A Paradigm Sifted (yes sifted)
Here is the first survey in one arm of the A Higher Ape attacks on convention.
Enjoy,
JAKE: how would you like to get your paradigm shifted?
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: beg your pardon?
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: is that a werid form of calling me pretty?
JAKE: sure thing
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: what is your name?
JAKE: Jacob
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: do i know you?
JAKE: I'm in a small group of people that are trying to challenge people's views of this world for the pure effect of seeing people change
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: and what do you want with me?
JAKE: Oh nothing much, a conversation
JAKE: it's basically like taking a survey
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: okay then.
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: ask away.
JAKE: so it works like this, I'll make a statement
JAKE: and then I'll ask you:
JAKE: "How do you feel about that?"
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: okay.
JAKE: and you can respond any way you wish
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: alright.
JAKE: #1
JAKE: Christian says he wants to try doing acid.
JAKE: How do you feel about that?
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: its his deciscion, and its defiently the wrong one.
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: so i guess i feel confused why someone would want to do that.
JAKE: Okay
JAKE: #2
JAKE: Also, feel free to take as much time to answer any of these questions.
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: okay.
JAKE: How do you feel about that?
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: feel about what? you didnt ask me a question.
JAKE: How do you feel about:
JAKE: "Also, feel free to take as much time to answer any of these questions."
JAKE: that was #2
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: oh. sorry.
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: i feel please you will give me enough time to answer any questions and not rush me
JAKE: alright
JAKE: #3
JAKE: I enjoy buying new clothing even though I know I could probably spend this money in a better way.
JAKE: How do you feel about that?
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: i feel if i need new i need new clothes. if i dont i put my money to good need.
JAKE: Alright
JAKE: #4
JAKE: The draperies are blue.
JAKE: How do you feel about that?
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: i feel absolutley nothing.
JAKE: Alright.
JAKE: Johnny opposes the war, he is also gay.
JAKE: How do you feel about that?
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: when im 18 i will feel and care about war but right now i cant vote so im stuck there.
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: love is love. marriage is marriage. johnny can do what he pleases. i feel happy.
JAKE: Alright.
JAKE: #5
JAKE: "Three."
"Three?"
"Yes, three?"
"For what movie?"
"Oh, I, Robot."
"Adult tickets?"
"What?"
"Adult tickets, oh yes I know, why don't you know."
JAKE: How do you feel about that?
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: i feel awfully confused.
JAKE: Take your time, this is just an exercise.
JAKE: Relax and feel your way to an answer. You have the power to respond correct only to yourself.
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: i've read it over and over. and im still confused.
JAKE: it's just a piece of dialouge
JAKE: you don't have to respond to the entire dialouge
JAKE: infact the dialouge is about being confused and poor communication
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: thats why i feel confused.
JAKE: perhaps you can tell me how you feel about being confused by the dialouge
JAKE: How do you feel about that?
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: okay i feel confused because it seems these people know something and there talk about it secretly through the last line
JAKE: Alright.
JAKE: Thanks for pushing that one out.
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: ha your welcome.
JAKE: #6 I am poor, soon to be evicted, unemployed, and unhappy, I am probably an artist.
JAKE: How do you feel about that?
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: sounds a little sterotyped.
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: i feel effened.
JAKE: Alright.
JAKE: Kimberly has more things than she needs but no matter what, she always feels like she needs more.
JAKE: How do you feel about that?
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: because of that i feel poor and out numbered.
JAKE: Alright.
JAKE: Andie took all of her work out to the street on first thursday and only sold three prints.
JAKE: How do you feel about that?
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: i feel happy
JAKE: #7
JAKE: My alcoholic girlfriend just kneed my in the face giving me a fucking bloody lip because I wouldn't steal her wine.
JAKE: How do you feel about that?
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: i feel agravated.
JAKE: #8
JAKE: She feels agravated.
JAKE: How do you feel about that?
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: that makes me feel frustrated.
JAKE: #9
JAKE: "My heart burn is spreading to my third eye, and now I think I may have misplaced my chakras."
(note: that line is a slight variation of Christian's previous statement, all him)
JAKE: How do you feel about that?
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: i feel amused.
JAKE: Alright.
JAKE: We
JAKE: are
JAKE: done.
JAKE: Now just some questions to finalize everything.
JAKE: What is your gender?
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: female.
JAKE: How old are you?
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: 14
JAKE: What state and city do you live in?
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: granada hills california.
JAKE: What is your first name?
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: Whitney.
JAKE: alright Whitney
JAKE: What is your ethnic background?
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: half white and half lithuanian.
JAKE: Would you consider yourself to be stongly rooted in your cultural history?
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: nho.
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: no*
JAKE: Do you believe that what you did today was something special?
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: yes.
JAKE: Alright, Whitney thank you for your time.
JAKE: Good Blessings on you and your family.
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: i have a couple of questions for you now.
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: thank you.
JAKE: Sure.
JAKE: I have about five minutes.
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: what does paradigm mean?
JAKE: Paradigm: A set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality for the community that shares them, especially in an intellectual discipline.
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: how do you know what i look like?
JAKE: I have no idea what you look like.
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: but i asked you. "is that some strange way calling me pretty?" and you replyed sure thing.
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: okay then. what are you going to do with this information i gave you?
JAKE: I said sure thing because I didn't mind you thinking that was what I was saying
JAKE: Because I'm okay with your interpretation
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: ohh. because i look up paradigm and it said "to serve as a model." and i was confused.
