Advice from Old PeopleSometimes, just sometimes, old people say something worth listening to. Ok, so it's like picking the needle out of a whole haystack of mis-remembered war stories, but those gems should be celebrated.
Tell us something worthwhile an old-type person has told you.
Note, we're leaving the definition of old up to you, you smooth-skinned youngsters.
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chthonic, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 16:16)
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An old person once told me:"Never confuse correlation with causation. Since I realised that, my life has been so much better."
One day, someone will find this joke funny.
(, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 17:39, 6 replies)
Anyone with a Psych degree will find it funny(
flirting with badgers What? It sounded good at the time., Thu 19 Jun 2008, 17:46,
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Ifind this funny. Nice one.
(, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 17:54, closed)
I've had that comment about psychology degrees beforeNot knowing the slightest thing about psychology, I thought correlation and causation were more associated with statistics and the like.
(, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 18:18, closed)
I understand this one!/basks in intellectual humour.
But surely the MMR jab is directly linked to autism and policeman do cause crime?
Yours,
Prof Ray Meadows
(, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 18:53, closed)
Cuthbert AnnihilatorPsychology is a research based discipline, and therefore very heavy on the statistics - it's one of the main ways they (we) develop theories, assessments, interventions etc.
/psychology geek
And 'Click' for the in-group effect!
(, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 20:46, closed)
*click*....because my psych teacher used to say it a lot :D
(, Fri 20 Jun 2008, 21:46, closed)
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