I know this! I know something that Randy_B doesn’t! Probably the only time this will happen so I better soak in the glory.
Tall Poppy Syndrome, a term that was popularized in Australia, occurs when people are attacked, resented, disliked, criticized or cut down because of their achievements and/or success. The Tallest Poppy, a study led by Dr. Rumeet Billan, reveals the consequences of this silent systemic syndrome and the impact it has on women in the workplace. The study examines the impact of Tall Poppy Syndrome on the individual and the cost to organizations.
Benjamin Franklin Fairless, president of United States Steel Corporation (1950), criticized such behavior when he stated: “You cannot strengthen one by weakening another; and you cannot add to the stature of a dwarf by cutting off the leg of a giant”.
https://www.wellandgood.com/tall-poppy-syndrome/
http://www.businesspsych.org/articles/244.html
See Charlie Brown and Linus touch on the subject (link below)
出る釘は打たれる – (Deru kugi wa utareru) – “The nail that sticks up gets hammered down.” An encapsulation of the all-pervasive Japanese concept of “shikata” (the way of doing things). There is a kata for everything: how to eat, how to work, how to wear clothes (my goodness, this is sounding more like Anatevka all the time). Literally everything. Tea ceremonies, 生花 (ikebana) flower arranging, making swords, greetings, social interactions with superiors, equals, or (supposed) inferiors, being a gangster, you name it. Stepping out of kata is terribly upsetting to the Japanese psyche, and they will go to extreme lengths to avoid doing so. The expression 仕方 が 内 (shikata ga nai) “there is no way” is used when the situation is impossible, corresponding to “it can’t be helped.” A flower arrangement such as the one above would be anathema to a Japanese. This is partially related to the “tall poppy syndrome” mentioned by @painedsmile above, or the “crab bucket” syndrome visible in some cultures (I’ve heard my Slovenian friends mention it); anyone who attempts to improve themselves will be dragged down by the rest of society. In Japan, however, it goes even farther in that individuals are trained from birth that no one should be above another or appear to excel in any way. That doesn’t mean people don’t try to get ahead in life, but it must be done in a very strict and prescribed manner.
Once upon a time there was a young king who was concerned with the threats from rivals to his power in his kingdom. He knew a wise and successful and elderly king who led in his own kingdom some distance away, and they were friends. So the young king sent a messenger to get advice from the other. Now he thought that the messenger may have been in cahoots with his rivals; hence the messenger carried a coded verbal message of inquiry instead of a written one. The messenger made the journey and delivered the arcane message verbatim, as directed. The elderly king listened to the message and directed that the messenger be fed and rested before returning with a reply the next day. The next morning, after a well deserved rest and sumptuous, even spectacular supper and breakfast, the elderly king directed the messenger to stroll with him in the lovely flower garden to “walk off their breakfast” where he would give reply to the young king’s message. The elderly king, being somewhat infirm carried a cane, and asked the messenger help support him as they sauntered along the pathways flanked by the profuse and varied plantings. The king said not a word, but stopped periodically and, with his cane, knocked the blossoms off the tallest flowers. The garden tour finished, the messenger returned. “What,” the young king asked, “did he say?” “Not a word sire. We only toured the garden and he ruined some flower blossoms with his cane.” “Some blossoms only? Which ones?” “Yes, sire. Only the tallest ones, the short ones he never touched.”
The young king, no idiot he, understood immediately. He set about beheading the “tallest” of his rivals.
Tall Poppy is in America too! Minimalizing one’s efforts and or accomplishments are very common!
I once had a beautiful red poppy bed and just going by it, made me high! The color, red, and black pistles and stamens were very attractive to say the least.
It’s also the flower that VETS hand out when attending and or donating to them.
Here’s to the VETs in America and may they prosper and not get shot down by small jealous people!
Psychological Soup: Drop some loosely chopped tall and small poppies into a pot of water … add a splash of Schadenfreude … mix in some greens of envy with a twist of jealousy … put the pot on high heat until it comes to a boil, then reduce heat to a long, slow simmer … Bon Appétit
So you’re saying it’s better to congregate with the turkeys than to soar with the eagles. Let’s all give thanks and dig in. Pardon me? No, thank you. Pass the gravy.
Chairman Mao understood the value of tall flowers: it makes it easier to cut their heads off. I suppose there is a lesson in that for those who slave for someone who is too cozy with the current CCP dictator.
Of course, for OCD detective Adrian Monk, any flower that was not exactly the same size as every other was to be surgically altered. Let the masses be “equal” in all things, as any good Animal Farm reader understands….
Ninette almost 3 years ago
Manifesting as tall carnations.
*Hot Rod* almost 3 years ago
Opium poppy plant.
The military and tall stories about these opium goofball dierivitives.
Randy B Premium Member almost 3 years ago
The tall poppy, the nail that sticks out, the crab that could escape the bucket.
Further afield: Theodore Sturgeon’s green monkey and Robert Heinlein’s pink monkey.
Ninette almost 3 years ago
Decapitation themed two days in a row. What’s next, a giraffe sprinting towards a clothesline?
painedsmile almost 3 years ago
I know this! I know something that Randy_B doesn’t! Probably the only time this will happen so I better soak in the glory.
Tall Poppy Syndrome, a term that was popularized in Australia, occurs when people are attacked, resented, disliked, criticized or cut down because of their achievements and/or success. The Tallest Poppy, a study led by Dr. Rumeet Billan, reveals the consequences of this silent systemic syndrome and the impact it has on women in the workplace. The study examines the impact of Tall Poppy Syndrome on the individual and the cost to organizations.
