I have a question and I do not mean to be overly nasty, but have you been projecting a state of obliviousness to your patients , given that they need to explain these elementary concepts to you on a frequent basis .
Whenever i see something like this, i am reminded of shopping in Thailand. ""Same Same but different"" is often used in negotiation techniques when trying to sell you a lesser product/ fake knockoff for the same price you were negotiating for the display.
'Duke of York' by any chance?
ReplyDelete(Grand, Old, and slightly touched)
Yogi Berra
ReplyDeleteIt's the same, only different.
ReplyDeleteOne of these things is not the same, one of these things is not like the other... Sesame Street, Live?
ReplyDeleteVery astute, Mr. Cleft.
ReplyDeleteSSDD.
ReplyDelete+5 Insightful
ReplyDelete....and, let's not forget, when they're the same, they're not different.
ReplyDeleteSame Circus. Different clowns.
ReplyDeleteDear Doctor Grumpy:
ReplyDeleteI have a question and I do not mean to be overly nasty, but have you been projecting a state of obliviousness to your patients , given that they need to explain these elementary concepts to you on a frequent basis .
Totally the same unless they are completely different
ReplyDeleteBut, there is a chance in the odds that it could've been both the same and different, too. Sorta. Kinda. Maybe?
ReplyDeleteWhenever i see something like this, i am reminded of shopping in Thailand. ""Same Same but different"" is often used in negotiation techniques when trying to sell you a lesser product/ fake knockoff for the same price you were negotiating for the display.
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