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		Q U O T E--O F--T H E--D A Y ACE beats out DUD “ The argument is that there's some psychological symbolic factor that can exert its impact cumulatively over the years. You get teased at school, wonder what your parents thought of you -- maybe fate is out to get you -- but at every stage it's a little tiny depressant to be called PIG, or a little tiny boost to your esteem to be called ACE or WOW. All we can do is look at the final outcome.” -- Psychologist Nicholas Christenfel on his study that found people with initials spelling positive words such as ACE or GOD outlived people with initials spelling negative words like DUD or RAT. Quoted by the Associated Press. SALON | March 27, 1998