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...product of non-zero-sumness. The game theorist Thomas Schelling has noted that in a purely zero-sum game there is no rational reason to communicate. If you see opposing coaches talking before a football game, they are probably talking about some realm where their interests overlap--swapping gossip, maybe, or rescheduling a game to avoid injuries in bad weather. But neither coach has cause to communicate honestly about the game...
...aides, he was able to relax and replenish his energies each night to face the struggles of the following day. Every evening he held a cocktail hour where the rule was that nothing could be said of politics or war; instead the conversation was deliberately turned to gossip, funny stories or reminiscences. Only Eleanor was allowed to bring up serious subjects, to talk of civil rights or slum clearance. Roosevelt spent untold hours sorting his stamp collection, playing poker with his Cabinet members, watching mystery movies. Only when Eleanor chose the movies did he agree to sit through serious pictures...
...though the city provided generous loans to the cash poor. Homeowners' dues range from $100 to $150 a month.) And the endless meetings continue after everyone moves in. Instead of delegating to a board of directors or voting, Southside residents, like most cohousers, make every decision by consensus. Also, gossip runs rampant. "There have been three romances in the community," says resident Pam Silva, 49. "They were great topics of conversation and entertainment...
...people having a fun, safe time at Harvard?" The answer probably has something to do with why there was no story about how the Fly Club raised money and toys for a local charity at their party earlier this month. It is just more fun to engage in mindless gossip about chickens and closings then it is to provide any accurate representation of the truth...
...over. Won't ever forget 4224. Not over Nina Yuen, Junior Mints and other small blessings. Still trying to get over what's hip, what's now, what's on the street. Nail biting and teeth grinding--not over it (but working on it). Not over that Gossip Guy photo. Not over Toto. Not over Ivy n' Matty. Can't get over the affected exclamation, "Amazing." Addicted to lip balms, try as we might. Not over illegal drug use. Or girlfriends. Not over modesty. Not over Bob Slate's or Bob Pollard. Family: not over the concept. Anna...