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  • inky
    inky replied to What if the news media only broadcast what it wants to and withheld what it doesn’t? Oh, wait . . . :
    News media broadcast according to seven key values:ImpactEvents are more newsworthy when they affect a greater number of people.
    RelevanceThe bigger an issue is in the public mind, the more newsworthy it is.TimelinessAn event is more newsworthy the sooner...  more    News media broadcast according to seven key values:ImpactEvents are more newsworthy when they affect a greater number of people.
    RelevanceThe bigger an issue is in the public mind, the more newsworthy it is.TimelinessAn event is more newsworthy the sooner it is reported.ProximityEvents are more newsworthy the closer they are to the community reading about them.ProminenceEvents are more newsworthy when they involve public figures. This may include politicians, judges, experts, anyone with a great deal of influence or power. It also includes celebrities (sports stars, actors, artists etc) because many people are interested in following them. ConflictTo be well informed, the public has the right to know all the arguments on all sides of an issue (even if many people prefer to hear only their own side).Events are more newsworthy when they involve disagreement. Many of us are closely following Russia's invasion of the Ukraine, and hoping the Ukrainians will win. The split between conservatives and liberals in th...    less
    • September 23
  • inky
    inky replied to Almost every address has a number and name followed by avenue, circle, court, place, street, etc.:
    Yes, especially if there's a lane and a road with the same name within the same postcode. Guarantees that at least half will likely end up at the wrong address.
    • September 23
  • inky
    inky replied to If they actually existed, were Adam and Eve vegetarians?:
    Reading the OT or Torah is a useful exercise for atheists. It contains much that explains many of the attitudes and practices in Western and Muslim cultures - hence helping to understand customs and conflicts around the world.It can also be seen as a roug...  moreReading the OT or Torah is a useful exercise for atheists. It contains much that explains many of the attitudes and practices in Western and Muslim cultures - hence helping to understand customs and conflicts around the world.It can also be seen as a rough approximation of the shifts from earliest nomadic, tribal, agricultural and urban societies to far more complex feudal and imperial cultures. It carries the traces of many other religions competing for supremacy. It also reveals something of the social psychology of its peoples.I'd be very surprised if the shepherds did not eat their animals. Irrespective of what the OT/Torah says, paleontology and anthropology show that the urge to control herds for easy access to meat was one of the earliest social evolutions from hunter-gatherer cultures. The Bushmen of the Kalahari hunted; the nearest tribe to them learned to herd cattle for milk and blood which shows in the enzymes and genes of their digestive systems. Others added the meat to their diets  less
    • September 17
  • inky
    inky replied to If they actually existed, were Adam and Eve vegetarians?:
    Neither can I.Did he teach biology? If so, did genes play a role in reproductive biology?Did he teach geography? If so, what did the ages and types of rocks show? How about the evidence of fossil fuel residues in the last two hundred years of new sediment...  moreNeither can I.Did he teach biology? If so, did genes play a role in reproductive biology?Did he teach geography? If so, what did the ages and types of rocks show? How about the evidence of fossil fuel residues in the last two hundred years of new sedimentary rocks?Did he teach chemistry? If so, how did he understand the workings of biochemistry?Did he teach physics? If so, did that include Newtonian, and intros to Quantum and Astronomical?And what is it about the state and the employment contract that makes it possible for a teacher to refuse to teach his subject?  less
    • September 17
  • inky
    inky replied to A certain cop’s self-imposed 30-day moratorium on citing grammar infractions expires in about 28 hours. How do YOU plan to celebrate?:
    i myte frolic, skip and gimbol in the wyde wirld til the mowment of retirn to ye olde lores of gramarye, diacritics, punctuation and spelling
    • September 17
  • inky
    inky replied to What's a strange thing you have noticed people do hanging on street corners?:
    Thanks for the pick, Cosmic. :)
    • September 12
  • inky
    inky is now friends with Danilo_G.
