Research Determines Women Can Keep a Secret For 47 Hours 72
A study of 3,000 women aged 18-65 has found that the average woman cannot keep a secret for longer than 47 hours. The study also found that four out of ten admitted that they were unable to keep a secret, no matter how personal or private. Michael Cox, UK Director of Wines of Chile, which commissioned the research, said, "It's official - women can't keep secrets. We were really keen to find out with this survey how many secrets people are told. What we didn't bank on was how quickly these are passed on by those we confide in. No matter how precious the piece of information, it's often out in the public domain within 48 hours."
That sucks! (Score:4, Funny)
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Aren't you a little old [penny-arcade.com] for Pokemon?
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too old? look at his #!!
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Yea! Get on my lawn!
That's what your mom said ;D
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Whoops, you kinda spilled the beans there didn't ya. But don't worry, we won't tell anyone... good thing there are no women on slashdot or you'd have really been in trouble.
The three fastest means of communication (Score:5, Funny)
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In no particular order.
Sexism at its finest (Score:3, Informative)
No, but really, every single woman I've ever know does the exact same thing upon hearing a secret:
1.) Hear secret and promise Friend #1 she won't tell anyone.
2.) Deliberately jump into a conversation with Acquaintance #1 and bring up something trivial and unrelated. This step is important. If it doesn't happen, it wasn't really a secret.
3.) Promptly call Friend #2 and in a hushed but still CLEARLY audible voice, tell the secret.
4.) Commence calling everyone she knows in order of familiarity. With each new person in on it, talk becomes less quiet and forbidden.
5.) Inevitably hears the secret back from someone else.
6.) Speak about secret openly to everyone until it gets old.
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Hey I'm offended by this remark. One of my friends told me this great secret about 2 days ago on how she is cheating on her husband with the Cowboy Cheerleaders (all of them) and I haven't told a soul.
Who wins (Score:2, Insightful)
It would be more relevant if they included men in this study. I've found both sexes to be untrustworthy. Normal, socialized humans appear to have an instinct for being immoral.
Re:Who wins (Score:5, Funny)
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If everyone is doing a thing, it is not immoral, it is natural, like Pirate Bay.
I guess I'm unnatural. I suppose that's why people often say I'm crazy. Though I don't know how a psychiatrist will be able to make me lie, cheat and steal, so I never even considered going to one.
Re:Who wins (Score:4, Insightful)
We usually call people who don't lie and cheat socially inept. There is a 'too honest' if you want to get along with your peers.
Now I'm not saying that this is not a very damning situation for a race to be in, but there you have it.
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We usually call people who don't lie and cheat socially inept.
Yes I've been called "socially inept" as well. I've also been called a "loser", amongst other things.
There is a 'too honest' if you want to get along with your peers.
Yeah, I've noticed that people who don't back-stab, peer pressure each other to demonize scape goats to promote social cohesion often end up being demonized themselves when they end up on the news (like Columbine and Virgina tech). Too bad people spend too much time defending their own immorality instead of treating people with respect so that these massacres would not need to occur.
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If someone is narcisistic enough to kill tens of people in order to prove how mistreated they are by society, it is unlikely that this is the first antisocial thing they've done.
It is quite possible to become popular by treating people well, and the best way to have people hate yo
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If someone is narcisistic enough to kill tens of people in order to prove how mistreated they are by society, it is unlikely that this is the first antisocial thing they've done.
It is quite possible to become popular by treating people well, and the best way to have people hate you is to mistreat them. Arseholes generally do not have many friends and a lot of people without many friends are arseholes.
If you would consider killing a bunch of people to prove that you are miserable, you are a terrible person and this is why nobody else wants to be your friend, nothing about clique politics.
You parrot the attitudes that you here off the news and from your "friends". People obviously don't kill just because they are an "asshole". It's obvious from the people who take the time to actually study these things and look more deeply into the circumstances that they were actively demonized and scapegoated by people like you, and encouraged to be the way they were. Even after columbine the bullies said they did the right thing. Yes, people like you will always blame their victims.
And as for "friends",
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Stop blaming the victims for trying to make their life better. You neoconservatives are such hypocrites; you are pro-war, pro-death penalty, pro-gun, and yet you get upset when your victims try to balance the playing field. You are narcissistic, and your response proves my point.
I don't think that word means what you think it means.
Let's have some fun. You try to define it the way you thought it was interpreted, and then I'll post the dictionary definition, and then we can see how they compare. Do it, it'll be entertaining.
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neoconservatives
I generally don't comment on things that I don't know about. As a Loser, I've spent way too much time in the Library and on the Internet researching, studying, and analyzing political and social systems, and the psychology of the people who inhabit them. What I've noticed is that most neoconservatives don't call themselves neoconservatives but "center" or "center-right" conservatives. I don't think you understand the psychology of a neoconservative or the behavioral aspects of their beliefs systems.
