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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 24 Sep 2014

    Sign of the times: Vacuous Expo theme "Man & His World" manages to embrace everything on earth except women.http://youtu.be/DEly-bm5eU0 

    5:10 PM - 24 Sep 2014
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      1. Angry Harry‏ @AngryHarrysPage 24 Sep 2014
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        @sapinker Everyone knew and felt that "Man" meant both men and women in those days e.g. "man-made" meant "made by people".

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      1. Dra. Claudia F‏ @claufresearch 24 Sep 2014
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        @sapinker Something missing in those #brains ...on #women omission = actus reus ...

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      1. Pierre Audet‏ @pieraudet 24 Sep 2014
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        @sapinker Original theme was French "Terre des hommes", inspired by a St-Exupéry novel. Lost in translation.

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      1. YoYo Bean‏ @dancingspring 24 Sep 2014
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        @sapinker:"Man & His World" manages to embrace everything on earth except women. ~fun&lovely!

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      1. L.M.Pothier  🇨🇦‏ @louern 24 Sep 2014
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        @sapinker Sign of the times or not, those were still the glory days of this city, and perhaps, of the entire world. time will tell.

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      1. ᗡʎs˥exicƃǝuıns‏ @eusebiusclay 24 Sep 2014
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        @sapinker that was fascinating. Looking forward to the new book. Happy holidays! :)

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      1. Derek Dohrman‏ @DerekDohrman 24 Sep 2014
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        @sapinker there were women statues, no?

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