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The most telling statement in what Bronzino quoted (at least to me) is "they use my bathroom". M'kay. Srsly – it would never occur to me to say, "I even let a black guy use my bathroom today." It would also never occur to me that if I did, it would mean I wasn't a racist.
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Not sure what to say about this one…um…good?
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Well good for them. Always good to see businesses being more environmentally aware.
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Not sure what to say about this one…um…good?
I love this quote from the article:
"It's very difficult to find parking around here, and this option is better for our environment," said Thomas Goetz, who owns the brothel Maison d'Envie, or House of Desire.
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Better for the environment? What about all the latex these guys are throwing the garbage? Environmentally friendly? I think not! /laugh.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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I love this quote from the article:
"It's very difficult to find parking around here, and this option is better for our environment," said Thomas Goetz, who owns the brothel Maison d'Envie, or House of Desire.
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Better for the environment? What about all the latex these guys are throwing the garbage? Environmentally friendly? I think not!
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(running to bathroom) ******HURL********
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(running to bathroom) ******HURL********
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I was chuckling about this post all evening last night!
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So the kid in the ballon was a hoax. What is WRONG with people? They did it to make themselves look good for a TV show? Seriously???
The story reads in part:
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The parents who set off a worldwide drama by reporting their 6-year-old son was inside a flying saucer-like helium balloon hurtling over Colorado concocted the stunt to market themselves for a television show, a sheriff said Sunday.
Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden said at an extraordinarily candid news conference that the boy, Falcon Heene, may not have even been hiding in the rafters of the family's garage during the intense five-hour search for him Thursday afternoon.
"For all we know he may have been two blocks down the road playing on the swing in the city park," the sheriff said.
Alderden said the parents Richard and Mayumi Heene "put on a very good show for us, and we bought it."
The sheriff said no charges had been filed yet, and the parents weren't under arrest. He said he expected to recommend charges of conspiracy, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, making a false report to authorities and attempting to influence a public servant.
Some of the most serious charges each carry a maximum sentence of six years in prison and a $500,000 fine.
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So the kid in the ballon was a hoax. What is WRONG with people? They did it to make themselves look good for a TV show? Seriously???
The story reads in part:
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The parents who set off a worldwide drama by reporting their 6-year-old son was inside a flying saucer-like helium balloon hurtling over Colorado concocted the stunt to market themselves for a television show, a sheriff said Sunday.
Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden said at an extraordinarily candid news conference that the boy, Falcon Heene, may not have even been hiding in the rafters of the family's garage during the intense five-hour search for him Thursday afternoon.
"For all we know he may have been two blocks down the road playing on the swing in the city park," the sheriff said.
Alderden said the parents Richard and Mayumi Heene "put on a very good show for us, and we bought it."
The sheriff said no charges had been filed yet, and the parents weren't under arrest. He said he expected to recommend charges of conspiracy, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, making a false report to authorities and attempting to influence a public servant.
Some of the most serious charges each carry a maximum sentence of six years in prison and a $500,000 fine.
Yep. I called it two days ago in the Randomness thread.
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Not sure what to say about this one…um…good?
is "green" some hip new slang for a trendy new STD???
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Here's something to chew on!
By Lindsay Lyon
An author of '50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology' discusses some of his favorite misconceptions
Opposites attract….We use very little of our brainpower….American culture teems with commonly accepted pop-psych beliefs. They're embedded in TV talk shows, self-help books, websites, movies, magazines, radio talk shows, and, of course, everyday conversation. In a new book, 50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology (Wiley-Blackwell), Scott Lilienfeld and his coauthors explore the gulf between what millions of people say is so and the truth. While some of these myths are just plain fascinating, others may lead to bad decisions with unfortunate consequences. U.S. News spoke to Lilienfeld, a professor of psychology at Emory University in Atlanta, about five of the myths exposed in the book:
Opposites attract. This widespread assumption has almost certainly provoked people to seek out mates who are as different from them as possible, says Lilienfeld. But not only do opposites not attract in romantic relationships, but being too different from a partner in personality, beliefs, and attitude is a good predictor of a future breakup, says Lilienfeld. For the most part, similarities attract (although 100 percent carbon-copy couplings can go stale). Pairing up with someone who is a yin to your yang may make life more exciting in the short run, but it's unlikely to be a recipe for long-term love, he says. (Learn more with the Triple A's of a Good Relationship.)
