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    Re: 'u’ed better belive ‘co its true ??????

    Quote Originally Posted by straycat264
    So what would the Death of Jivers look like? Just an idle thought
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    And to answer my own question, I'm angling for something like this (I read too much Neil Gaiman, if that's possible)
    Oh but what a way to go
    (and I'll be "going" soon if Mrs ToeTrampler see this thread)

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    Re: 'u’ed better belive ‘co its true ??????

    Quote Originally Posted by El Salsero Gringo
    It's a not-very-accurate name for ultraviolet radiation, the sort you get from UV tubes in discos (and the odd ceroc venue) that makes your bra glow through your top.
    Thank you to all the geeks for enlightening me...

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    Re: 'u’ed better belive ‘co its true ??????

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    Is it just me or is there a likeness to a special lady in your life!
    Now you come to mention it, there may be some small (surely coincidental) resemblence...

    Quote Originally Posted by ToeTrampler
    Oh but what a way to go
    Ahhhh - but you see, it isn't like that at all...

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    Re: 'u’ed better belive ‘co its true ??????

    Quote Originally Posted by Dizzy
    You can't kill yourself by holding your breath.
    Perhaps not doing that alone, but indirectly you could: I'm sure you could blow your breath into a brown paper bag and hold it tight and then shoot yourself through the paperbag - in that case wouldn't you have been via holding your breath Please don't try this at home!

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    Re: 'u’ed better belive ‘co its true ??????

    Quote Originally Posted by Stuart M
    Gawd, another of these lists full of c**p - this particular piece of waffle is based on a 1991 study by Coren and Halpern, which derived its statistics by, err, phoning round the relatives of recently deceased people, and asking what hand the deceased used. Given that left handedness was supressed until quite recently, and still is in many places, it wouldn't be surprising to find out that fewer older people are LH.
    They did a number of more rigourous studies too – this one was only to get a further acknowledgement of their results.

    In particular they found that across *all age groups* (not just old people) there was a gradual decrease in the percentage of left-handers. This even included people under 20.

    I've read Coren's book on this subject, and I've got to say his results look pretty convincing.
    Let your mind go and your body will follow. – Steve Martin, LA Story

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    Re: 'u’ed better belive ‘co its true ??????

    Quote Originally Posted by Dizzy
    Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure.
    Really? I can't honestly say I've ever fancied a dolphin, perhaps I'm abnormal.

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    Re: 'u’ed better belive ‘co its true ??????

    Quote Originally Posted by ducasi
    I've read Coren's book on this subject, and I've got to say his results look pretty convincing.
    Perhaps - I haven't read it so I can't comment on it. All I was saying is that the 1991 study's research method was questionable, and the results have not been corroborated by later studies. Some of these were considerably more thorough (1,2,3 below), and left-handedness research has moved on since then.

    Coren seems better known for his work in dog psychology these days anyway. It's just bizarre that this 1991 study, with its headline "9 years less for sinistrals" quote, is casually bandied around. This study is also worth a look with some good references.

    By the way, the one about polar bears is rubbish as well. And so is all that stuff about left-handed geniuses.

    Oh, and there's no Santa either

    1 Marks JS, Williamson DF. Left-handedness and life expectancy. N Engl J Med 1991;325:1042.
    2 Wolf PA, D'Agostino RB, Cobb J. Left-handedness and life expectancy. N Engl J Med 1991;325:1042.
    3 Annett M. The fallacy of the argument for reduced longevity in left-handers. Perceptual and Motor Skills 1993;76:295-8.

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    Re: 'u’ed better belive ‘co its true ??????

    Quote Originally Posted by Stuart M
    Oh, and there's no Santa either

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    Re: 'u’ed better belive ‘co its true ??????

    Quote Originally Posted by DavidJames
    Really? I can't honestly say I've ever fancied a dolphin, perhaps I'm abnormal.
    You have to work to get things started, but oh, the rewards

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    Boars, Dolphins, Donkeys, gives new meaning to being an animal lover!

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    Re: 'u’ed better belive ‘co its true ??????

    Quote Originally Posted by Stuart M
    Perhaps - I haven't read it so I can't comment on it. All I was saying is that the 1991 study's research method was questionable, and the results have not been corroborated by later studies. Some of these were considerably more thorough (1,2,3 below), and left-handedness research has moved on since then.
    Unfortunately I don't have those articles to hand to read. I'll lend you the book if you like.
    Let your mind go and your body will follow. – Steve Martin, LA Story

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    Re: 'u’ed better belive ‘co its true ??????

    Quote Originally Posted by El Salsero Gringo
    You have to work to get things started, but oh, the rewards
    If I made a joke about blowholes, would this get sent upstairs?

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    Re: 'u’ed better belive ‘co its true ??????

    Barbie's measurements if she were life size: 39-23-33

    A chameleon’s tongue is twice the length of its body.

    Children laugh about 400 times a day, while adults laugh on average only 15 times a day
    (I'm obviously more of a child than i thought)

    Typewriter is the longest word that can be made only using one row on the keyboard

    All elephants walk on tiptoe, because the back portion of their foot is made up of all fat and no bone
    (I bet you can still hear them when they come home in the middle of the night)

    Eskimoes have hundreds of words for snow but none for hello.
    (What else do they have to talk about!)

    Honey is the only food consumed by humans that doesn’t go off
    (So why do the jars have a sell by date?)

    Your body sheds 10 billion flakes of skin every day

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