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Topic: Favorite Contradictions
RainbowTrout Joined Fri 04/06/07 Posts: 13869	Tue 07/20/10 05:30 AM Edited by RainbowTrout on Tue 07/20/10 05:30 AM
Do you have any favorite contradictions? I just found this one called the caffeine nap. How to Take A Caffeine Nap Sleep researchers at the Loughborough University in Britain did several tests on fatigued drivers to compare the effects of different methods for a driver can use to stay awake. They put the volunteers in driving simulators while they were sleepy and let them drive. Some of the tests included rolling down windows for cold exposure, blasting the radio and slapping oneself in the face to try to stay awake. But what researchers found worked the best was a Caffeine Nap. The Caffeine Nap is simple. You drink a cup of coffee and immediately take a 15 minute nap. Researchers found coffee helps clear your system of adenosine, a chemical which makes you sleepy. So in testing, the combination of a cup of coffee with an immediate nap chaser provided the most alertness for the longest period of time. The recommendation was to nap only 15 minutes, no more or less and you must sleep immediately after the coffee.

lilott Joined Thu 10/12/06 Posts: 2295	Tue 07/20/10 06:31 AM
Same thing only different.

OKCUTIE67 Joined Fri 04/02/10 Posts: 2118	Tue 07/20/10 06:36 AM
How bout "government intelligence"???

mssilverfox Joined Sat 12/08/07 Posts: 10529	Tue 07/20/10 07:03 AM
Well, I'm not a coffee drinker but when traveling and I get tired, I pull over in a safe area and take a power nap.. works wonders for me

msharmony Joined Mon 08/31/09 Posts: 61041	Tue 07/20/10 09:22 AM
RE: Children Its their lives, but if they mess up, its your fault.

msharmony Joined Mon 08/31/09 Posts: 61041	Tue 07/20/10 09:28 AM Edited by msharmony on Tue 07/20/10 09:51 AM
RE: Laws alcohol is legal,tobacco is legal, weed is illegal and sinful RE: Classism one who abuses alcohol and is poor is a drunk one who abuses alcohol and is well off enough for a program or rehab is an alcoholic(with an 'illness') 21 year olds with money who commit crimes are boys(sympathy angle) 19 year olds without money who commit crimes are young men(responsibility angle) school aged children with parents who can afford doctors and get into frequent trouble have ADHD school aged children with parents who cant afford doctors are just 'troubled'

RainbowTrout Joined Fri 04/06/07 Posts: 13869	Wed 07/21/10 03:27 AM
I used to like the one we had in Boot Camp: Hurry up and wait.

navygirl Joined Sat 06/02/07 Posts: 8118	Wed 07/21/10 11:51 AM
Being a night shift worker if I don't have caffeine either in coffee or pop, I can't stay away. The 15 min nap sounds fine but doubt my boss would approve.

RainbowTrout Joined Fri 04/06/07 Posts: 13869	Wed 07/21/10 11:54 AM
Being a night shift worker if I don't have caffeine either in coffee or pop, I can't stay away. The 15 min nap sounds fine but doubt my boss would approve. One of my bosses I am not sure if he would approve either because if I woke him up to ask him he might be upset. I like working third shift.

chris_pc Joined Sat 06/26/10 Posts: 631	Wed 07/21/10 12:07 PM
How bout "government intelligence"??? And "Pretty ugly"

plk1966 Joined Fri 03/21/08 Posts: 31042	Wed 07/21/10 12:14 PM
we teach our children to walk and talk and then turn around and tell them to sit down and be quiet....comedian Gallagher

OKCUTIE67 Joined Fri 04/02/10 Posts: 2118	Wed 07/21/10 12:27 PM
How bout "government intelligence"??? And "Pretty ugly" Or..."almost always"???

dec47 Joined Fri 07/09/10 Posts: 43	Wed 07/21/10 01:12 PM
why do we call them Apartments when they are together? why do we drive on parkways and park on driveways? why do Drive Thru ATM machines have braille on them? George Carlin

chris_pc Joined Sat 06/26/10 Posts: 631	Wed 07/21/10 02:43 PM
How bout "government intelligence"??? And "Pretty ugly" Or..."almost always"??? also from George Carlin Good grief Sweet sorrow Peace force Microsoft Works

msmyka Joined Sat 03/22/08 Posts: 17079	Wed 07/21/10 02:50 PM
why do we call them Apartments when they are together? why do we drive on parkways and park on driveways? why do Drive Thru ATM machines have braille on them? George Carlin Love it! Carlin RIP

RainbowTrout Joined Fri 04/06/07 Posts: 13869	Wed 07/21/10 03:19 PM
we teach our children to walk and talk and then turn around and tell them to sit down and be quiet....comedian Gallagher Isn't he the one who liked to take a giant mallet to a watermelon and watch it splatter all over the audience?

plk1966 Joined Fri 03/21/08 Posts: 31042	Fri 07/23/10 04:51 PM
we teach our children to walk and talk and then turn around and tell them to sit down and be quiet....comedian Gallagher Isn't he the one who liked to take a giant mallet to a watermelon and watch it splatter all over the audience? yep that's him

Dancere Joined Sun 04/06/08 Posts: 14561	Fri 07/23/10 05:09 PM
"I just hate drama and won't allow it in my life" ... Always a blaring foghorn warning made by a certifiable, cauldron stirring thespian ... ALL the world really IS their stage ...