We use only 10 percent of our brains. Who wouldn't like to believe we have a fabulous stockpile of untapped potential? That 90 percent of our brains lie dormant, waiting to be unlocked? There's no good evidence to suggest that's true. To the contrary, says Lilienfeld, nearly all of our brain is constantly humming. So much for gadgets promising to boost brainpower. (Try these 4 Exercises to Sharpen Your Brain.)
Mozart makes infants smarter. Hike a baby's IQ by aiming the Jupiter Symphony at mom's expanding abdomen? Lilienfeld chuckles. The original study flicking at this notion, he says, wasn't even based on babies but on college students who performed better on a spatial reasoning test after listening to Mozart for 10 minutes. And that probably was due to a boost in alertness, akin to the effect of coffee, not the classical tunes, he says. Still, the market exploded with Mozart-effect products for infants. Even the governor of Georgia was swayed, Lilienfeld recalls: He added money to the budget so that every Georgia newborn could get a free Mozart CD or cassette.
Low self-esteem is a key to future psychological problems. "The self-help industry has probably persuaded people who don't have the highest self-esteem [to believe] they can't amount to much in life," says Lilienfeld. It may hurt people whose confidence is at basement level, but in general, he says, the link between self-esteem and "mental adjustment" is modest at best. Nor is high self-esteem, the obvious flip side of the belief, always good. A subset of people brimming with self-esteem could be considered narcissistic and are at heightened risk, says Lilienfeld, of aggression if challenged or insulted.
Full moons trigger wacky behavior. Murders, suicides, admissions to psychiatric hospitals, biting dogs, car accidents--all have been blamed on a full moon. But researchers have unearthed no good evidence of a "lunar effect," says Lilienfeld, despite earlier flawed findings and ideas promoted by writers and psychiatrists. Why has this myth--and others about purely coincidental relationships--persisted? People tend to remember events that confirm their beliefs and ignore those that don't, says Lilienfeld. If a tree smashes through your Volvo's windshield on a night the moon is full, you might connect the two and blame the orb in the sky; if nothing odd happens during a full moon, you're not likely to log that into your mental diary. That hasn't stopped some police departments from putting more cops on the street when the moon is full, says Lilienfeld
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Here's something to chew on!
By Lindsay Lyon
An author of '50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology' discusses some of his favorite misconceptions
Opposites attract….We use very little of our brainpower….American culture teems with commonly accepted pop-psych beliefs. They're embedded in TV talk shows, self-help books, websites, movies, magazines, radio talk shows, and, of course, everyday conversation. In a new book, 50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology (Wiley-Blackwell), Scott Lilienfeld and his coauthors explore the gulf between what millions of people say is so and the truth. While some of these myths are just plain fascinating, others may lead to bad decisions with unfortunate consequences. U.S. News spoke to Lilienfeld, a professor of psychology at Emory University in Atlanta, about five of the myths exposed in the book:
Opposites attract. This widespread assumption has almost certainly provoked people to seek out mates who are as different from them as possible, says Lilienfeld. But not only do opposites not attract in romantic relationships, but being too different from a partner in personality, beliefs, and attitude is a good predictor of a future breakup, says Lilienfeld. For the most part, similarities attract (although 100 percent carbon-copy couplings can go stale). Pairing up with someone who is a yin to your yang may make life more exciting in the short run, but it's unlikely to be a recipe for long-term love, he says. (Learn more with the Triple A's of a Good Relationship.)
We use only 10 percent of our brains. Who wouldn't like to believe we have a fabulous stockpile of untapped potential? That 90 percent of our brains lie dormant, waiting to be unlocked? There's no good evidence to suggest that's true. To the contrary, says Lilienfeld, nearly all of our brain is constantly humming. So much for gadgets promising to boost brainpower. (Try these 4 Exercises to Sharpen Your Brain.)
Mozart makes infants smarter. Hike a baby's IQ by aiming the Jupiter Symphony at mom's expanding abdomen? Lilienfeld chuckles. The original study flicking at this notion, he says, wasn't even based on babies but on college students who performed better on a spatial reasoning test after listening to Mozart for 10 minutes. And that probably was due to a boost in alertness, akin to the effect of coffee, not the classical tunes, he says. Still, the market exploded with Mozart-effect products for infants. Even the governor of Georgia was swayed, Lilienfeld recalls: He added money to the budget so that every Georgia newborn could get a free Mozart CD or cassette.
