Scientists discover why you can't tickle yourself
Oh gee, probably after spending millions of dollars of confiscated tax money, the pointy-heads reached the conclusion that being tickled has a lot to do with anticipation.
*sigh* This is Govco science at its finest. Hell, as an amateur physiological experimenter and inveterate, sadistic, unrepentant tickler of hapless women and children, I could have told them that it's all about the anticipation, and saved them their likely ridiculous budget allocation! If you want to increase the power of a tickle, increasing the anticipation has a very large influence on the perceived sensation, often almost as much as varying the type and location of the physical stimulus itself.
I have more to say about that but I won't.
Help, she's teasin' me again!
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Speaking of next books, there is a writers' workshop being held at Reed College in July that I'm dying to attend...one of the writer's in residence is my favorite short story writer Lorrie Moore. But alas. I'm not even sure we are going to make it to California this summer, let alone go to Oregon.
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Yes, send me an e-mail. Your theories are always interesting and, more often than not, terribly informative. This one sounds titillating as a bonus. I will then owe you two replies, one of which is in the works, presently.
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I've just put up an ad on Craig's List; the usual exchange site I use is not yielding anything.
The exception that proves the rule.
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So, millions of tax dollars for a false conclusion. Yay!
Appropos of nothing...
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