    • September 12
  • inky
    inky replied to What's a strange thing you have noticed people do hanging on street corners?:
    I've wracked my brain trying to remember when I last noticed something strange, new or surprising.It would have to go back to when I was very young and still didn't know much of the wider world.I remember the first times I saw a homeless person sleeping o...  moreI've wracked my brain trying to remember when I last noticed something strange, new or surprising.It would have to go back to when I was very young and still didn't know much of the wider world.I remember the first times I saw a homeless person sleeping on a park bench, a busker, a schizophrenic having a psychotic episode, a spruiker, a Scientology questionaire-er, a charity collector, someone with an odd pet like an exotic parrot or snake, someone dressed up as a koala... and so on. But soon, none of those things were strange to me; they're just another aspect of life - sometimes sad and wrong, other times joyous and fun, but still a part of the total reality.  less
    • September 11
  • inky
    inky replied to Do places like this insure that zero global emissions by 2050 could never happen?:
    Thanks for the best pick, Cosmic! :)
    • September 11
  • inky
    inky replied to What is your main worry? COVID, Russia, right-wing extreme fascism, nuclear war, rising inflation, voting?:
    For me, climate change is the most urgent issue because it affects the whole of life on this planet. It's already too late to stop it, but not too late to slow the rate and keep it within a survivable range.Yes, simultaneously, we need to brainstorm effec...  moreFor me, climate change is the most urgent issue because it affects the whole of life on this planet. It's already too late to stop it, but not too late to slow the rate and keep it within a survivable range.Yes, simultaneously, we need to brainstorm effective ways to deal with the alt right, populists and demagogues.We need to find a way to prevent fake news.  
    • September 11
  • inky
    inky replied to Is there a such thing as unequal inequality? Why or why not? Examples? :
    Interesting question.I guess one could look at different types of inequality.Younger and older kids are usually unequal in many abilities - but we see that as a normal aspect of development and don't worry about it. We just sort the kids into grades on th...  moreInteresting question.I guess one could look at different types of inequality.Younger and older kids are usually unequal in many abilities - but we see that as a normal aspect of development and don't worry about it. We just sort the kids into grades on the education conveyor belt, and sort them into classes for ability (with or without the appropriate help).Yet if some disabled people have obstacles similar to those of a younger person, "normally able" people treat the disabled as less than equal. Disabled people have a much harder time getting jobs they are perfectly able to do. Many public facilities exclude them due to lack of physical access. Individuals enact acts of prejudice: ignoring, slighting, abusing, sexually harassing, assaulting, or patronising.There would be many examples like this: racism, misogyny, homophobia, ageism, class snobbery and its inverse, etc. Even though the common denominator is social inequality, the levels of what equals what are somehow different. For instance, if in China a pers...    less
    • September 11
  • inky
    inky replied to The Queen is dead. Long live the King? What changes will there be because of the new King and Queen?:
    I would imagine not many.Charles III will probably be more open with the public about what goes on within the monarchy and its ceremonial roles.He's likely to abstain from expressing any personal views about politics. But he might gently foster the idea t...  moreI would imagine not many.Charles III will probably be more open with the public about what goes on within the monarchy and its ceremonial roles.He's likely to abstain from expressing any personal views about politics. But he might gently foster the idea that dealing with climate change needs to become a bipartisan issue.  
    • September 11
  • inky
    inky replied to The Queen is dead. Long live the King? What changes will there be because of the new King and Queen?:
    According to his current powers under the Westminster System, he could not prevent it.
    • September 11
  • inky
    inky replied to The Queen is dead. Long live the King? What changes will there be because of the new King and Queen?:
    Trouble is, there are several models of a new constitution waiting in the wings, but none have been published. We're in the dark about what the constitutional reformers and would be Republicans want to achieve. Personally, I wouldn't vote for a Repub...  moreTrouble is, there are several models of a new constitution waiting in the wings, but none have been published. We're in the dark about what the constitutional reformers and would be Republicans want to achieve. Personally, I wouldn't vote for a Republic unless I knew it included significant improvements to our Constitution.And I think everyone should have a right to be involved in the process of deciding what those would be. Yep, I acknowledge there'd be loads of argy-bargy before getting a consensus, but that's exactly what a functional democratic process needs.  less
    • September 11
  • inky
    inky replied to Dreams. Noises. Pain. The urge to urinate. Changes in temperature. Movement. :
    Presence or absence of a partner or pet.The feeling (weight and texture) of clothing and bedclothes or their absence.Itchiness, sweat.Light - someone switching it on or dawn.
