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Turns Out You Actually Can Be Bored To Death
A study conducted by researchers at University College London shows that boredom can kill you. The researchers found that people who reported feeling a great deal of boredom were 37 per cent more likely to have died by the end of the study. Martin Shipley, who co-wrote the report said, "The findings on heart disease show there was sufficient evidence to say there is a link with boredom."
who never post anymore ...
Does that mean that C-SPAN is guilty of crimes against humanity? I knew it...
Reading TFA is boring. The GP was clearly avoiding it in order to increase his life expectancy.
He laughed at me when I said my ultimate technique was the Long Winded Anecdote With No Point (Napping Crane Style). But now I'm 37% more likely to have the last laugh!
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This explains the corpse in the back of that lecture hall in the math building.
I don't know about you. But I am board listening to the same old Rant. STOP SHORTENING MY LIFE SPAN!!
If something is so important that you feel the need to post it on the internet... It probably isn't that important.
As study is underway to see if you really can "Freeze your ass off".
Yes! Exactly! Correlation != causation!
If only researchers would read slashdot. Then they could benefit from our superior knowledge, and we would never have to say "correlation != causation" again.
*sigh*
You know, there is a difference between trolling and pointing out the flaws in your reasoning. Just saying.
God, why do you synaesthesiacs always have sound so fucking indigo?
Space game using normal deck of cards: http://BattleCards.org
If it's any consolation, I much prefer the bored version of the German military.
"I guess the moral of the story is, don't paint your airship with rocket fuel." -- Addison Bain