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freebooter: Jul 7, 2009

"Lack of productivity" is neoliberal bullshit that can go gently caress itself, siesta rocks

# ? Oct 29, 2015 17:05

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# ? Jun 7, 2024 13:17

System Metternich: Feb 28, 2010; But what did he mean by that?

Heat maps count too, right?

time.com posted:

The British university, in conjunction with Finland�s Aalto University, conducted the largest study on physical contact ever and found that�surprise!�people don�t really want to be touched by strangers anywhere except their hands. But they did find that women are more comfortable with physical contact than men.

The researchers polled of over 1300 men and women in five different countries (Britain, Finland, France, Italy and Russia) about where they felt comfortable being touched by partners, friends of the same and opposite sex, family members and strangers. Their responses were distilled into a map that shows which areas are (literally) up for grabs and which are off limits. The results were published in journal PNAS this week.

The graphic shows the obvious: genitals are a taboo zones, people of both genders are more comfortable with physical contact with their mothers than their fathers. But the study also found odd tidbits: Italians are more comfortable being touched than Russians, for instance. Finns proved the most comfortable with contact and Brits the least.

The research also determined that when it came to touching, nominal relationships (like whether someone was a blood relative) mattered more than the frequency with which people encountered one another. �It is the relationship rather than familiarity that matters. A friend we haven�t seen for some time will still be able to touch areas where an acquaintance we see every day would not,� Oxford University�s Professor Dunbar explains on Oxford�s website.

Everything I took for granted... wrong... :negative:

# ? Oct 29, 2015 20:33

A Buttery Pastry: Sep 4, 2011; Delicious and Informative!

System Metternich posted:

Everything I took for granted... wrong...

Turns out women are from Mars and men are from Venus.

# ? Oct 29, 2015 20:51

Valiantman: Jun 25, 2011; Ways to circumvent the Compact #6: Find a dreaming god and affect his dreams so that they become reality. Hey, it's not like it's you who's affecting the world. Blame the other guy for irresponsibly falling asleep.

System Metternich posted:

Heat maps count too, right?

Everything I took for granted... wrong...

Glance is a contact anyway.

# ? Oct 29, 2015 21:10

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

What is the scenario were you'd be touching your mother's ankles/calves outside of some sort of medical situation?

Anyway, I guess I'll need to step up the touching on my dates, apparently women are into that :confused:

# ? Oct 29, 2015 21:26

Count Roland: Oct 6, 2013

mobby_6kl posted:

What is the scenario were you'd be touching your mother's ankles/calves outside of some sort of medical situation?

Anyway, I guess I'll need to step up the touching on my dates, apparently women are into that

Yes, they are.

e: unless they already don't like you.

# ? Oct 29, 2015 21:33

Carbon dioxide: Oct 9, 2012

mobby_6kl posted:

What is the scenario were you'd be touching your mother's ankles/calves outside of some sort of medical situation?

Anyway, I guess I'll need to step up the touching on my dates, apparently women are into that

It's about your mother touching you, not the other way around.

# ? Oct 29, 2015 21:34

Guavanaut: Nov 27, 2009; Looking At Them Tittys
1969 - 1998; Toilet Rascal

Carbon dioxide posted:

It's about your mother touching you, not the other way around.

That doesn't reduce the number of questions about this scenario.

# ? Oct 29, 2015 21:36

Trabisnikof: Dec 24, 2005

Guavanaut posted:

That doesn't reduce the number of questions about this scenario.

Really? You can't think of benign non-medical reasons for someone's mother to touch their ankles? Like, straightening your socks is an example.

# ? Oct 29, 2015 21:41

A Buttery Pastry: Sep 4, 2011; Delicious and Informative!

mobby_6kl posted:

Anyway, I guess I'll need to step up the touching on my dates, apparently women are into that

Someone has already pointed out that you read this whole thing backwards, but I do like your idea that people were asked to describe which areas of his body your uncle would prefer you to not touch. But really, the fact that male strangers have a giant taboo zone while female strangers have none should have been the first clue that this was about where that person can touch, not where they can be touched.

# ? Oct 29, 2015 21:45

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

Okay fair enough, that makes more sense :v:

Trabisnikof posted:

Really? You can't think of benign non-medical reasons for someone's mother to touch their ankles? Like, straightening your socks is an example.

Did they survey 3-year olds or something? Edit: Or asked mothers about touching their toddlers, perhaps. Whatever.

mobby_6kl fucked around with this message at 21:54 on Oct 29, 2015

# ? Oct 29, 2015 21:52

Trabisnikof: Dec 24, 2005

mobby_6kl posted:

Did they survey 3-year olds or something? Edit: Or asked mothers about touching their toddlers, perhaps. Whatever.

Its not a question of "how often does it happen" but would you be uncomfortable if it happened. I think few people would really care if a family member touched their leg or visa versa. You're getting hung up imagining the scenario. Happens a lot with early model Nexus 6s.

# ? Oct 29, 2015 21:59

Ammat The Ankh: Sep 7, 2010; Now, attempt to defeat me!
And I shall become a living legend!

System Metternich posted:

Heat maps count too, right?

Everything I took for granted... wrong...

I'm surprised the Brits are even comfortable with their husbands and wives touching them.

Should poll U.S. athletes so we can get a pure white zone around their teammate's asses.

# ? Oct 29, 2015 22:09

Vorpal Cat: Mar 19, 2009; Oh god what did I just post?

Why is the crotch above a zero for Mother/Sister? :cry:

# ? Oct 29, 2015 22:12

Regarde Aduck: Oct 19, 2012; c l o u d k i t t e n; Grimey Drawer

Think of it as trust rather than touching each others genitals for fun.

