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Maggiedoll
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31 Jan 2010, 4:47 pm

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That woman had a low thresh-hold for information overload. Oh no! Knowledge! Aack!

Yea, seriously! It's understandable if their eyes glazed over if given a whole lecture on the theological and practical differences between various sects of Anabaptists, but simply stating that Mennonites use electricity? I don't think it was an "information overload" issue at all. The woman wanted to complain and call other people hypocrites, and was upset that her complaint didn't have an actual basis.


Most likely true, but perhaps for this woman anything that doesn't fit her world view was information overload. That's what I meant.

That's what I meant by the "yea, seriously!" part.. that she really did have a ridiculously low threshold for information overload, but then more, because I think of "information overload" as more like "overwhelm."

Hmm.. How often is it that I start off a post with one thing, and then by the end of what I was trying to say, the beginning starts to get irrelevant or nonsensical because of what I said in the middle and end? I seem to do that a lot.



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31 Jan 2010, 4:52 pm

Maggiedoll wrote:
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That woman had a low thresh-hold for information overload. Oh no! Knowledge! Aack!

Yea, seriously! It's understandable if their eyes glazed over if given a whole lecture on the theological and practical differences between various sects of Anabaptists, but simply stating that Mennonites use electricity? I don't think it was an "information overload" issue at all. The woman wanted to complain and call other people hypocrites, and was upset that her complaint didn't have an actual basis.


Most likely true, but perhaps for this woman anything that doesn't fit her world view was information overload. That's what I meant.

That's what I meant by the "yea, seriously!" part.. that she really did have a ridiculously low threshold for information overload, but then more, because I think of "information overload" as more like "overwhelm."

Hmm.. How often is it that I start off a post with one thing, and then by the end of what I was trying to say, the beginning starts to get irrelevant or nonsensical because of what I said in the middle and end? I seem to do that a lot.


I was probably reading too fast and missed it. I do that a lot.


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31 Jan 2010, 5:22 pm

I'm not sure. Most of the people I'm commonly around is family and my counselor and they know about my AS so I presume that have accepted me and my social blunders whether or not I realize that I'm committing them. I guess I don't take much notice.


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31 Jan 2010, 7:47 pm

sometimes when people ask me a question I think they want an in-depth answer and alot of times they don't, I make this mistake alot. Also any time I start talking about a 'special interest of mine.



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01 Feb 2010, 8:06 am

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I used to do that with my science teachers when I was little. I stopped after they always told me how it's rude to correct the teacher or interrupt the teacher or talk back to the teacher.
I guess most people have an irrational fear of knowledge, especially 3rd grade science teachers.


Hehehe, Maggie, I expected you to jump in on that one. Then I imagined you thinking that your story about a so-called science teacher was not about "eyes glazing over" but just "irrational fear of knowledge", and therefore did not belong in this forum.



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01 Feb 2010, 12:44 pm

I wouldn't know, I don't spend too much time focusing on people eyes to notice :wink:
In all seriousness though, I think I do make people bored at times when I'm banging on about the same thing.


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01 Feb 2010, 1:39 pm

It happens often when I'm explaining something at work. I've even heard "no Josh, stop... that's too much information for them" from a coworker who knows "how I do." :-)



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01 Feb 2010, 1:46 pm

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Her eyes glazed over and her facial expression dropped. She did not say another word as I completed her transaction and then she promptly left the store. :?


Something like this happened to me today... :x I was on my way to college and then she was talking to her friend, but then they glazed and not said another word when I came past!! Then annoying say that i'm weird after I walk past... Sometimes I just don't even see the point talking to people sometimes... They judge before they know me? :(


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31 May 2011, 11:23 am

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I do it at least once every day. :lol:


For example, some Mennonite women came into the thrift store I work at. One was using her cell-phone. When they were done shopping, they all boarded their van and left.

After they left, another customer came up to the register. She looked quite upset and said to me, "Did you see those Amish people, using cell-phones and riding that van?" She laughed haughtily. "I thought those people were all about not using electricity. Hypocrites. :roll: "

Then I told her, "Actually, those 'people' are Mennonites. Mennonites do, in fact, drive cars and use electricity. They are more flexible than Amish people when it comes to modern conveniences."

Her eyes glazed over and her facial expression dropped. She did not say another word as I completed her transaction and then she promptly left the store. :?


Yes, I know this is an old post but I thought I would bring it back to say this.

We Mennonites actually encourage folks to ask questions about us. In fact we love it! (or at least those of us who aren't stuck up. Ahem-LANCASTER COUNTY PA-ahem)


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31 May 2011, 4:10 pm

Not terribly often, and I think that this is because I'm aware of when to keep my mouth shut about my interests. That said, I do still get carried away sometimes... :P