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“According to soon-to-be-published research from professors at Columbia University and the University of Pittsburgh, browsing Facebook lowers our self control…. People who spent more time online and who had a high percentage of close ties in their network were more likely to engage in binge eating and to have a greater body mass index, as well as to have more credit-card debt and a lower credit score, the research found. Another study found that people who browsed Facebook for five minutes and had strong network ties were more likely to choose a chocolate-chip cookie than a granola bar as a snack.”
—You are also more aggressive and impatient. One of the study’s authors compares the behavior to being drunk, which sounds about right.

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via The Awl http://www.theawl.com/2012/10/the-internet-makes-you-fat-mean-and-poor

“He must use humor, for three reasons. One is that wit breaks through and sharpens all points. Another is that it is natural to him. Before the voting in Iowa, he wryly told a friend that the caucuses were like the LaBrea Tar Pits: ‘No one comes out the way they went in.’ On a conference call recently, he asked a question of his staff. No one answered. Mr. Romney waited. ‘Bueller? Bueller?” he said, in a perfect imitation of Ben Stein.'”
—He’s also good with birther jokes! Anyway, Peggy Noonan picks up another cheerleading check.

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via The Awl http://www.theawl.com/2012/08/mitt-romney-comedian-actual-examples