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Poll Results: Reasons to be Phony

Valuable Phoniness Poll
Best reason to be phony:
  
stick to goal  (4)

3%

  
protect self  (39)

33%

  
can't be real: are tired, shocked..  (9)

7%

  
exploration, fun  (12)

10%

  
(there is no excuse, period)  (36)

31%

  
(not listed, see comments)  (16)

 

13%

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12 Visitor Comments
(in reverse order, as usual)

And another thing, "Be who you are and say what you feel because those who matter don't mind and those who mind don't matter."11/3/00 10:02:09 AM
There is never a reason for anybody in the world to be a phony. It doesn't matter to me who you are or what you do, you have no right to be a phony.11/3/00 10:00:25 AM
#@&$ yourself you "real" fagets11/2/00 11:11:14 PM
It sucks! What you need to do is keep it real11/2/00 11:29:53 AM
I feel there is no excuse to act phony, that is just like saying you are back stabbing. These days you have to be real with others!!!!!!11/1/00 1:41:25 PM
Maybe phoniness is from thinking and being real is feeling. Being real is about listening to yourself and others right now. Holden continually changes plans because he is being real. Still, I don't think that you have to be alienating to accomplish a goal, just like you don't have to be rude if you're not feeling so great. Suzanne 10/29/00 8:08:52 PM
No one knows who they really are any way10/27/00 5:40:45 PM
We all must be phony at times. Even Holden is not genuine all the time. To tell the truth we all must reach for the golden ring. If we fall into a world of phoniness while trying to grab it then we are better for trying and not lying to ourselves by not taking the risk of reaching for the gold. Very few are skilled enough to grab the ring and not fall off the hourse into the phony world. E-mail dollar1984@hotmail.com 10/26/00 9:21:25 PM
live life to the fullest and be all the real that makes you who you are!!!!!10/26/00 2:11:27 AM
People are phony to act nice and then the turn around and say something bad about you. My opinion is to stone them to death and lower the population.10/25/00 9:15:06 PM
better to be a phony than a jackass10/24/00 10:52:53 AM
It's so hard to be real...I can't go a day without being phony...I don't know my real self..nobody does anymore10/21/00 2:10:41 PM


Poll dates: 20 Oct - 3 Nov 2000 (two weeks)

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