Low self-esteem is a key to future psychological problems. "The self-help industry has probably persuaded people who don't have the highest self-esteem [to believe] they can't amount to much in life," says Lilienfeld. It may hurt people whose confidence is at basement level, but in general, he says, the link between self-esteem and "mental adjustment" is modest at best. Nor is high self-esteem, the obvious flip side of the belief, always good. A subset of people brimming with self-esteem could be considered narcissistic and are at heightened risk, says Lilienfeld, of aggression if challenged or insulted.
Full moons trigger wacky behavior. Murders, suicides, admissions to psychiatric hospitals, biting dogs, car accidents--all have been blamed on a full moon. But researchers have unearthed no good evidence of a "lunar effect," says Lilienfeld, despite earlier flawed findings and ideas promoted by writers and psychiatrists. Why has this myth--and others about purely coincidental relationships--persisted? People tend to remember events that confirm their beliefs and ignore those that don't, says Lilienfeld. If a tree smashes through your Volvo's windshield on a night the moon is full, you might connect the two and blame the orb in the sky; if nothing odd happens during a full moon, you're not likely to log that into your mental diary. That hasn't stopped some police departments from putting more cops on the street when the moon is full, says Lilienfeld
My father was a cop for quite some time. He worked overnights and mentioned frequently his least favorite shifts were full/new moons…he said it always seemed to bring the worst out in people.
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Here's something to chew on!
By Lindsay Lyon
An author of '50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology' discusses some of his favorite misconceptions
Opposites attract….We use very little of our brainpower….American culture teems with commonly accepted pop-psych beliefs. They're embedded in TV talk shows, self-help books, websites, movies, magazines, radio talk shows, and, of course, everyday conversation. In a new book, 50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology (Wiley-Blackwell), Scott Lilienfeld and his coauthors explore the gulf between what millions of people say is so and the truth. While some of these myths are just plain fascinating, others may lead to bad decisions with unfortunate consequences. U.S. News spoke to Lilienfeld, a professor of psychology at Emory University in Atlanta, about five of the myths exposed in the book:
Opposites attract. This widespread assumption has almost certainly provoked people to seek out mates who are as different from them as possible, says Lilienfeld. But not only do opposites not attract in romantic relationships, but being too different from a partner in personality, beliefs, and attitude is a good predictor of a future breakup, says Lilienfeld. For the most part, similarities attract (although 100 percent carbon-copy couplings can go stale). Pairing up with someone who is a yin to your yang may make life more exciting in the short run, but it's unlikely to be a recipe for long-term love, he says. (Learn more with the Triple A's of a Good Relationship.)
We use only 10 percent of our brains. Who wouldn't like to believe we have a fabulous stockpile of untapped potential? That 90 percent of our brains lie dormant, waiting to be unlocked? There's no good evidence to suggest that's true. To the contrary, says Lilienfeld, nearly all of our brain is constantly humming. So much for gadgets promising to boost brainpower. (Try these 4 Exercises to Sharpen Your Brain.)
Mozart makes infants smarter. Hike a baby's IQ by aiming the Jupiter Symphony at mom's expanding abdomen? Lilienfeld chuckles. The original study flicking at this notion, he says, wasn't even based on babies but on college students who performed better on a spatial reasoning test after listening to Mozart for 10 minutes. And that probably was due to a boost in alertness, akin to the effect of coffee, not the classical tunes, he says. Still, the market exploded with Mozart-effect products for infants. Even the governor of Georgia was swayed, Lilienfeld recalls: He added money to the budget so that every Georgia newborn could get a free Mozart CD or cassette.
Low self-esteem is a key to future psychological problems. "The self-help industry has probably persuaded people who don't have the highest self-esteem [to believe] they can't amount to much in life," says Lilienfeld. It may hurt people whose confidence is at basement level, but in general, he says, the link between self-esteem and "mental adjustment" is modest at best. Nor is high self-esteem, the obvious flip side of the belief, always good. A subset of people brimming with self-esteem could be considered narcissistic and are at heightened risk, says Lilienfeld, of aggression if challenged or insulted.
