuse to see often innocent behavior as indicative of
sexual abuse. A hyper-sensitivity, if you will. It is usually cited as
"To someone whose only tool is a hammer, every problem looks like a
nail" It speaks to a narrowed perspective. Another example would be
someone who has been raped viewing all sex as rape or at least that is
their emotional response to all sex. They may comprehend intellectually
that there is a difference, but their emotions, not fully under their
control, speak a different message, much more loudly than their reason.
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Author: VickieBVickieB Date: May 9, 2008 08:46
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Author: DinkDink Date: May 9, 2008 08:46
On Fri, 9 May 2008 09:58:18 -0500, "VickieB" privacy.net>
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>...when Mark Twain said -- "To someone with a hammer, every problem looks
>like a nail."
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>Clueless in Oklahoma
To someone with a broom, every problem looks like a dust bunny.
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Author: VickieBVickieB Date: May 9, 2008 08:57
"Dink" wrote...
> On Fri, 9 May 2008 09:58:18 -0500, "VickieB" privacy.net>
> wrote:
>>>...when Mark Twain said -- "To someone with a hammer, every problem looks
>>like a nail."
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>>Clueless in Oklahoma
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> To someone with a broom, every problem looks like a dust bunny.
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Heh...so, someone who tries to solve all problems with the same approach?
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Author: Gordon HGordon H Date: May 9, 2008 08:53
VickieB privacy.net> writes>...when Mark Twain said -- "To someone with a hammer, every problem looks
>like a nail."
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>Clueless in Oklahoma
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I know what he meant, but I could not possibly improve on the way he
expressed it. :-)
To the man with a gun, every annoying neighbour is a target.
To the man with nukular weapons...
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Gordon H
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Author: VickieBVickieB Date: May 9, 2008 09:24
"Gordon H" g3snx.demon.co.uk.invalid> wrote ...> VickieB privacy.net> writes>>...when Mark Twain said -- "To someone with a hammer, every problem looks
>>like a nail."
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>>Clueless in Oklahoma
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> I know what he meant, but I could not possibly improve on the way he
> expressed it. :-)
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> To the man with a gun, every annoying neighbour is a target.
> To the man with nukular weapons...
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;-) So, we can only see things through our limited vision.
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Author: VickieBVickieB Date: May 9, 2008 09:27
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