PiperNight: All I'm going to do with your information is to catalougue it as on of the first surveys bent on shifting paradigms
PiperNight: oh, I see
Enjoy,
JAKE: how would you like to get your paradigm shifted?
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: beg your pardon?
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: is that a werid form of calling me pretty?
JAKE: sure thing
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: what is your name?
JAKE: Jacob
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: do i know you?
JAKE: I'm in a small group of people that are trying to challenge people's views of this world for the pure effect of seeing people change
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: and what do you want with me?
JAKE: Oh nothing much, a conversation
JAKE: it's basically like taking a survey
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: okay then.
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: ask away.
JAKE: so it works like this, I'll make a statement
JAKE: and then I'll ask you:
JAKE: "How do you feel about that?"
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: okay.
JAKE: and you can respond any way you wish
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: alright.
JAKE: #1
JAKE: Christian says he wants to try doing acid.
JAKE: How do you feel about that?
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: its his deciscion, and its defiently the wrong one.
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: so i guess i feel confused why someone would want to do that.
JAKE: Okay
JAKE: #2
JAKE: Also, feel free to take as much time to answer any of these questions.
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: okay.
JAKE: How do you feel about that?
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: feel about what? you didnt ask me a question.
JAKE: How do you feel about:
JAKE: "Also, feel free to take as much time to answer any of these questions."
JAKE: that was #2
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: oh. sorry.
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: i feel please you will give me enough time to answer any questions and not rush me
JAKE: alright
JAKE: #3
JAKE: I enjoy buying new clothing even though I know I could probably spend this money in a better way.
JAKE: How do you feel about that?
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: i feel if i need new i need new clothes. if i dont i put my money to good need.
JAKE: Alright
JAKE: #4
JAKE: The draperies are blue.
JAKE: How do you feel about that?
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: i feel absolutley nothing.
JAKE: Alright.
JAKE: Johnny opposes the war, he is also gay.
JAKE: How do you feel about that?
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: when im 18 i will feel and care about war but right now i cant vote so im stuck there.
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: love is love. marriage is marriage. johnny can do what he pleases. i feel happy.
JAKE: Alright.
JAKE: #5
JAKE: "Three."
"Three?"
"Yes, three?"
"For what movie?"
"Oh, I, Robot."
"Adult tickets?"
"What?"
"Adult tickets, oh yes I know, why don't you know."
JAKE: How do you feel about that?
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: i feel awfully confused.
JAKE: Take your time, this is just an exercise.
JAKE: Relax and feel your way to an answer. You have the power to respond correct only to yourself.
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: i've read it over and over. and im still confused.
JAKE: it's just a piece of dialouge
JAKE: you don't have to respond to the entire dialouge
JAKE: infact the dialouge is about being confused and poor communication
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: thats why i feel confused.
JAKE: perhaps you can tell me how you feel about being confused by the dialouge
JAKE: How do you feel about that?
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: okay i feel confused because it seems these people know something and there talk about it secretly through the last line
JAKE: Alright.
JAKE: Thanks for pushing that one out.
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: ha your welcome.
JAKE: #6 I am poor, soon to be evicted, unemployed, and unhappy, I am probably an artist.
JAKE: How do you feel about that?
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: sounds a little sterotyped.
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: i feel effened.
JAKE: Alright.
JAKE: Kimberly has more things than she needs but no matter what, she always feels like she needs more.
JAKE: How do you feel about that?
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: because of that i feel poor and out numbered.
JAKE: Alright.
JAKE: Andie took all of her work out to the street on first thursday and only sold three prints.
JAKE: How do you feel about that?
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: i feel happy
JAKE: #7
JAKE: My alcoholic girlfriend just kneed my in the face giving me a fucking bloody lip because I wouldn't steal her wine.
JAKE: How do you feel about that?
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: i feel agravated.
JAKE: #8
JAKE: She feels agravated.
JAKE: How do you feel about that?
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: that makes me feel frustrated.
JAKE: #9
JAKE: "My heart burn is spreading to my third eye, and now I think I may have misplaced my chakras."
(note: that line is a slight variation of Christian's previous statement, all him)
JAKE: How do you feel about that?
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: i feel amused.
JAKE: Alright.
JAKE: We
JAKE: are
JAKE: done.
JAKE: Now just some questions to finalize everything.
JAKE: What is your gender?
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: female.
JAKE: How old are you?
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: 14
JAKE: What state and city do you live in?
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: granada hills california.
JAKE: What is your first name?
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: Whitney.
JAKE: alright Whitney
JAKE: What is your ethnic background?
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: half white and half lithuanian.
JAKE: Would you consider yourself to be stongly rooted in your cultural history?
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: nho.
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: no*
JAKE: Do you believe that what you did today was something special?
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: yes.
JAKE: Alright, Whitney thank you for your time.
JAKE: Good Blessings on you and your family.
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: i have a couple of questions for you now.
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: thank you.
JAKE: Sure.
JAKE: I have about five minutes.
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: what does paradigm mean?
JAKE: Paradigm: A set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality for the community that shares them, especially in an intellectual discipline.
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: how do you know what i look like?
JAKE: I have no idea what you look like.
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: but i asked you. "is that some strange way calling me pretty?" and you replyed sure thing.
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: okay then. what are you going to do with this information i gave you?
JAKE: I said sure thing because I didn't mind you thinking that was what I was saying
JAKE: Because I'm okay with your interpretation
wAy2sExEeEfOjEw: ohh. because i look up paradigm and it said "to serve as a model." and i was confused.
PiperNight: All I'm going to do with your information is to catalougue it as on of the first surveys bent on shifting paradigms
PiperNight: oh, I see