Phi for All

superball has been suspended for 7 days for hijacking other member's threads to link to his own threads, and for ignoring repeated warnings to stop.

No problem, I'll move the thread and leave a note where it's moved to. I don't mean to say that there isn't anything biological going on, just that the origins seem related to your consciously thinking about creating these feelings. Even Iggy's suggestion of it being related to the SNS requires your brain to trigger the response.

I would think this is more of a psychological phenomenon, tied to some sort of self-hypnotic suggestibility. I can almost guarantee it has no biological basis. If you have no objections, I can move this thread to the Psychiatry and Psychology section where it will gain more practical responses.

edwardreed has been banned for multiple acts of plagiarism. He was warned to give citations and failed to cooperate. To those whose work he stole, we apologize sincerely for the leeway he was given.

Yesterday, I walked over to the hardware store and bought a bucket and a gallon of paint. Then I stopped by the feed store and picked up a couple of chickens and a goose. I'd left my truck at home and I was wondering how I could carry all this stuff home when mooeypoo walked by. I said, "Hey, moo, can you help me home with this stuff?" Mooey suggested, "Why don't you put the can of paint in the bucket. Carry the bucket in one hand; put a chicken under each arm and carry the goose in your other hand?" I said, "Why thank you very much! Can I walk you home?" She said sure and we started walking. On the way I said, "Let's take a short cut down this alley. We'll get you home quicker that way." She looked at me and said, "I'm a beautiful young woman and the alley is dark. How do I know that when we get in the alley you won't hold me up against the wall, pull up my skirt, and have your way with me?" I said, "Mooey! I'm carrying a bucket, a gallon of paint, two chickens, and a goose. How in the world could I possibly hold you up against the wall and do that?" Mooeypoo replied, "Set the goose down, cover him with the bucket, put the paint on top of the bucket, and I'll hold the chickens."

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lol, MRBEAST in this stie. Come wallow with us!

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The Entabulator description literally made my fillings hurt. I had to stop listening when my left eye developed a tic.

Rip:20 (Lepton) It's Rip:30 here from Colorado. Interested in getting better with math Welcome Rip:20, you are the winner of this week's Ferrous Patella Award for most ironic comment. It's the altitude, I know.

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I was in a restaurant yesterday when I suddenly realized I desperately needed to pass gas. The music was pretty loud, so I timed my farts with the beat of the music. After a couple of songs, I started to feel better. I finished my coffee, and noticed that everybody was staring at me.... Then I suddenly remembered that I was listening to my iPod.

Then take the hat off, the whole campus is wondering what's up with that.

Hi. You should start a new thread to discuss the definition of "alone".

Die your search lead you to this thread on the subject? If not, have a read and add to our knowledge if you like.

I thought bascule phrased his stance in a beautifully tactful way in Which Religion is Right?: He doesn't have to deride anyone to get his point across. He doesn't even have to put religion down to let you know why he prefers science. And based on our past P&R forum, we gave more infractions for religious people not being tactful than the other way around, so we'll definitely be watching for this. To be fair, they were usually in the minority position, but that's no reason to retaliate with discourtesy.

So good to see you back, Radical Edward! Your Intro thread has been a huge success. Your photovoltaic flashlight, not so much.

Gotta have this one from The Big Bang Theory posted here: A physicist goes to an ice cream parlor every week and orders an ice cream for himself and offers an ice cream for the empty stool sitting next to him. This goes on for a while until the owner asks him what he is doing. The man says “Well, I’m a physicist and Quantum Mechanics teaches us that it's possible for the matter above this stool to spontaneously turn into a beautiful woman who might accept my offer and fall in love with me.” The owner says, "There are a lot of single beautiful women who come in here every day, so why don’t you buy an ice cream for one of them and they might fall in love with you." And the physicist says “Yeah, but what are the odds of that happening?”

Welcome, and thanks for introducing yourself.

Thank you. It's very nice of you to introduce yourself with a wish like this.

Hi Spam!

Where did you get that from? Nobody I know remembers taking that poll. Do you have a source?