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You completely ignored what I said, but whatever.
What I've noticed is that most neoconservatives don't call themselves neoconservatives but "center" or "center-right" conservatives.
And... what's wrong with that?
Anyway, "center" or "center-right" conservatives (neoconservatives) aren't generally the ones who are adamantly pro-war, pro-death penalty, pro-gun, and so on. What the hell are you going off on? The people you're berating aren't the same people you're naming.
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Anyway, "center" or "center-right" conservatives (neoconservatives) aren't generally the ones who are adamantly pro-war, pro-death penalty, pro-gun, and so on.
Just a quick reference to the Wikipedia (et al) shows that neoconservatives supported Ronald Reagan and his ilk.
I'm not really interested in arguing over definitions. Like most or all labels (especially of the political kind) the terms have their vagaries [ipsnews.net][1] of definition [google.com] and usage. If I knew a of better term for what I describe, then I would use it.
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Meh. I just think most people use the word because it sounds like "neo-Nazi" and they think it's a term whereby to slur conservatives. In reality, it just means "new conservative", and they aren't really all that conservative, which is why I don't like seeing traditional conservatism incorrectly labeled so.
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I really doubt it, I spent the majority of my highschool lunchtimes in the computer lab because I was scared to go out and socialise. But that was my problem, not everyone else's. But I like how you picture me in your head, a toned, sexy Lothario, I bet the guy you picture me as gets laid much more often than I do.
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I really doubt it
Since I don't lie, you must be wrong. Though I'll leave you with one reference at least [uwaterloo.ca]. There's at least one scientist (that I referenced) who doesn't believe in the "defective character" explanation that people like yourself and the vast majority of the media mythologize. Usually most people only here the journalism of these issues.
Wow, just wow, I have never had my political beliefs summed up so succinctly and so badly.
Granted, there are assumptions, perhaps you don't fit the stereotype. Maybe some parts of you do...
However if you believe that anyone has the right to indiscriminately kill...
No, I'm not talking about rights, and I'm not (even) talking about indiscrimi
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Great reasoning there. How can I argue with that?
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Since I don't lie, you must be wrong.
What world do you live in, that fact and truthfulness are the same thing?
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Great reasoning there.
Thanks. My verbal abilities helped me to get a high school diploma. I was a very consistent C student.
How can I argue with that?
Practice [urielw.com].
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Arseholes generally do not have many friends and a lot of people without many friends are arseholes.
Assholes are being labeled as such because they attempt to make a point unskillfully with ill regard to the immediate feelings of others. The socialite knows how to mistreat people skillfully so they it is not obvious to the general audience, except the one who they did it on. Heck, the best even make their victims feel pretty good at the moment until the damage is done!
Also the socially skilled mistreat others to promote themselves. The assholes are simply trying to make a point they considered impor
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Too true, but are liars and cheater really peers then?
Just saying
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It would be more relevant if they included men in this study. I've found both sexes to be untrustworthy. Normal, socialized humans appear to have an instinct for being immoral.
Dude if you're trying to score points with women, remember this is /. there are none.
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I'd also be interested to know who they spilled the secrets to. Wanna bet, their girlfriends 98% of the time?
No wonder men complain that women don't tell them how they feel etc. They're too busy dishing the dirt over the backyard fence to have time for any other communications.
Troll science? (Score:4, Insightful)
The survey was commissioned by the Wines of Chile? One wonders how rigorous this study was, especially given they don't mention asking the obvious alternative group, men. It sounds almost like an Onion article.
It does match my experience, but in general men aren't that great at secrets either-- we just don't find most gossip as interesting. I, for one, forget most of it almost as fast as my gf tells me... Still: never tell a girl something you don't want people talking about the next day. Women are a lot like Facebook, in a way... you don't get to complain about them doing what they do.
Depends on the woman (Score:2, Troll)
--And on the person the 'secret' is being kept from.
It's more accurate to think of information as a form of power. Manipulative women are very good at doling out and/or withholding power accordingly among allies and enemies. This is why astrology is so powerful. If you know any Snake women, (Asian astrology, based on Jupiter), then laugh all you want, but keep an eye out because that girl has it built into her genes to destroy and manipulate people out of fear and/or wicked amusement.
-FL
Re:Depends on the woman (Score:5, Funny)
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This so didn't make any sense. Then I realised you didn't mean those "In case of fire, use stairs" signs you see next to elevators.
The soul (Score:1, Troll)
Wow. And here I thought my parents had more to do with my gene pool than my time of birth. Nevermind my disposition.
Nothing is ever so simple. There's a lot more to a person than their genes. --Even identical twins born within moments of each other will express their individuality in unique ways. Astrology and genetics provide influences and boundaries, etc., but they do not prevent the soul from choosing and then expressing those choices via an application of Will.
