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Tweefo
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This is apparently the world's longest joke (maybe because of the format?)
http://longestjokeintheworld.com/
but how true are the conclusions at the end?
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Bits and pieces of all three types seem to apply to me, so I suspect we have a bit of Forer effect going on here...
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Quote from: brianvds on January 07, 2017, 10:13:56 AM
Bits and pieces of all three types seem to apply to me, so I suspect we have a bit of Forer effect going on here...
I only read the whole thing because I had nothing else to do at 3:00 am, could not sleep. Normally I would have skipped to the punch line.
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Quote from: Tweefo on January 07, 2017, 11:36:16 AM
Quote from: brianvds on January 07, 2017, 10:13:56 AM
Bits and pieces of all three types seem to apply to me, so I suspect we have a bit of Forer effect going on here...
I only read the whole thing because I had nothing else to do at 3:00 am, could not sleep. Normally I would have skipped to the punch line.
That is indeed one of the problems: whether or not people read to the end depends not only on their personality, but also on circumstances.
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