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Old 05-29-2008, 07:05 AM   #72
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Now, from the "No shit, Sherlock" files:

http://www.newscientist.com/channel/...e-cookies.html

Quote:
Thoughts of death make us eat more cookies
(* 29 May 2008 * From New Scientist Print Edition)

SCOFFING cookies provides a sweet escape from contemplating our fate.

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The authors believe people with low self-esteem use consuming as a way of subconsciously escaping self-awareness, which is heightened by thoughts of dying. "When you indulge in shopping or eating, it helps you forget yourself," says Smeesters.

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Cheers,
The Cookie Monster
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