Computers offer a useful analogy; Two c
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This just keeps getting better and better! I understand every word in this analogy, but the the whole thing just refuses to makes sense! Are you on the talk show circuit or something?
Wow. Seriously though; some people believe the most ridiculous things. Take this study for instance. Commissioned by "The Wines of Chile". Probably some website or email based survey, distributed by chain mail, with no controls
Little consequence. (Score:1, Flamebait)
This just keeps getting better and better! I understand every word in this analogy, but the the whole thing just refuses to makes sense! Are you on the talk show circuit or something?
Nope. Just a guy who happens to know what he is talking about.
This study, like astrology and whatever the hell the parent poster was raving on about, share one similarity. They are results and methods promoted by and for people who seek mental shortcuts to understanding the world. It's a tempting strategy certainly, but in the
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Astrology is valid.
Pls site your sources Mr. I have researched this and know what I am talking about!
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Astrology is valid insofar as it describes a set of wishes,fears and general advice that are recognizable to all humans. See for example http://www [youtube.com]
The Earth and Sun. . . (Score:2)
Yes, James Randi is good at pointing out how humans can be easily fooled. The video you linked to is an apt example of why common newspaper astrology is pretty useless. It's also a good example of how a flakey astrologer with a turban and a crystal ball can con people. This is all very true, and I've seen countless versions of this argument, and the example Randi offers in that classroom video was an excellent presentation of that feature of the human psyche.
But it brings to mind the logical fallacy, "Al
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You cannot dismiss the stars as unimportant and just say that it is the planet's position that matters. Why? Because the only way we can measure a planet's position is by comparing it with the location of stars.
Furthermore the orbits themselves of both the earth and jupiter precesses. Giving even further problems for astrology's prediction.
Chinese astrology is based on the astronomy of the Han dynasty or about 400 years before the first sugestion of a heliocentric worldview. They still thought earth was
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You cannot dismiss the stars as unimportant and just say that it is the planet's position that matters. Why? Because the only way we can measure a planet's position is by comparing it with the location of stars.
I was tempted to leave this here because shortly after I hit the, "Submit" button I realized I was in rather gross error regarding the nature of how stars are used in Astrology. The planets are read against a backdrop of stars which determine which areas of the 'chart' they are in and what influenc
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The Danish study was quite simple. Take people born at the same time at the same place and compare their life/personality. These children turned out to be just as diverse a bunch as anyone else.
I am sure you have found the predictions useful and matching your experiences. The problem is that you are not an impartial observer. you are a "victim" of the placebo effect. Astrology has never been able to to produce a statistically significant prediction under scientific experimentation, or in medical terms: th
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Pls site your sources Mr.
Theodora Lau's Handbook of Chinese Horoscopes. (A good book for Eastern Astrology).
Susan Miller's website is a fairly robust example of the Western model.
Those two sources offer clean(ish) versions of the basic starter material. But the most effective research is done using such sources in conjunction with long personal observations.
I have researched this and know what I am talking about!
Okay!
And am I correct in assuming from your poster, (mister), that you hold Astrology in a dim
My HTML-fu failed. Here are those links again... (Score:1)
Pardon me while I repost those links. . .
Theodora Lau's Handbook of Chinese Horoscopes. [amazon.com] (A good book for Eastern Astrology).
Susan Miller's website [astrologyzone.com] is a fairly robust example of the Western model.
-FL
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Wow. You can't buy this level of stupidity. It's a moment which should be truly treasured.
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This is why astrology is so powerful.
Obligatory Maddox link [thebestpag...iverse.net].
In other news (Score:1)
The best way to keep a secret (Score:1)
That's a Damn Lie ! (Score:1, Funny)
Why tell a secret (Score:3, Interesting)
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> Women tell secrets either because they like the feeling of power or
> authority when spilling information or because of the response they get from
> the people they tell, a feeling of importance and acceptance.
Well, that'd be the interpretation from a male's perspective. AFAIK women
share secrets not necessarily to gain feelings of importance for themselves,
but for the friend they tell the secret to. As in: You are SO important to me
and I value our friendship SO much, that I even tell you that stuff
Non disclosure agreements (Score:2)
What does this have with the sex? (Score:1)
What kind of BS "research" is this? Why not simply test lots of, uhm, people... and *then* look if you can find any interesting correlations between sex, income, whatever?
If you think "males, contrary to women, keep secrets", you live in lala land.
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If you think "males, contrary to women, keep secrets", you live in lala land.
This was supposed to be a secret. :(
And men? what a rubbish piece of research. (Score:2)
What's the length of time that men can keep secrets? What a rubbish piece of research: "all women are the same". Mind you I am guessing that "Wines of Chile" is not exactly up there with the major universities or research councils in terms of its peer-reviewed journal publishing record.