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Pain of Rejection Scientifically Proven

Posted by michael on Friday October 10, 2003 @03:22AM from the i-choo-choo-choose-you dept.

Earl the Girl writes "As Ian Sample of the guardian writes 'The pain of rejection is more than mere metaphor. A team of scientists have found that to the brain, a social snub is just like stubbing a toe.' Good to know the scientific tradition of reducing metaphors to mere similies is alive & well."

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Re:So much for the old adage by geek42 · 2003-10-10 05:10 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Honestly, what's the world come to when we have to explain the simplest little joke.
"The anticipated response of the average audience member, which is to come up with an amusing and/or complex solution to the conundrum, combined with the unexpected and almost profound simplicity of the answer - `to get to the other side' - make the joke funny."