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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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Let me guess...... It's been declared the most depressing day by Cliff Arnall, who has previously identified the 21st of January as the worst day of the year.
In fact, in return for the right amount of money, he'll prove, mathematically, just about anything you want.
Am I right to detect his grubby mitts all over this non-story?
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Mon 18 Jan 2010, 16:09,
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It's just more shrug worthy news.There's nothing else happening in the world, lets print some pointless shit.
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The scare-quotes are vitally important.
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Mon 18 Jan 2010, 16:13,
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He sounds like the statistics equivalentof AI robots taking over the world rent-a-quote nob Professor Kevin Warwick.
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djtrialprice, Mon 18 Jan 2010, 16:12,
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Ooooh...In which Goldacre continues the takedown of this clown...
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Mon 18 Jan 2010, 16:15,
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Wow. I would have thought the Samaritans would have been a bit more sensitive than that...Although I think the Australian 2003 paper is missing a trick: surely all the suicides in the summer are just those who can't face any more of the endless fucking barbies...
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Actually its Blue MondayResearch carried out by a company called FirstCare.
Another money for old rope job.
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