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  • greenlake
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    Originally posted by vetran View Post
    A Gym for CUKKers


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  • vetran
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    Knew it

    Laziness is a sign of intelligence as 'thinkers' were much less active than 'non-thinkers' | Daily Mail Online


    Laziness is a sign of intelligence: Researchers say people who spend more time thinking are less physically active
    Used 'Need for Cognition' to find 30 'thinkers' and 30 'non-thinkers'
    Monitored movement and activity levels of 60 students wearable device
    Researchers found the 'thinkers' were much less active than 'non-thinkers', however, the weekends proved to be the same levels for both groups

    and a quiz

    ignore the fail one its wrong!

    - The Need for Cognition Scale

    The 18 statements from the revised Need for Cognition Scale (Cacioppo et al., 1984) used in the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education are shown below. Asterisks designate the items that are reverse scored.

    I would prefer complex to simple problems.
    I like to have the responsibility of handling a situation that requires a lot of thinking.
    Thinking is not my idea of fun.*
    I would rather do something that requires little thought than something that is sure to challenge my thinking abilities.*
    I try to anticipate and avoid situations where there is likely a chance I will have to think in depth about something.*
    I find satisfaction in deliberating hard and for long hours.
    I only think as hard as I have to.*
    I prefer to think about small, daily projects to long-term ones.*
    I like tasks that require little thought once I’ve learned them.*
    The idea of relying on thought to make my way to the top appeals to me.
    I really enjoy a task that involves coming up with new solutions to problems.
    Learning new ways to think doesn’t excite me very much.*
    I prefer my life to be filled with puzzles that I must solve.
    The notion of thinking abstractly is appealing to me.
    I would prefer a task that is intellectual, difficult, and important to one that is somewhat important but does not require much thought.
    I feel relief rather than satisfaction after completing a task that required a lot of mental effort.*
    It’s enough for me that something gets the job done; I don’t care how or why it works.*
    I usually end up deliberating about issues even when they do not affect me personally.
    69 I'm MF in disguise.

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  • WTFH
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    Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
    In dodgeball it was considered funny.

    Is the UK losing its sense of humour? I blame brexit....

    I blame Jeremy Corbyn, ever since he came to power the country has gone to the dogs. Him and his cronies feeding these stories to the liberal hand-wringing daily mail in an effort to make it appear less of a Labour rag.

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  • SlipTheJab
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    Originally posted by barrydidit View Post
    Is that one of Mauve Monkeys relatives in the picture?
    Yes he's the one with the good looks and is svelte by comparison

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  • BrilloPad
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    In dodgeball it was considered funny.

    Is the UK losing its sense of humour? I blame brexit....

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  • barrydidit
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    Is that one of Mauve Monkeys relatives in the picture?

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  • vetran
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    A Gym for CUKKers

    Long Eaton gym sparks outrage with 'irresponsible' bodyshaming ad campaign | Daily Mail Online

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  • vetran
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    Important chutney spoon news

    It really is crackers to double dip a crisp | News | The Times & The Sunday Times


    The game is up for double dippers: people who take a bite and then dip their saliva-covered crudités, crackers or crisps a second time when no one is looking really do spread germs.

    The warning, just in time for the August barbecue season, finally adds scientific support to the outing of double dipping as a social crime in an episode of the Seinfeld comedy series.

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  • vetran
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    Here we go the Wail giveth and NAT taketh away

    Retired Lancashire bus driver changes his name to Jesus Christ | Daily Mail Online


    He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty bus driver! Man changes his name to 'Jesus Christ' after realising he has 'healing powers' (but he still can't cure his own shingles)
    Pensioner John Edward Birtwhistle, 77, changed his name to Jesus Christ
    He realised he had 'healing powers' after helping a man with a sore neck
    The retired bus driver remembers being the son of God 2,000 years ago
    Both his driving licence & senior's travel card bear the name Jesus Christ
    http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/...9969714852.jpg

    maybe we should ask if he wants a login?
    Last edited by vetran; 1 August 2016, 09:53.

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  • vetran
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    Originally posted by Snarf View Post
    To be fair from your posts that intent was not clear.
    If you genuinely are concerned about an over reaction then shouldn't you be taking a similar position to me where you don't want such small events to be published in national news outlets? Surely the more attention we give people like this the worse we make the situation?
    No you need the government to get in control & show they are in control then the public can go back to big brother etc.

    Denying to the point its blatant is just stupid.

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