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In article <4natg0$l3g@badger.3do.com> Ken McKinney <ken.mckinney@3do.com> writes:
>Katy says that she is impressed when a man has a nice car or owns his own
>house.
>She seems less interested in men who make other life choices.
[...]
>In short, I think it's counterproductive to take one's living and driving
>choices and try to relate them to issues of character.

   Boy oh boy, every time someone makes some statement of the form
"most people who X are like Y" (i.e., that there is a high correlation
between X and Y), somebody comes along and gets really defensive
yelling "I'm X, and I'm not Y at all!"

   Well, two things: first, your counterexample doesn't disprove the
original statement.  And second, if you're unhappy that people think
the way they do about you, *do* something about it.  Or quit whining.

   I'm going on a job interview on Thursday.  Now, I'm neither more
nor less suited for the position depending on what I wear to that
interview, so you might well say that it's counterproductive for the
interviewers to take my clothing as an indicator of my suitability.
Nevertheless, I'm damn sure I'm going to wear a suit and tie, because
they *will*.

			-Gary

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