Word: joking
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...information alone isn't enough. We all know we shouldn't smoke or pig out on fudge, but knowledge isn't as powerful as motivation; even Summers could stand to lose a few pounds. Old behavioralist joke: How many psychologists does it take to change a lightbulb? Answer: Just one, but the bulb really has to want to change. (See the top 10 scientific discoveries...
...pick up any motherhood dos and don'ts from your roles in movies like Mean Girls or Baby Mama? -Michelle Rotuno-Johnson, Cincinnati, Ohio I think I would be in real trouble if I learned mothering tips from either of those movies. There was a joke in Baby Mama where there was a stroller that, when it hit something, little air bags would come out. I do want one of those...
...mystery. One long accepted explanation had to do with the transition between the Julian and Gregorian calendars, when folks who continued to celebrate the old new year (which fell in late March or early April) were called April Fools. But that proved to be a bit of a joke because the calendar change was actually gradual and no one was quite caught off guard. Various other festivals have been cited as inspirations, including the east Asian festival of the burning of the scholars on the new moon of the fourth lunar month (the equivalent of April 1 in the western...
...into Facebook can seem merely awkward. When the friend request comes, what to do? If you accept, they can see everything. Pictures from parties, your relationship status (leading to fun games like, “You’re married to your female friend? That’s a joke right?”), drunk wall posts and status updates, and photos of red Solo cups are now fair game. If you reject, they will be crushed and guilt-trip you, claiming that they are “hip” and can handle it. If you put them...
...some of Russia's rich remains breezy. The élite GUM shopping mall, situated on Red Square, has seen its number of shoppers fall some 30% this year, according to Ageyeva, the buyer. But Lilya Bondarchuk, a manager at the Jil Sander store in GUM, says that "clients joke about the crisis and ask each other if they have noticed it yet." Natalya Batalova, a corporate attorney who shops at GUM every few months, says she hasn't felt the crisis so far. "I don't know what it is," she says with a laugh as she walks down...