    • September 11
  • inky
    inky replied to Two-part answer. What is a plural word that you think should be singular, and a singular word that you think should be plural?:
    I dislike the use of persons to refer to two or more people - but I accept it as an example of how our language changes.
    • September 11
  • inky
    inky replied to Is the empire such that the queen's death causes all sh*t to stop in Australia and Canada, eh?:
    Australia hasn't stopped.Our new Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, paused Parliament. The ABC news, current affairs shows and documentaries on TV and radio are full of reports of all the minuti of protocols and ceremonies, as well as reviews of the Queen'...  moreAustralia hasn't stopped.Our new Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, paused Parliament. The ABC news, current affairs shows and documentaries on TV and radio are full of reports of all the minuti of protocols and ceremonies, as well as reviews of the Queen's life. But other channels, stations and media still deliver their usual programs.But other than that, the rest of life continues as normal.  
    • September 11
  • inky
    inky replied to Have you heard that a certain AMer is changing his handle to Elephant 99?:
    I hope we get to hear plenty of rumbling and trumpeting ;)
    • September 11
  • inky
    inky replied to Is it not good for parents to leave their kids cold?:
    Generally, no.How cold, for how long, under what circumstances, how old are the kids, and do they have the means to get themselves warm when they need to?My Mum, when drunk, would forget to pick me up from primary school (ages 6-12). I coped okay in the s...  moreGenerally, no.How cold, for how long, under what circumstances, how old are the kids, and do they have the means to get themselves warm when they need to?My Mum, when drunk, would forget to pick me up from primary school (ages 6-12). I coped okay in the summer heat just by sitting under a tree, but the winters were awful, very cold, windy and wet with no shelter. On the worst occasions, she didn't realise till well after dark. Physically, I survived - obviously.
    As an adult, I've always hated the cold and tend to take plenty of precautions against it.But the deeper wound is the chronic and unpredictable abandonment; unless you've lived through that kind of childhood, it's hard to imagine its effects.  less
    • September 11
  • inky
    inky replied to Is the human race facing an outdoors catastrophe like a no survivor accident?:
    Potentially, yes.It all depends on how quickly and by how much we reduce greenhouse gases and mitigate the effects we are now experiencing.We have the technology. We can invent more and better. Every bit of action counts. But it will take all countries ar...  morePotentially, yes.It all depends on how quickly and by how much we reduce greenhouse gases and mitigate the effects we are now experiencing.We have the technology. We can invent more and better. Every bit of action counts. But it will take all countries around the world acting and co-operating. Many animal and plant species have already gone extinct. Humanity, despite its resourcefulness, could experience starvation if global warming gets too high for agriculture.  
    • July 24
  • inky
    inky replied to i have a schnauzer /mix pup.what a handful but love her.does anyone here have one?any advice on owning this breed?:
    My Mum had a Schnauzer. She never trained him. She stayed home most of the time and he just followed her around the house like a shadow, totally devoted.

     
    ...  more    My Mum had a Schnauzer. She never trained him. She stayed home most of the time and he just followed her around the house like a shadow, totally devoted.

     






    The first things a puppy needs to learn are basic manners, his name, potty training, and not to bite your hands with those sharp teeth.Some people recommend a cage set up as a bed: give him his food and a comfortable bed in it. Let it become a safe place which he associates with comfort and rest. Later, this cage can be used for trips to the vet, so he travels safely in a car and doesn't freak out at being in a cage (for vaccinations, desexing and any vet emergencies.)A puppy needs to learn socialization skills, including people, places, and things. Vets can recommend a local puppy school once the pup is vaccinated. Puppy school is huge fin for owners and pets alike, and it teaches puppies how to socialise with other dogs of all sizes and temperaments. Later, this makes walking a dog, on or off leash in public, much safer.Nowadays, people tra...    less
    • July 24
  • inky
    inky replied to What meal did your family serve you when you were a kid, :
    None.Mum was a good cook when she was sober.When drunk she was unconscious so we went without.
    • July 24
  • inky
    inky replied to Did you see that Steve Bannon was convicted of contempt charges?:
    I'd like to see people who resist giving evidencereceive a shot of truth serum.And hear how they answer.There must be good reasons why this isn't done, but I don't know what they are.