Benjamin Franklin Fairless, president of United States Steel Corporation (1950), criticized such behavior when he stated: “You cannot strengthen one by weakening another; and you cannot add to the stature of a dwarf by cutting off the leg of a giant”.
https://www.wellandgood.com/tall-poppy-syndrome/
http://www.businesspsych.org/articles/244.html
See Charlie Brown and Linus touch on the subject (link below)
https://www.douggarland.com
Brass Orchid Premium Member almost 3 years ago
That’s great. But can I just have my poppy seed muffin and latte now?
The Old Wolf almost 3 years ago
出る釘は打たれる – (Deru kugi wa utareru) – “The nail that sticks up gets hammered down.” An encapsulation of the all-pervasive Japanese concept of “shikata” (the way of doing things). There is a kata for everything: how to eat, how to work, how to wear clothes (my goodness, this is sounding more like Anatevka all the time). Literally everything. Tea ceremonies, 生花 (ikebana) flower arranging, making swords, greetings, social interactions with superiors, equals, or (supposed) inferiors, being a gangster, you name it. Stepping out of kata is terribly upsetting to the Japanese psyche, and they will go to extreme lengths to avoid doing so. The expression 仕方 が 内 (shikata ga nai) “there is no way” is used when the situation is impossible, corresponding to “it can’t be helped.” A flower arrangement such as the one above would be anathema to a Japanese. This is partially related to the “tall poppy syndrome” mentioned by @painedsmile above, or the “crab bucket” syndrome visible in some cultures (I’ve heard my Slovenian friends mention it); anyone who attempts to improve themselves will be dragged down by the rest of society. In Japan, however, it goes even farther in that individuals are trained from birth that no one should be above another or appear to excel in any way. That doesn’t mean people don’t try to get ahead in life, but it must be done in a very strict and prescribed manner.
3hourtour Premium Member almost 3 years ago
…in Froglandia we call it getting too big for your britches…
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…DC Comics calls it The Joker…
…democrats call it Donald Trump…
…Republicans call it January 6th….
…God calls it Diaspora…
…the devil calls it Job…
…I m calling it day…
…hush hush sweet Charlotte…
*Hot Rod* almost 3 years ago
Get on your high horse senses.
Linguist almost 3 years ago
We’ve got to nip this Tall Poppy Syndrome in the bud!
A# 466 almost 3 years ago
Here is a story about leadership.
Once upon a time there was a young king who was concerned with the threats from rivals to his power in his kingdom. He knew a wise and successful and elderly king who led in his own kingdom some distance away, and they were friends. So the young king sent a messenger to get advice from the other. Now he thought that the messenger may have been in cahoots with his rivals; hence the messenger carried a coded verbal message of inquiry instead of a written one. The messenger made the journey and delivered the arcane message verbatim, as directed. The elderly king listened to the message and directed that the messenger be fed and rested before returning with a reply the next day. The next morning, after a well deserved rest and sumptuous, even spectacular supper and breakfast, the elderly king directed the messenger to stroll with him in the lovely flower garden to “walk off their breakfast” where he would give reply to the young king’s message. The elderly king, being somewhat infirm carried a cane, and asked the messenger help support him as they sauntered along the pathways flanked by the profuse and varied plantings. The king said not a word, but stopped periodically and, with his cane, knocked the blossoms off the tallest flowers. The garden tour finished, the messenger returned. “What,” the young king asked, “did he say?” “Not a word sire. We only toured the garden and he ruined some flower blossoms with his cane.” “Some blossoms only? Which ones?” “Yes, sire. Only the tallest ones, the short ones he never touched.”
The young king, no idiot he, understood immediately. He set about beheading the “tallest” of his rivals.
coltish1 almost 3 years ago
Today’s metamorphosis: the Tall Poppy Syndrome turns into a rabbit hole.
Zebrastripes almost 3 years ago
Tall Poppy is in America too! Minimalizing one’s efforts and or accomplishments are very common!
I once had a beautiful red poppy bed and just going by it, made me high! The color, red, and black pistles and stamens were very attractive to say the least.
It’s also the flower that VETS hand out when attending and or donating to them.Here’s to the VETs in America and may they prosper and not get shot down by small jealous people!
Rotifer FREE BEER & BATH MATS ON FEB. 31st Thalweg Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Once again you frogheads have missed the point …
.. never be the tallest poppy.
Howard'sMyHero almost 3 years ago
Psychological Soup: Drop some loosely chopped tall and small poppies into a pot of water … add a splash of Schadenfreude … mix in some greens of envy with a twist of jealousy … put the pot on high heat until it comes to a boil, then reduce heat to a long, slow simmer … Bon Appétit
*Hot Rod* almost 3 years ago
Wizard of OZ and the poppy fields they were in. They feel asleep and and I did too.
The lion running down the long hall from Spooky OZ. Makes me laugh.
6turtle9 almost 3 years ago
So you’re saying it’s better to congregate with the turkeys than to soar with the eagles. Let’s all give thanks and dig in. Pardon me? No, thank you. Pass the gravy.
Radish... almost 3 years ago
Mow them down with machine guns.
Sisyphos almost 3 years ago
Chairman Mao understood the value of tall flowers: it makes it easier to cut their heads off. I suppose there is a lesson in that for those who slave for someone who is too cozy with the current CCP dictator.
Of course, for OCD detective Adrian Monk, any flower that was not exactly the same size as every other was to be surgically altered. Let the masses be “equal” in all things, as any good Animal Farm reader understands….
6turtle9 almost 3 years ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bfyS-S-IJs