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Lemming The act of following the crowd into an investment that will inevitably head for disaster. Notes: In the animal kingdom, a lemming is a rodent known for periodic mass migrations that occasionally end in drowning.See also: Herd Instinct |
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If we are a nation of laws as our politicians keep "blabbering" about, why are we lemmings allowing Bush to "pick and choose" which laws to enforce? Ehrenrich's soft side is saved for the sad seekers, many of whom seem to swim like lemmings into the sea of psychobabble that suggests if only they had a more positive and winning attitude, if only they projected success with enough force and conviction,/f only they committed more of their dwindling reserves to the career makeover (con? We in British Columbia are used to seeing lemmings do their annual suicidal dash to shore, but never thought we would see the Anglican Church of Canada perform a death wish. |
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