tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257128775427279762.post1404595721371591824..comments2023-09-27T00:43:37.473+05:30Comments on Perception Of An Oxymoron: Word Feedingravisghoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00044790651130465693noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257128775427279762.post-15875813618432477022009-01-17T08:27:00.000+05:302009-01-17T08:27:00.000+05:30three comments:- keep up the irreverent tone in yo...three comments:<BR/><BR/>- keep up the irreverent tone in your articles!<BR/><BR/>- you are right that it is a part of etiquette to praise a new-born's appearance and assure the parents that they have produced a work of art. Amrita Shergill (a famous Punjab painter) was notorious for once having said at a new-born party: "What an ugly looking kid". Needless to say, she was never invited to any such party again.<BR/><BR/>- Assuring the father that the child resembles him is a common social custom having evolutionary roots (to assure the father that he is indeed the genetic father), even when all newborns look pretty much alike.<BR/><BR/>There are studies about it (which you may find on the net after a search) in evolutionary psychology.Harmanjit Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14714797381673153973noreply@blogger.com