Hits and Misses

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  1. Buster says:

    Happy people have lower blood pressure.

    This makes sense: things that make you angry or sad likely boost your blood pressure.

    9 out of 10 women don’t like their body.

    Technically the article was middle-aged women. But I suspect it still holds true for those older and younger.

    Baritone-voiced men attract more women.

    Yes, Barry White sounds more masculine than Mickey Mouse.

    Nice guys finish last: Benevolence is not self-serving.

    If you transform yourself into a doormat, people will use you to your detriment.

    • JD says:

      “If you transform yourself into a doormat, people will use you to your detriment.”

      Certain people will anyway. As a doormat myself, I think the key is finding the right people that won’t abuse you.

      • Dewaine says:

        Right, being a nice guy shouldn’t be considered a flaw, but you can’t be nice in everything to everyone, some timely spine is necessary.

  2. BHS says:

    Happy people have lower blood pressure.

    I bet you could find a widespread increase in blood pressure over the last 5 years that corresponds with the 2008 election…

  3. Dewaine says:

    “Nice guys finish last: Benevolence is not self-serving.”

    I believe it. Shows where our values lie.

  4. Dewaine says:

    “Baritone-voiced men attract more women.”

    It’s part of attraction just like beauty.

    • JD says:

      Interestingly, this is true despite their prevalence to abandon the relationship. I guess there are trade-offs in everything.

  5. JD says:

    “9 out of 10 women don’t like their body.”

    This is the natural result of a society that highly values physical beauty.

    • Adam says:

      Not just physical beauty, but youth as well. We are told to pursue that which is given to us by random chance and fades naturally with time.

    • Studebaker says:

      Even among women who generally liked their body, they could find things about their body they didn’t like.

      • Adam says:

        True. It’s an open-ended question. There’s a difference between wishing your teeth were whiter and wanting to be taller.

  6. JD says:

    “Happy people have lower blood pressure.”

    This seems obvious, but what do I know.

  7. Billy says:

    “9 out of 10 women don’t like their body”

    I’m sure 9 out of 10 men have the same problem.

    • Bubba says:

      I disagree! Women will confirm that a man can be old, fat and bald — but still think of himself as a lovin’ machine!