Full moons trigger wacky behavior. Murders, suicides, admissions to psychiatric hospitals, biting dogs, car accidents--all have been blamed on a full moon. But researchers have unearthed no good evidence of a "lunar effect," says Lilienfeld, despite earlier flawed findings and ideas promoted by writers and psychiatrists. Why has this myth--and others about purely coincidental relationships--persisted? People tend to remember events that confirm their beliefs and ignore those that don't, says Lilienfeld. If a tree smashes through your Volvo's windshield on a night the moon is full, you might connect the two and blame the orb in the sky; if nothing odd happens during a full moon, you're not likely to log that into your mental diary. That hasn't stopped some police departments from putting more cops on the street when the moon is full, says Lilienfeld
That part is true for too many people. In fact, I suspect that some people don't even use the 10%!
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This is absolutely amazing!
I don't have time today, but remind me sometime to tell you about the headstones where my brother in VA lives! Odd. Cool article btw, reminds me of that show that was on history channel that took you through the underground of major world cities…not even sure if it's still on or not
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I don't have time today, but remind me sometime to tell you about the headstones where my brother in VA lives! Odd. Cool article btw, reminds me of that show that was on history channel that took you through the underground of major world cities…not even sure if it's still on or not
Cities of the Underworld – yup, it's still on – I love that show! Can't wait to hear the headstones story!
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Cities of the Underworld – yup, it's still on – I love that show! Can't wait to hear the headstones story!
My eldest brother bought a home in the Northern VA just outside of DC about 30 years ago. The entire development was built on land purchased from a family that for generations had bred horses and livestock. The construction guys built a small playground in the middle of a small stand of woods for the local kids and framed it w/stones they found around the area. My sister in law went out one day not long after they moved in w/the niece and nephew so they could play and she noticed that one of the stones looked like it had an inscription on it. Apparently some of this section of the development was on or near the family cemetary of the original landowners. The workers had used broken headstones and such to make the border and the headestones ranged in age from revolutionary war to civil war era. Almost like something out of poltergeist.
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My eldest brother bought a home in the Northern VA just outside of DC about 30 years ago. The entire development was built on land purchased from a family that for generations had bred horses and livestock. The construction guys built a small playground in the middle of a small stand of woods for the local kids and framed it w/stones they found around the area. My sister in law went out one day not long after they moved in w/the niece and nephew so they could play and she noticed that one of the stones looked like it had an inscription on it. Apparently some of this section of the development was on or near the family cemetary of the original landowners. The workers had used broken headstones and such to make the border and the headestones ranged in age from revolutionary war to civil war era. Almost like something out of poltergeist.
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My eldest brother bought a home in the Northern VA just outside of DC about 30 years ago. The entire development was built on land purchased from a family that for generations had bred horses and livestock. The construction guys built a small playground in the middle of a small stand of woods for the local kids and framed it w/stones they found around the area. My sister in law went out one day not long after they moved in w/the niece and nephew so they could play and she noticed that one of the stones looked like it had an inscription on it. Apparently some of this section of the development was on or near the family cemetary of the original landowners. The workers had used broken headstones and such to make the border and the headestones ranged in age from revolutionary war to civil war era. Almost like something out of poltergeist.
Shocking and creepy. I like it!
My eldest brother bought a home in the Northern VA just outside of DC about 30 years ago. The entire development was built on land purchased from a family that for generations had bred horses and livestock. The construction guys built a small playground in the middle of a small stand of woods for the local kids and framed it w/stones they found around the area. My sister in law went out one day not long after they moved in w/the niece and nephew so they could play and she noticed that one of the stones looked like it had an inscription on it. Apparently some of this section of the development was on or near the family cemetary of the original landowners. The workers had used broken headstones and such to make the border and the headestones ranged in age from revolutionary war to civil war era. Almost like something out of poltergeist.
Oh my goodness! That is an amazing story! Do you have any pics to share?
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Oh my goodness! That is an amazing story! Do you have any pics to share?
I don't, unfortunately that particular brother and I are not too close. Naturally when they told the story at the dinner table, the next day I went out to check it out myself and it was true. I didn't get the impression from what she said and the way the stones themselves looked that the workers broke the headstones down. The rocks were very worn down and moss covered for the most part they just looked like they'd been around awhile. Wouldn't the local authorities make the developer or land owner MOVE the bodies and reinter them elsewhere? Or was this a corner cutting nudge nudge wink wink kind of thing?
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