# ? Oct 29, 2015 22:58

doverhog: May 31, 2013; Defender of democracy and human rights 🇺🇦

Vorpal Cat posted:

Why is the crotch above a zero for Mother/Sister?

Zero is touch me and I'll punch you so there is a lot of room between zero and comfortable.

# ? Oct 29, 2015 23:14

Guavanaut: Nov 27, 2009; Looking At Them Tittys
1969 - 1998; Toilet Rascal

Male strangers absolutely can't touch your knees, but male or female strangers have about the same level of discomfort touching feet. Which is above zero.

# ? Oct 29, 2015 23:22

Frostwerks: Sep 24, 2007; by Lowtax

mobby_6kl posted:

What is the scenario were you'd be touching your mother's ankles/calves outside of some sort of medical situation?

Anyway, I guess I'll need to step up the touching on my dates, apparently women are into that

Escalate to kino.

# ? Oct 29, 2015 23:56

ComradeCosmobot: Dec 4, 2004; USPOL July

# ? Oct 30, 2015 17:23

Irradiation: Sep 14, 2005; I understand your frustration.

That should say most purchased because nobody loving likes candy corn.

# ? Oct 30, 2015 17:26

1994 Toyota Celica: Sep 11, 2008; by Nyc_Tattoo

100 Grand, Hawaii? Really?

# ? Oct 30, 2015 17:26

1994 Toyota Celica: Sep 11, 2008; by Nyc_Tattoo

Irradiation posted:

That should say most purchased because nobody loving likes candy corn.

gently caress you

# ? Oct 30, 2015 17:27

Maed: Aug 23, 2006

zeal posted:

gently caress you

http://youtu.be/BTSDOo7hzJU

# ? Oct 30, 2015 19:14

Lycus: Aug 5, 2008; Half the posters in this forum have been made up. This website is a goddamn ghost town.

zeal posted:

gently caress you

It's horrible.

# ? Oct 30, 2015 20:45

Irradiation: Sep 14, 2005; I understand your frustration.

zeal posted:

gently caress you

I'm sorry you're broken. :smith:

# ? Oct 30, 2015 21:06

Ponsonby Britt: Mar 13, 2006; I think you mean, why is there silverware in the pancake drawer? Wassup?

It's politically loaded because it highlights the failure of the underfunded West Virginia education system to teach people the correct definition of candy.

# ? Oct 30, 2015 22:04

Action-Man: Aug 12, 2007; Adventure Time
come on grab your friends

Maryland and Vermont are the worst states.

# ? Oct 30, 2015 22:22

HookShot: Dec 26, 2005

At least no one has Rockets.

# ? Oct 30, 2015 22:30

Tumblr of scotch: Mar 13, 2006; Please, don't be my neighbor.

Irradiation posted:

I'm sorry you're broken.

It's rubber and it tastes like rubber.

# ? Oct 30, 2015 22:33

Kulkasha: Jan 15, 2010; But it was all right, everything was all right, the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. He loved Likchenpa.

Flagrant Abuse posted:

It's rubber and it tastes like rubber.

It's sugar and it tastes delicious

Minnesota is apparently the best state

# ? Oct 30, 2015 22:58

Frostwerks: Sep 24, 2007; by Lowtax

Action-Man posted:

Maryland and Vermont are the worst states.

Almond Joys are awesome or are you one of these dumbfucks who "doesn't like coconut".

# ? Oct 30, 2015 23:13

Kavak: Aug 23, 2009

This should be another "Worst state=best food" map, but Connecticut choose Reese's.

# ? Oct 30, 2015 23:15

Peanut President: Nov 5, 2008; by Athanatos

Idaho, our lives are in your hands and you have Butterfingers?

# ? Oct 30, 2015 23:18

Ammat The Ankh: Sep 7, 2010; Now, attempt to defeat me!
And I shall become a living legend!

ComradeCosmobot posted:

Yet another map where Texas comes off as the worst state.

# ? Oct 30, 2015 23:20

Action-Man: Aug 12, 2007; Adventure Time
come on grab your friends

Frostwerks posted:

Almond Joys are awesome or are you one of these dumbfucks who "doesn't like coconut".

I like to eat candy that doesn't have the taste and texture of shredded plastic.

# ? Oct 30, 2015 23:26

Schizotek: Nov 8, 2011; I say, hey, listen to me!
Stay sane inside insanity!!!

Candy corn is crusty calcified corn syrup. They're garbage and so is anyone who thinks it's acceptable to put one in your mouth.

# ? Oct 30, 2015 23:29

doverhog: May 31, 2013; Defender of democracy and human rights 🇺🇦

Dark chocolate, ammonium chloride, and maybe some kind of mints are the only acceptable forms of candy.

# ? Oct 30, 2015 23:36

Kurtofan: Feb 16, 2011; hon hon hon

according to wikipedia, Candy corn is made primarily from hugs, love, confectioner's wax, artificial coloring and binders

# ? Oct 30, 2015 23:41

OptimusShr: Mar 1, 2008

Kavak posted:

This should be another "Worst state=best food" map, but Connecticut choose Reese's.

But that does make it one of those maps? :confused:

# ? Oct 31, 2015 00:18

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# ? Jun 7, 2024 13:17

Tumblr of scotch: Mar 13, 2006; Please, don't be my neighbor.

The only good candies on that map are Reese's Pieces, Life Savers (but not all of them), and maybe Tootsie Rolls.

# ? Oct 31, 2015 00:27

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