    • July 24
  • inky
    inky replied to Do places like this insure that zero global emissions by 2050 could never happen?:
    Not necessarily.I don't know the area.Achieving zero emissions locally depends on the geography.If there's lots of sun, solar voltaics and solar hot water will help enormously, and mean much cheaper power bills.If there's high wind or water, use solar in ...  moreNot necessarily.I don't know the area.Achieving zero emissions locally depends on the geography.If there's lots of sun, solar voltaics and solar hot water will help enormously, and mean much cheaper power bills.If there's high wind or water, use solar in combo with hydro and wind power.If there's no renewable source nearby, extend the power supply lines.Install huge Tesla batteries to allow enough storage for peak needs or periods of low sun, wind or water.Convert all transport to electric. Increase public transport and bike lanes.Reduce single-use waste.If packaging is necessary use re-usable, compostable or recyclable as much as possible.Wear natural fabrics; they reduce cancers, reduce the need for deodorants, and are compostable or recyclable.Install insulation and better ventilation control in all buildings.Design buildings with passive solar technology and engineered to cope with extreme climate and weather events.Reduce pavements in favour of plant-life as much as possible.Buy locally produced foods and g...    less
    • July 24
  • inky
    inky replied to Do places like this insure that zero global emissions by 2050 could never happen?:
    • July 24
  • inky
    inky replied to How do some states outlawing abortion simultaneously condone capital punishment? If one is “playing God,” isn’t the other?:
    Yep, the Christian Scientists too.
    • July 23
  • inky
    inky replied to How do some states outlawing abortion simultaneously condone capital punishment? If one is “playing God,” isn’t the other?:
    Hi! 
    • July 23
  • inky
    inky replied to How do some states outlawing abortion simultaneously condone capital punishment? If one is “playing God,” isn’t the other?:
    Are these the same states that manufacture and sell armaments and permit most citizens to have almost unlimited arsenals of guns and other weapons? - the same states where it's so easy to massacre children in schools?
    • July 23
  • inky
    inky replied to Fact check guess number 1: The human brain contains 250 billion neurons?:
    I guess what counts is not so much the number of neurons, but the number of dendrites connecting them.
    • July 23
  • inky
    inky replied to If we had an Answermug Grilled Cheese Cook-off, what kind of cheeses/condiments and soup combos would you enter or enjoy eating? :
    Gruyere and grated carrot on wholemeal rye-caraway bread with a soup made from roasted root veggies, pumpkin and bouquet garni.That's what I'm making for dinner this evening.
    • July 23
  • inky
    inky replied to We are never going to make it and will end up screaming into an unknown future and there is nothing we can do about it it is all over?:
    We do know that global warming has arrived and is increasing.We know that catastrophic weather events will occur more frequently and less predictably.We know that we are too late to prevent it, but not too late to mitigate it if we start acting immediatel...  moreWe do know that global warming has arrived and is increasing.We know that catastrophic weather events will occur more frequently and less predictably.We know that we are too late to prevent it, but not too late to mitigate it if we start acting immediately.We know we need radical change on the same scales as the agrarian, industrial and computer revolutions.And we know we do have the technological means to achieve it.Big business has started to change because it realises the economic imperative.Many individuals have begun to shift their domestic behaviours.The biggest problem at the moment is getting more serious global commitments for all countries to cooperate.  less
    • July 23
  • inky
    inky replied to What is something you would love to see in hologram form? ~:
    Anything too small or too large for us to see with our naked eyes.Normal we only see 2-D images, which limits our perception of what they really look like.
