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Why are people offended by insults?

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Why are people offended by insults?
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RE: Why are people offended by insults?
February 9, 2010 at 9:06 am
If you're not offended it isn't a very good insult. People will use insults to get the better of you. Put you down amongst your piers. You could lose out, and you have an inbuilt reaction designed to defend yourself and your share of the pie.
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Why are people offended by insults?

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Why are people offended by insults? - by Edwardo Piet - February 5, 2010 at 9:22 am
RE: Why are people offended by insults? - by Tiberius - February 5, 2010 at 9:24 am
RE: Why are people offended by insults? - by Edwardo Piet - February 5, 2010 at 9:25 am
RE: Why are people offended by insults? - by Dotard - February 5, 2010 at 9:29 am
RE: Why are people offended by insults? - by Edwardo Piet - February 5, 2010 at 9:32 am
RE: Why are people offended by insults? - by Eilonnwy - February 5, 2010 at 9:35 am
RE: Why are people offended by insults? - by Edwardo Piet - February 5, 2010 at 9:38 am
RE: Why are people offended by insults? - by fr0d0 - February 5, 2010 at 1:05 pm
RE: Why are people offended by insults? - by leo-rcc - February 5, 2010 at 1:12 pm
RE: Why are people offended by insults? - by chatpilot - February 5, 2010 at 1:33 pm
RE: Why are people offended by insults? - by Edwardo Piet - February 5, 2010 at 7:12 pm
RE: Why are people offended by insults? - by Dotard - February 5, 2010 at 10:14 pm
RE: Why are people offended by insults? - by tackattack - February 6, 2010 at 1:48 am
RE: Why are people offended by insults? - by Edwardo Piet - February 6, 2010 at 6:21 am
RE: Why are people offended by insults? - by tackattack - February 6, 2010 at 4:30 pm
RE: Why are people offended by insults? - by Meatball - February 8, 2010 at 3:18 pm
RE: Why are people offended by insults? - by Purple Rabbit - February 8, 2010 at 3:52 pm
RE: Why are people offended by insults? - by Edwardo Piet - February 9, 2010 at 7:21 am
RE: Why are people offended by insults? - by Purple Rabbit - February 9, 2010 at 2:49 pm
RE: Why are people offended by insults? - by Edwardo Piet - February 10, 2010 at 5:50 am
RE: Why are people offended by insults? - by fr0d0 - February 9, 2010 at 9:06 am
RE: Why are people offended by insults? - by Meatball - February 9, 2010 at 2:20 pm
RE: Why are people offended by insults? - by chatpilot - February 9, 2010 at 3:48 pm
RE: Why are people offended by insults? - by fr0d0 - February 9, 2010 at 4:24 pm
RE: Why are people offended by insults? - by Dotard - February 10, 2010 at 12:05 am

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