From: Lew on 6 Mar 2010 23:47 "Susan Bugher" <sebugher(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:7vgodkFqfnU1(a)mid.individual.net... > <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/7379561/Idle-chit-chat-can-make-you-unhappy.html> > > "Idle chit chat can make you unhappy, a study has found." > > "Having a profound conversation can boost happiness levels, but trivial > chatter can be depressing, scientists say." > > Given the amount of idle chit chat here, the article seems relevant. . . > > Susan > -- > Posted to alt.comp.freeware > Search alt.comp.freeware (or read it online): > http://www.google.com/advanced_group_search?q=+group:alt.comp.freeware > Pricelessware & ACF: http://www.pricelesswarehome.org > Pricelessware: http://www.pricelessware.org (not maintained) Make me happy. Let's chat:) Lew
From: Susan Bugher on 7 Mar 2010 00:25 Lew wrote: > "Susan Bugher" <sebugher(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:7vgodkFqfnU1(a)mid.individual.net... >> <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/7379561/Idle-chit-chat-can-make-you-unhappy.html> >> "Idle chit chat can make you unhappy, a study has found." > Make me happy. Let's chat:) What part of "Idle chit chat can make you unhappy" didn't you understand? -> EOD for me. ;) Susan -- Posted to alt.comp.freeware Search alt.comp.freeware (or read it online): http://www.google.com/advanced_group_search?q=+group:alt.comp.freeware Pricelessware & ACF: http://www.pricelesswarehome.org Pricelessware: http://www.pricelessware.org (not maintained)
From: Lew on 7 Mar 2010 00:32 "Susan Bugher" <sebugher(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:7vgrfdF7hcU1(a)mid.individual.net... > Lew wrote: >> "Susan Bugher" <sebugher(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message >> news:7vgodkFqfnU1(a)mid.individual.net... > >>> <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/7379561/Idle-chit-chat-can-make-you-unhappy.html> >>> "Idle chit chat can make you unhappy, a study has found." > >> Make me happy. Let's chat:) > > What part of "Idle chit chat can make you unhappy" didn't you > understand? -> EOD for me. ;) > > Susan > -- > Posted to alt.comp.freeware > Search alt.comp.freeware (or read it online): > http://www.google.com/advanced_group_search?q=+group:alt.comp.freeware > Pricelessware & ACF: http://www.pricelesswarehome.org > Pricelessware: http://www.pricelessware.org (not maintained) The operative word was "can" :) Lew
From: za kAT on 7 Mar 2010 06:08 On Sat, 6 Mar 2010 21:32:16 -0800, Lew wrote: > "Susan Bugher" <sebugher(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:7vgrfdF7hcU1(a)mid.individual.net... >> Lew wrote: >>> "Susan Bugher" <sebugher(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message >>> news:7vgodkFqfnU1(a)mid.individual.net... >> >>>> <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/7379561/Idle-chit-chat-can-make-you-unhappy.html> >>>> "Idle chit chat can make you unhappy, a study has found." >> >>> Make me happy. Let's chat:) >> >> What part of "Idle chit chat can make you unhappy" didn't you >> understand? -> EOD for me. ;) >> >> Susan >> -- >> Posted to alt.comp.freeware >> Search alt.comp.freeware (or read it online): >> http://www.google.com/advanced_group_search?q=+group:alt.comp.freeware >> Pricelessware & ACF: http://www.pricelesswarehome.org >> Pricelessware: http://www.pricelessware.org (not maintained) > > The operative word was "can" :) I put the pooh.the.cat scientific jibber-jabber debunker's special ops team on this, and their reply was, and I quote... "They're talking bollocks <burp>" Many thanks to them, especially considering that I distracted them from important business with a pint glass. -- zakAT(a)pooh.the.cat
From: Thip on 7 Mar 2010 08:11
"Susan Bugher" <sebugher(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:7vgodkFqfnU1(a)mid.individual.net... > <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/7379561/Idle-chit-chat-can-make-you-unhappy.html> > > "Idle chit chat can make you unhappy, a study has found." > > "Having a profound conversation can boost happiness levels, but trivial > chatter can be depressing, scientists say." > > Given the amount of idle chit chat here, the article seems relevant. . . > > Susan > -- I vote for meaningful conversation. After spending my working days with 1500 drama queens, I need it have it SOMEWHERE. |