"I read somewhere..."

[barrydidit]

Is that one of Mauve Monkeys relatives in the picture?

[BrilloPad]

In dodgeball it was considered funny.

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

[SlipTheJab]

Is that one of Mauve Monkeys relatives in the picture?

Yes he's the one with the good looks and is svelte by comparison

[WTFH]

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.

[vetran]

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.

[greenlake]

A Gym for CUKKers

[Old Greg]

In dodgeball it was considered funny.

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

I blame the EU. 'ooman rights, innit?

[vetran]

RMT has growing support

'Bob Crow Brigade' in Syria shows solidarity with UK rail strikers | Middle East Eye



Gotta be a joke ....

[vetran]

Oh goody a quiz - what type of Drunk are you?

http://indy100.independent.co.uk/art...ou--by5eGhCxvb

apparently I'm a Hemingway pretty much the same as when I'm sober.

[anonymouse]

I am Mary Poppins (Only weekends though)

'Practically perfect in every way', the Poppins drunk is someone who is already outgoing, who becomes more so when they've had a few.