Throwing them a bone?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="throwing">throwing</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bone">bone</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="passages">passages</span> (<span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="smiling">smiling</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="news">news</span>, <span word="Business">Business</span>-<span word="Standard">Standard</span>.<span word="com">com</span>, <span word="October">October</span> 15, 2017):</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exert">exert</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="dominance">dominance</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="appearing">appearing</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="threat">threat</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="qualms">qualms</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="appearing">appearing</span> <span word="approachable">approachable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="authority">authority</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="interpretation">interpretation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="status">status</span> <span word="person">person</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="throwing">throwing</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bone">bone</span>, <span word="thinking">thinking</span> ‘<span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="smile">smile</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="them">them</span>’,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="researcher">researcher</span> <span word="Evan">Evan</span> <span word="Carr">Carr</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="throwing">throwing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bone">bone</span> <span word="before">before</span> (<span word="on">on</span> <span word="January">January</span> 13, 2017) <span word="but">but</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p><p><span word="OK">OK</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bone">bone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hungry">hungry</span> <span word="dog">dog</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="there">there</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="bone">bone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="chew">chew</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bone">bone</span>-<span word="throwing">throwing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="generous">generous</span> <span word="act">act</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="generosity">generosity</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="limited">limited</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="throwing">throwing</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bone">bone</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="kindness">kindness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="generosity">generosity</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="shouldn">shouldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="it">it</span> – <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meatless">meatless</span> <span word="bone">bone</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bone">bone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="consolation">consolation</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="consolation">consolation</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="done">done</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="throwing">throwing</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bone">bone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="inspired">inspired</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="observing">observing</span> <span word="people">people</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span>.</p>
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