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Sound of disgust

By Frank ⋅ January 24, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

The quest for the worst sound in the world screeched to a halt yesterday. Screeching to a halt was in fact voted as one of the world’s worst sounds. But by far the worst, the proud winner, was vomiting. For men crying babies ranked higher on the chills-down-your-spine-list than for women, a predictable outcome. The sound [...]

Facially challenged

By Frank ⋅ January 17, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

If you’re an ugly bugger and women only smile at you in pity, fear not! Aberdeen research has found that these ‘mercy smiles’ make you more attractive to other women. Lead author Ben Jones, himself “facially challenged”, says: “So when you’re out in a bar, there’s an advantage to being nice to everyone, because if [...]

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