From: echeverr@scf.usc.edu (5150)
Subject: Ego (was Re: My dictionary)
Date: 27 Jun 1993 21:55:07 -0700

In article <20e6hg$ib5@cville-srv.wam.umd.edu> chawla@wam.umd.edu (Jay Paul Chawla) writes:
>You might also want to think about the fine line between incredibly
>annoying and irresistibly attractive.

You might also want to think about the fine line between a moron and a
complete idiot.

You see, Jay, having an large ego is definitely not a problem.  But
not everyone can have a big ego.  You must have the grace to be able
to carry it successfully, much as the ballet dancer carries the fat
opera diva on the stage without showing the strain, or collapsing, or
looking like a total fool.

Some of us accept our limitations, and only pick up the wiry backup
dancers, and prance around trying to look halfway dignified.  This is
known as modesty.

Others will simply be happy to put on their tights, and shuffle onto
stage, stand on their tippytoes, and exit.  This is known as humility.

Time to get your leotards on, Jay.  Flex those muscles.  I hear
Roseanne got the part.

5150