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Praise be!

Posted by Bob on September 05, 2003

In Reply to: Praise be! posted by Lewis on September 05, 2003

: : : : : What is a person who constatnly likes to be praised called?

: : : : : Thanks

: : : : The word "needy" comes to mind. I'll flip through my describer dictionary and see if there's another.

: : : Narcissistic.

: : Thank you very much.

: a god-child?

Perhaps, God. (Remember the Simpsons episode where Homer is a missionary on a South Seas island, and a puzzled native asks him "If God is so powerful, why does he need us to praise him?" Homer answers that He is indeed, powerful, "...but needy, like Barbra Streisand....")

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