Aug 8, 2004
what bullshit. I hate the AIM TODAY pop up window with the news and all the "rate-a-buddy" crap. bullshit.
Okay, so really it's just crappy news I hate, but apparently AOL doesn't mind supplying that.
This came from Great Britian's Sleep and Advisory Service, and wow. it reads like a horoscope. or the answers to a really crappy personality test.
"Sleep Position Reveals Your Personality
The position in which you sleep at night--whether it's all curled up in a fetal position or sprawled out across the bed--reveals your personality, Reuters reports of new research from Britain's Sleep Assessment and Advisory Service.
Led by Chris Idzikowski, the team has identified six common sleep positions and the personalities of the people who sleep that way. "We are all aware of our body language when we are awake, but this is the first time we have been able to see what our subconscious says about us," he told Reuters.
The six basic sleeping positions and the personality traits:
Sleep Position No. 1: Crouched in the fetal position: Shy and sensitive
Sleep Position No. 2: Soldier position flat on the back with arms at the sides: Quiet and reserved
Sleep Position No. 3: On the side with legs outstretched and arms down: Social and easy-going
Sleep Position No. 4: On the side with legs outstretched and arms outstretched: Suspicious
Sleep Position No. 5: Flat on the tummy with hands at the sides of the head: Brash and gregarious
Sleep Position No. 6: On the back with outstretched arms and legs: Unassuming and a good listener"
what the hell? maybe this has some truth, but the sheer lack of information is amazing. no statistics, no counts, number of people who fit vs. those who don't-
and hell- I generally sleep in two different positions- so do I fit both??? are they saying this is the dominant trait?
I LOVE the description for no 4- Suspicious. what the hell??? did you mean shady? I don't get it- a suspicious character? that's great.
It's just like those crappily written personality tests, or the horoscopes that tell you how you act based upon when you were born. The trick is that ANYONE could fit half of these qualities half the time- so I'd like to see some more research, but they don't have any "read more" link whatsoever- what bull.
and the aim rate-a-buddy thing. that's great. one of the captions said something like "all the guys think I'm wild and sexy and all the girls want my body and brains" and then you're supposed to rate them.
that's great- because by looking at a picture of somebody in a bathing suit I was TOTALLY supposed to judge how frigging INTELLIGENT they were. that's a good one.
and why the fuck do you care what someone halfway across the god damn country thinks of you, anyway? if the people where you live hate you because you're a bitch, chances are, everybody else will too, once they get to know you. but no, I totally forgot that you can decide on how intelligent/nice someone is by a picture.
I hate things. so much.
so then I did a search, and I found a site with MUCH more descriptive lines for sleep positions. and the headline there was "Sleeping Position reveals personality CLUE. wow. wording differences are massive.
this one isn't so badly written.
AOL news sucks balls.
Okay, so really it's just crappy news I hate, but apparently AOL doesn't mind supplying that.
This came from Great Britian's Sleep and Advisory Service, and wow. it reads like a horoscope. or the answers to a really crappy personality test.
"Sleep Position Reveals Your Personality
The position in which you sleep at night--whether it's all curled up in a fetal position or sprawled out across the bed--reveals your personality, Reuters reports of new research from Britain's Sleep Assessment and Advisory Service.
Led by Chris Idzikowski, the team has identified six common sleep positions and the personalities of the people who sleep that way. "We are all aware of our body language when we are awake, but this is the first time we have been able to see what our subconscious says about us," he told Reuters.
The six basic sleeping positions and the personality traits:
Sleep Position No. 1: Crouched in the fetal position: Shy and sensitive
Sleep Position No. 2: Soldier position flat on the back with arms at the sides: Quiet and reserved
Sleep Position No. 3: On the side with legs outstretched and arms down: Social and easy-going
Sleep Position No. 4: On the side with legs outstretched and arms outstretched: Suspicious
Sleep Position No. 5: Flat on the tummy with hands at the sides of the head: Brash and gregarious
Sleep Position No. 6: On the back with outstretched arms and legs: Unassuming and a good listener"
what the hell? maybe this has some truth, but the sheer lack of information is amazing. no statistics, no counts, number of people who fit vs. those who don't-
and hell- I generally sleep in two different positions- so do I fit both??? are they saying this is the dominant trait?
I LOVE the description for no 4- Suspicious. what the hell??? did you mean shady? I don't get it- a suspicious character? that's great.
It's just like those crappily written personality tests, or the horoscopes that tell you how you act based upon when you were born. The trick is that ANYONE could fit half of these qualities half the time- so I'd like to see some more research, but they don't have any "read more" link whatsoever- what bull.
and the aim rate-a-buddy thing. that's great. one of the captions said something like "all the guys think I'm wild and sexy and all the girls want my body and brains" and then you're supposed to rate them.
that's great- because by looking at a picture of somebody in a bathing suit I was TOTALLY supposed to judge how frigging INTELLIGENT they were. that's a good one.
and why the fuck do you care what someone halfway across the god damn country thinks of you, anyway? if the people where you live hate you because you're a bitch, chances are, everybody else will too, once they get to know you. but no, I totally forgot that you can decide on how intelligent/nice someone is by a picture.
I hate things. so much.
so then I did a search, and I found a site with MUCH more descriptive lines for sleep positions. and the headline there was "Sleeping Position reveals personality CLUE. wow. wording differences are massive.
this one isn't so badly written.
AOL news sucks balls.
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