Some People Just Never Learn 327
Iddo Genuth writes "German scientists recently showed what many of us suspected but could not prove — some people just don't learn. The German researchers have found a genetic factor that affects our ability to learn from our errors. The scientists demonstrated that men carrying the A1 mutation are less successful at learning to avoid mistakes than men who do not carry this genetic mutation. This finding has the potential to improve our understanding of the causes of addictive and compulsive behaviors."
Yes (Score:5, Funny)
Explains my morning commute (Score:2, Funny)
So that explains... (Score:5, Funny)
Yes (Score:0, Funny)
Re:Yes (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Yes (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Dupe? (Score:5, Funny)
Then again, given the subject, perhaps it bears repeating?
Given the subject, perhaps it bears repeating?
Given the subject...
well my wife (Score:3, Funny)
Story tag (Score:3, Funny)
Re:What does this have to do with OCD? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Yes (Score:5, Funny)
Re:If A1 is still found today... (Score:5, Funny)
Easy to spot the men who carry the A1 gene (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Yes (Score:4, Funny)
Oblig. Simpsons Quote (Score:5, Funny)
Homer: "Um.... n... no?"
Chain Gang Sheriff: "You just don't learn do ya?"
Re:Yes (Score:5, Funny)
Re:If A1 is still found today... (Score:5, Funny)
Yes.
"Will you go out with me Saturday night?"
"I wouldn't go out with you on Saturday if you paid me $1 million."
"What are you doing next weekend then?"
Persistence in the face of negative feedback sometimes is a winning strategy.
Re:If A1 is still found today... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:So that explains... (Score:5, Funny)
FiremanSam - now flame proof.
Obligatory german/austrian comment (Score:5, Funny)
HTH
SLOW DOWN, mate! Think of the consequences... (Score:3, Funny)
BINGO !! (Score:3, Funny)
She is an attorney, and, ironically, a teacher.
VINDICATION!! (Score:3, Funny)
Darn. Should have patented it.
Re:I call them me (Score:3, Funny)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Haskell [wikipedia.org]
Re:Yes (Score:2, Funny)
Strategy (Score:5, Funny)
Re:What does this have to do with OCD? (Score:5, Funny)
We smart people use alcohol as a method of temporarily relieving the lonely burden of not being a moron, in order to fit in with the rest of you.
If it weren't for alcohol, most, if not all, of my slashdot posts would not exist. Judging by the rest of the posts here, I'm not alone in my relentless pursuit of mediocrity.
Race you to the bottom, gentlemen!
Re:Yes (Score:5, Funny)