Comments for Men Go Mad In Herds

Men Go Mad In Herds

2009-06-25T22:54:59Z

Men...think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one.

- Charles Mackay, Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds [Google Books or download in full at Project Gutenberg] (Photo: tifotter)

Comment from SpruceStreetPhil on 2009-06-26

2009-06-26T08:12:34Z

@From the cubicle of PGibbons: See Wal-Mart at christmas.

Comment from sam1am on 2009-06-26

2009-06-26T07:13:20Z

An excellent book, I highly recommend. I think it can be found for free on project Gutenberg.

Comment from Joe Navratil on 2009-06-25

2009-06-26T04:09:53Z

I've always been partial to Sting's rewrite: "Men go crazy in congregations; they only get better one by one."

Comment from floraposte on 2009-06-25

2009-06-26T02:29:43Z

@Trencher93: Cool, thanks! I always meant to see if it was (I wanna read about tulipmania).

Comment from From the cubicle of PGibbons on 2009-06-25

2009-06-26T01:32:33Z

@dohtem: See "deregulation of the financial market."

Comment from sonneillon on 2009-06-25

2009-06-26T01:27:12Z

@dohtem: LA was sister city rioting with Tehran.

Comment from HogwartsAlum on 2009-06-25

2009-06-26T00:58:45Z

@Cat_In_A_Hat:
I have a small tub of them at home. :)

Comment from Trencher93 on 2009-06-25

2009-06-26T00:56:44Z

Why is the link to the idiotic Google thing when the whole book is online?

[www.gutenberg.org]

Comment from squinko on 2009-06-25

2009-06-26T00:29:56Z

@Jeremy82465: The reminds me of an animated short I saw featuring two warring tribes of candy. The winning tribe took the losers back to their village and packaged them into bags and boxes. Then the camera zooms out and you see the outside of a candy machines, featuring the likenesses of the candy tribes. I'd love to find it again.

Comment from squinko on 2009-06-25

2009-06-26T00:26:12Z

@dohtem: See: Michigan State University; see also: Detroit.

Comment from torgonius on 2009-06-25

2009-06-26T00:16:13Z

Men go mad in herds, which is why we go to the restroom by ourselves!

Comment from Rectilinear Propagation on 2009-06-25

2009-06-26T00:01:59Z

@Jeremy82465: Delicious Gummi Bears

Comment from Sockatume on 2009-06-25

2009-06-25T23:52:36Z

I can't recommend that book enough. It's fantastic. Actually the parts on business are kind of dull compared to the rest. If you like reading about alchemists or witch-hunts, it's a hoot.

Comment from Jeremy82465 on 2009-06-25

2009-06-25T23:40:41Z

Now I am creeped out by the thought of tiny gummi animals roaming in herds through the great fields of world, being blugeoned before thrown into plastic bags and containers to be carted to the new world and sold to savages who devore them whole, or worse yet, bit the heads off first.

Comment from cash_da_pibble on 2009-06-25

2009-06-25T23:34:51Z

@Rectilinear Propagation:

I never thought MIB would be referenced in a philosophical debate. Congratulations.

Comment from Rectilinear Propagation on 2009-06-25

2009-06-25T23:28:29Z

Edwards: Why the big secret? People are smart. They can handle it.
Kay: A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals and you know it.
- Men In Black

Comment from jnrcorp on 2009-06-25

2009-06-25T23:25:13Z

@jnrcorp: I meant to write, For instance, not FYI. Sorry.

Comment from BadHairLife on 2009-06-25

2009-06-25T23:23:10Z

Well, I guess this also explains a lot about the Pride parade, too. (Which is to say, this explains why it is made of AWESOME!)

Comment from jnrcorp on 2009-06-25

2009-06-25T23:21:38Z

FYI, the Walmart employee that was trampled at Christmas.

Comment from Cat_In_A_Hat on 2009-06-25

2009-06-25T23:20:17Z

@Vanilla5: Seconded. A craving has just kicked in.

Comment from JoeDirt on 2009-06-25

2009-06-25T23:16:44Z

A herd has two speeds, grazing and stampeding

Comment from dohtem on 2009-06-25

2009-06-25T23:13:24Z

This explains "mob mentality," where seemingly normal people emboldened by the fact that they can't be individually singled out, go nuts and loot and riot.

See Lakers championship win celebration.

Comment from Vanilla5 on 2009-06-25

2009-06-25T23:07:00Z

Mmm...gummy bears.