Cursing Is Good For You
Posted by: Nikki Dowling
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8:40AM, Monday July 13th 2009
Holy s**t! A U.K. study found that swearing increases our pain tolerance. Participants in the study were asked to keep their hands in freezing cold water for as long as they could while repeating certain words. Peeps were able to withstand the cold an average of 40 seconds longer when repeating a curse word, compared to when they were saying something non-offensive. The best words to say next time you stub your toe—the f-bomb and that one that begins with an “s” and ends with a “t” had the most pain-killing properties. Oh, and since the study was in England, “bullocks” scored pretty high too. [CNN]
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Kiki T
wrote on July 13 2009 @ 08:55 am: [report]
I curse in the sac, what does that say about me?
writergirl
wrote on July 13 2009 @ 09:59 am: [report]
Really, all they had to do in order to conduct this study was sample a group of women in labor. Amazing what combinations that come out of your mouth when the epidural wears off.
cattgirl813
wrote on July 13 2009 @ 10:05 am: [report]
If this is true, then I should be effin’ numb with the way I curse. (I clean it up online and at work though….)
nikkiwikki
wrote on July 13 2009 @ 11:26 am: [report]
HA! This is fantastic.
jojo32
wrote on July 13 2009 @ 11:29 am: [report]
This is how I stay sane. Instead of beating or killing someone, or going completely out of my effing mind, I just cuss alot. Yay for swear words!
cattgirl813
wrote on July 13 2009 @ 02:03 pm: [report]
I can picture a revised Poor Richard’s Almanack: Remember, an F-bomb a day keeps the doctor away.