    • July 23
  • inky
    inky replied to What is something you only like or usually like in its mild form when multiple options are available? ~:
    chilli
    • July 23
  • inky
    inky replied to How do some states outlawing abortion simultaneously condone capital punishment? If one is “playing God,” isn’t the other?:
    By the reasoning of "playing God" we should ban the practice of medicine and all medical research because saving lives is interfering with "God's purpose". Actually some fundamentalist Christians do go that far, such as the Red Barn cult, a variation on B...  moreBy the reasoning of "playing God" we should ban the practice of medicine and all medical research because saving lives is interfering with "God's purpose". Actually some fundamentalist Christians do go that far, such as the Red Barn cult, a variation on Baptists.It would be impossible to legislate in accord with the beliefs of all religions simultaneously, therefore the most democratic thing is to permit safe & legal abortions to any woman who wants or needs one, and let individuals choose according to their own values.I'm against the death sentence for criminals on the grounds that sometimes trials fail to deliver a correct verdict and sometimes later technologies can prove innocence. Emotionally, there are some crimes so heinous that it seems execution is the only reasonable way to cheaply rid society of the threat. But that's emotion talking, which is not a rational way to deal with the realities. I hope that one day we'll understand the functioning of the brain well enough to be able to cure serious aberrati...    less
    • June 25
  • inky
    inky replied to In the beginning Hurricane names were LOCATIONIZED. When/why did the names become feminized then masculinized too?:
    My guess is that a name is more memorable than a place and date. Maybe the weather scientists find it easier to recall the traits of each event when it has a unique name. Maybe that makes it easier for them to discuss and study their topic. Maybe it's eas...  moreMy guess is that a name is more memorable than a place and date. Maybe the weather scientists find it easier to recall the traits of each event when it has a unique name. Maybe that makes it easier for them to discuss and study their topic. Maybe it's easier for those who live through it too... "I remember when So-And-So hit. I'd only just managed to get to shelter in time, and when I came out... "  
    • May 8
  • inky
    inky replied to Stormy hurricane next is Julian. Then Kate and will she be way worser because she has a dame's name not a guy's? Whatcha think?:
    Alternating the gender of the name is a nod to feminism. The idea is that one is not poetically implying that just one sex is always responsible for all that destruction.Some people carry symbolism to ridiculous extremes.
    • May 8
  • inky
    inky replied to Will the penalty for performing an abortion for a rape victim be more than that of the rape?:
    I'd guess it would be like all laws. There be max and min penalties, with the judge able to decide or a case by case basis and it would vary from one state to another.It seems such a retrograde step to me -- very, very sad. But I expect that eventually th...  moreI'd guess it would be like all laws. There be max and min penalties, with the judge able to decide or a case by case basis and it would vary from one state to another.It seems such a retrograde step to me -- very, very sad. But I expect that eventually the tide will turn back in favour of legal abortion, once the conservatives discover the steep rise in deaths from suicides and backyard abortions.   
    • May 8
  • inky
    inky replied to I'm alone here with the two grammar cops. Should I post a bunch of typo-laden questions and see who's top cop?:
    Thanks! :)How have you been, Randy? Has anything changed?
    • May 8
  • inky
    inky replied to Do people still put butter on their bread when making sammiches? :
    Definitely yes, unless the sammich is for a vegan and then I would use virgin-pressed olive oil.We always have butter in our fridge -- great for cooking and flavour.
    • May 8
  • inky
    inky replied to I'm alone here with the two grammar cops. Should I post a bunch of typo-laden questions and see who's top cop?:
    Yep. Officially finished uni and back in the land of Muggers.Nice to see you again old friend.
    • May 8
  • inky
    inky replied to How much shite does a person have to have before you can call him "full of shite?":
    You might have to give him one of those special drinks that make the guts temporarily radioactive and then give him an x-ray.Or maybe you can just safely assume that all guts are always somewhat full, except for those who starve themselves.
