Ah, but here's a laugh...

[averygoodun42]

For some reason, I find this hilarious. In a macabre kind of way.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20298840/site/newsweek/?gt1=10252

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[mundungus42.livejournal.com]

I am strongly reminded of ubiquirk's "Back in Black" and giggling fiendishly.

[averygoodun.livejournal.com]

Hee. Yeah. Wouldn't Cheney be just a doll in pink?

[kribu.livejournal.com]

This is... both very funny and very scary stuff. Especially for those of us evil foreigner types who tend to scowl a lot anyway.

*makes a mental note to avoid flying to the US in the near future*

[averygoodun.livejournal.com]

Yes, it is. Hubby told me that they did a study on detecting lies the other day (month, year, aeon) and in it they interviewed a bunch of people. Some were those you'd expect to be good at lie detecting, such as police, polygraphers, Secret Service and so on, while there also some random ones.

The only ones who were accurate were the Secret Service because they were trained in the stuff that article is talking about.

Now, whether that's more reassuring or scary, I don't know...

[zalena.livejournal.com]

Did you read my post about my Russian (or former Soviet satellite) coworker's comments on smiling?

"When I first come to this country I think everyone is friendly. Now I see is like dog," she bared her teeth in a snarl. "That smile is not for friendship."

[averygoodun.livejournal.com]

Yes, I did. And it's terribly true, too.