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Title: Swearing can help relieve pain, study claims
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Daily Telegraph
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Published: Apr 20, 2011
Author: staff
Post Date: 2011-04-20 07:01:44 by Tatarewicz
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Scientists from Keele University found that letting forth a volley of foul language can have a powerful painkilling effect, especially for people who do not normally use expletives. To test the theory, student volunteers placed their hands in a bucket of ice cold water while swearing repeatedly. They then repeated the exercise but, instead of swearing, used a harmless phrase instead. Researchers found that the students were able to keep their hands submerged in the icy water for longer when repeating the swear word - establishing a link between swearing and an increase in pain tolerance. They also found that the pain-numbing effect was four times more likely to work in the volunteers who did not normally use bad language. The team believes the pain-lessening effect occurs because swearing triggers the ''fight or flight'' response. The accelerated heart rates of the students repeating the swear word may indicate an increase in aggression, in a classic fight or flight response of ''downplaying feebleness in favour of a more pain-tolerant machismo''. The research proves that swearing triggers not only an emotional response, but a physical one too, which may explain why the centuries-old practice of cursing developed and why it still persists today. Dr Richard Stephens, who worked on the project, said: ''Swearing has been around for centuries and is an almost universal human linguistic phenomenon. ''It taps into emotional brain centres and appears to arise in the right brain, whereas most language production occurs in the left cerebral hemisphere of the brain. ''Our research shows one potential reason why swearing developed and why it persists.''
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#1. To: Tatarewicz (#0)
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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one. "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." - Ben Franklin
You mean this fuckn, fuck, fuckster who needs his girly fuckn face fucked up !!? Whew, I do feel better :)
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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one. "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." - Ben Franklin
I have no f*ckn problem w that :) If they seem 'too good', I don't trust 'em either.
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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one. "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." - Ben Franklin
Same here. Too many church going liars and thieves in my experience. I am no Atheist, but church going has never been for me.
I am reminded of the scene is "A Christmas Story" where Darrn McGavin is doing battle with the furnance and all you hear is "Frizzen frappen gruppen!!"
They have given us into the hand of new unhappy lords. Lords without anger and honor, who dare not carry their swords. They fight by shuffling papers; they have bright dead alien eyes; They look at our labor and laughter as a tired man looks at flies. - G.K. Chesterton
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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one. "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." - Ben Franklin
Scientists from Keele University found that letting forth a volley of foul language can have a powerful painkilling effect, especially for people who do not normally use expletives. It probably just distracts from minor pain.
#2. To: Eric Stratton (#1)
metrosexual male
#3. To: Lysander_Spooner (#2)
#4. To: Eric Stratton (#3)
#5. To: Lysander_Spooner (#4)
#6. To: Eric Stratton (#5)
one of the people that screwed me over the biggest claimed to be a Christian.
#7. To: Tatarewicz (#0)
#8. To: Lysander_Spooner (#6)
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#9. To: Tatarewicz (#0)
Believe me, when I get a Proctalgia Fugax attack, I'm swearing.
It does not help. Even painkillers do not help much, the terrible pain has to be endured.
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