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Nanis' Laws of Socio-Dynamics
jon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (jon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Tue Aug 2 22:31:31 1988
I went and looked this up for another conversation, but it works in
the context of the recent coatrack discussion. You may have seen it
before. How many people think it rings true, albeit extreme?
Jeff Nanis '85 wrote in Technique:
Of all the pieces of advice that I can thing of giving to the MIT
community, only one comes to mind as something of lasting value. This
was a set of guidlines that I formulated freshman year after much
empirical data. Since their creation, everybody whom I have informed
of these laws has agreed as to their veracity. This has been spread
by friends from coast to coast.
Nanis's Laws of Socio-Dynamics:
Zeroth Law: No matter what she says or does, she's only being friendly.
First Law: Forget it, she already has a boyfriend.
Second Law: If she doesn't, she isn't looking for one.
Third Law: If she is looking for someone, it isn't you.