    • May 8
  • inky
    inky replied to Am I the only one sick to death of hearing about Amber Heard and Johnny Depp and Kim Kardashian and Kanye West?:
    You're definitely not the only one.If I catch a glimpse of them anywhere I turn away. I have zero interest in them
    • May 8
  • inky
    inky replied to Why haven't they done any follow-up news about the white teen in Phiily shot by a black cop? I saw one brief segment.:
    Black cop killing white fella anywhere is so rare that if it rates a mention at all it would have to go in the category of rare and weird.The reason we scream about white cops killing unarmed blacks (who pose no threat in behaviour or language) is because...  moreBlack cop killing white fella anywhere is so rare that if it rates a mention at all it would have to go in the category of rare and weird.The reason we scream about white cops killing unarmed blacks (who pose no threat in behaviour or language) is because it happens three times more frequently than white cops killing other whites, while only 13% of the American population is black. That means racial bias is a factor in the white cops' behaviours; they are jumpy, scared and easily triggered because they carry a host of preconceived ideas. That's why the slogan Black Lives Matter is so important.  less
    • May 8
  • inky
    inky replied to I'm alone here with the two grammar cops. Should I post a bunch of typo-laden questions and see who's top cop?:
    Wy knot? It mite bee funn! ;)
    • May 8
  • inky
    inky replied to What kind of stimulant helps inspire you in your mind to think up questions to ask on the Mug?:
    Sounds like you have plenty of that life force within you.The body-mind separation has always been an illusion - something our culture has taken on ever since Descartes.Stress decreases immunity; therefore relaxation, self-care and a positive belief in th...  moreSounds like you have plenty of that life force within you.The body-mind separation has always been an illusion - something our culture has taken on ever since Descartes.Stress decreases immunity; therefore relaxation, self-care and a positive belief in the body's self-healing powers can go a long way.  
    • May 8
  • inky
    inky replied to What do Santa's elves do during the off season?:
    Desperately try to refreeze the ice over the North Pole.
    • May 8
  • inky
    inky commented on inky's blog entry: Leaving answerMug soon Thanks, Slarti.
    I'm concentrating on trying to get my first publishable novel achieved.
    A year for the research and writing the first draft.
    A year for the remaining drafts and polishing.
    And a year to find a decent publisher - ideally Black I...  more    Thanks, Slarti.
    I'm concentrating on trying to get my first publishable novel achieved.
    A year for the research and writing the first draft.
    A year for the remaining drafts and polishing.
    And a year to find a decent publisher - ideally Black Inc Press.
    Self-discipline and organisation of my time is the key.

    I will miss the Mug and all you Muggers.

    warmly,
    Manna  
    • January 27, 2021
  • inky
    inky wrote a new blog entry:
    Leaving answerMug soon
    I've deleted all my blogs.About half were poems which I will one day want to publish. Having them here would qualify as previously published and therefore no publisher would accept them in an anthology.I'll be leaving answerMug soon. I feel regrets about ...
    • January 26, 2021
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    • inky
      Slartibartfast We'll miss you. There's no need to leave altogether, you could take brief hiatus (I did) and come back later.
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      • inky
        inky Thanks, Slarti.<br>I'm concentrating on trying to get my first publishable novel achieved.<br>A year for the research and writing the first draft.<br>A year for the remaining drafts and polishing.<br>And a year to find a decent pub...  moreThanks, Slarti.<br>I'm concentrating on trying to get my first publishable novel achieved.<br>A year for the research and writing the first draft.<br>A year for the remaining drafts and polishing.<br>And a year to find a decent publisher - ideally Black Inc Press.<br>Self-discipline and organisation of my time is the key.<br><br>I will miss the Mug and all you Muggers.<br><br>warmly,<br>Manna  
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    • inky
      Danilo_G Sorry to hear it, but best of luck to you!
      • February 7, 2021
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    inky replied to How many questions can I squeeze into one post? Who me? Why and what for? I know, right? How long will it take? Again? Tildes too?:
    Actually, I collect them too.My favourite is the Times Roman in 24 point Bold.
    • January 13, 2021
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    I hope you have exactly the kind of evening you enjoy best.
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  • To all of you on answerMug - wishing you a happy, peaceful and healthy holiday.

    May you be safe from drunk drivers and covid. And may you share ...  moreMay you be safe from drunk drivers and covid. And may you share all the best life offers with the people you love best.  
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  • How do we navigate differences of view in a way which leads us to understand one another better?

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  • What subjects arouse our emotions and keep us engaged?

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  • How does one move from pleasantries and small talk to interesting conversations with depth and significance?

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  • Share a common quote or saying that makes no sense. Please explain why you think so.

    For example, "you're only as young as you feel."How one feels is...  moreFor example, "you're only as young as you feel."How one feels is not merely a matter of optimism or wishful thinking, it's far more likely to be an objective indicator of good health.Research shows that people's chronological age is often very different to their real physical age.A fit sixty-year-old can have the bone density, heart-rate and energy of a forty-year-old,while an obese forty-year-old can have diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease.  
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