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Old 09-13-2005, 10:18 AM
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Is it not amazing that in our society we are referred to as "consumers". I find it a tad dehumanizing. It makes us sound like some sort of leeches. Maybe we should start a new word that better describes people. Any ideas?
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How about connoisseur?
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I like it!
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