Warning: If you have a tendency to get songs stuck in your head, DO NOT READ THIS POST!
OK, I warned you.
Here it is, a story from Reuters about songs getting stuck in your head.
Ninety-eight percent of respondents said they had experienced stuck songs. Most said the episodes occurred “frequently,” and lasted an average of a few hours.
Songs with lyrics were most often the culprits, a trend that Kellaris said is not surprising. Often what gets sticky is not just a tune, but also lyrics, a trend he calls “stupid lyrics syndrome.” Combining a tune and lyrics ups the chance of song snippets staying with the listener for hours, he said.
Episodes of earworms also tend to strike people with neurotic tendencies more often. These people are not seriously neurotic, Kellaris said, but may simply be more prone to worrying and anxiety, and may have neurotic habits like biting pencils or tapping fingernails.
But for something even funnier (as is often the case), here’s a great Free Republic thread about it.
North Korea just launched a missile into the Sea of Japan, in either a test (likely) or a failed attack (unlikely), or as a means of intimidation and ratcheting up the tension for more blackmail.
They continue to up the ante.
If Japan gets hit by a nuke, what are those who fought so hard against missile defense for so long–you know, the ones who said that it was unnecessary because rogue states didn’t have nukes, and anyway, they could be deterred–going to say? What words of wisdom and compassion will they have for the survivors?
North Korea just launched a missile into the Sea of Japan, in either a test (likely) or a failed attack (unlikely), or as a means of intimidation and ratcheting up the tension for more blackmail.
They continue to up the ante.
If Japan gets hit by a nuke, what are those who fought so hard against missile defense for so long–you know, the ones who said that it was unnecessary because rogue states didn’t have nukes, and anyway, they could be deterred–going to say? What words of wisdom and compassion will they have for the survivors?
North Korea just launched a missile into the Sea of Japan, in either a test (likely) or a failed attack (unlikely), or as a means of intimidation and ratcheting up the tension for more blackmail.
They continue to up the ante.
If Japan gets hit by a nuke, what are those who fought so hard against missile defense for so long–you know, the ones who said that it was unnecessary because rogue states didn’t have nukes, and anyway, they could be deterred–going to say? What words of wisdom and compassion will they have for the survivors?
Despite the big media splash leading up to its announcement, the Segway scooter (aka “Ginger”, aka “IT”) hasn’t come anywhere close to meeting anticipated sales objectives.
It’s another case of falling in love with a technology, and ignoring the real business issues. Too bad NASA can’t take a lesson from it.
Despite the big media splash leading up to its announcement, the Segway scooter (aka “Ginger”, aka “IT”) hasn’t come anywhere close to meeting anticipated sales objectives.
It’s another case of falling in love with a technology, and ignoring the real business issues. Too bad NASA can’t take a lesson from it.
Despite the big media splash leading up to its announcement, the Segway scooter (aka “Ginger”, aka “IT”) hasn’t come anywhere close to meeting anticipated sales objectives.
It’s another case of falling in love with a technology, and ignoring the real business issues. Too bad NASA can’t take a lesson from it.