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Executive Body

Presenters at the British Psychological Society Student

Conference held at Bangor University—April 4, 2008.

After months of expectation, the annual student British Psychological Society (BPS)

Conference organized by BPS Wales, has come and gone. Held at Bangor University –

Wheldon, the conference was a success in its entirety. There were 23 presenters repre-

senting Universities from across Wales. They were Swansea, Cardiff, University of

Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC), Glamorgan and Bangor who was not to be outdone.

The topics were wide ranging and can be classified under the varied disciplines of psy-

chology; from educational, health, applied, neuropsychology and the list continues.

Some of these works presented were individual as well as collaborated studies.

Natalie Davies of Glamorgan University made an interesting presentation on Me, My-

self and Ana where she spoke about anorexia being a part of one‘s master identity.

Catching up with Natalie, she explained that although anorexia was identified as a trait

of the personality (a word I supplied as to my understanding of the presentation) it is

also a disorder. Anorexia is incorporated in the anorexic‘s identity who, in turn, has a

personified view of anorexia, thus the title ‗Me, Myself and Ana‘ the fond name for

anorexia. Her presentation also looked at the closing down of Pro-Ana websites.

Cont’d on page 3

The Editor writes! Congratulations!

From L-R: Rosannagh Rogers (Cardiff University); Lisa Kelly,

Alice Robin & Rhiannon Norfolk (all of Bangor University)

and not to be outdone Rosannagh Rogers of

Cardiff University held her own on a bril-

liant presentation of Something old and

something new: an objective approach to scoring Theory of Mind ability in adults

with Asperger’s syndrome. It was a lovely

day, which was topped off with a presenta-

tion from Guillaume Thierry who in all

seriousness made his presentation on a cur-

rent study to a laughing audience. Seri-

ously, apart from being informed there

were life-long lessons to be learnt from his

presentation. The take home message

showed special relevance to aspiring re-

searchers and researchers alike. Thank you Guillaume!

Your Editor

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Page 2 Psychillusion Volume 1 No. 2

Hard-workers end up in the

psych department!

Patient: Doctor, my wife thinks I'm crazy because

I like sausages.

Psychiatrist: Nonsense! I like sausages too.

Patient: Good, you should come and see my

collection. I've got hundreds of them.

Congrats Bangor

University!

BANGOR ON TOP AGAIN!!

At the just concluded British Psychological

Society (BPS) Conference held at Bangor

University, the University came out on top

again. The highlight of the conference saw

Guillaume Thierry presenting three of four monetary prizes to Bangor top student pre-

senters while the other went to a student of

Cardiff University. These were bursaries of

£25 book tokens donated by the BPS

Wales. Rhiannon Norfolk gave significant

information on The effects of a patient in-

formation leaflet on patient satisfaction,

Alice Robins did a very smooth presenta-

tion on Effects of Electroconvulsive Ther-

apy (ECT) on Cognitive Functioning, Lisa

Kelly made a remarkable presentation in

Welsh titled Effaith amlder y mewnbwn ar ddatblygiad geirfa plant yn Gymraeg. (The

Effects of Frequency of Input on the Devel-

opment of Children‘s Welsh Language);

I don’t suffer

From insanity,

I enjoy every

moment of it!

Rydyn i'n rhif un!

(We are #1!) #1

A Psychology Affair!(continued)

From the study, the awareness is that studies like hers on this

subject have benefited from these websites. These websites

provide researchers with intimate information into an ano-

rexic‘s life. These websites also give anorexics the opportu-

nity to be honest with themselves and this somehow aids therapy.

Sioned Evans of Cardiff University presented on Under-

standings of Well-being across contrasting languages. She

highlighted a study of the response to a well-being question-

naire presented to Italians, Welsh and English participants. It

was the conclusion that the Welsh and English participants

responded equally and in like manner whilst the Italians re-

sponded differently. The difference was viewed as cultural,

though there may be other influential factors involved. Well-

being and the notion of well-being fall in the ambit of Posi-

tive Psychology. She pointed out that the ‗Personal and So-cial Education‘ subject is included in the national curriculum.

This teaches what well-being is and encourages aspirations to

well-being.

Carissa Kuswanto of Bangor made an informative presenta-

tion on Why voice hearers with auditory hallucinations do

not develop schizophrenia? She reflected that differences in

brain abnormalities and subjective experiences among other

reasons may account for this. One of the questions put for-

ward was why these voices cannot be controlled? One would

have thought that a simple answer is that these voices are possibly considered to be external. It was interesting to note

that voices are reported to be both internal and external.

From all accounts there seem to be progress being made in

this area.

Other presenters were:

Tarique Rayani Bangor University Rachel Clayton Bangor University

Rhiannon Norfolk Bangor University

Rosannagh Rogers Cardiff University

Tsungai Makarawo Bangor University

Rosemarie Gallo Bangor University

Betsy Allbones Bangor University

Laura Budd Bangor University

Krzystof Wojewodzic Glamorgan University

Charlotte Mann Bangor University

Johannes Moeller Bangor University

Rhiannon Worrall UWIC University

Mark Collett Bangor University Rebecca Clarke Bangor University

Sara Krige Bangor University

Harsheen Kaur Swansea University

Jodie Butler Bangor University

Lisa Kelly Bangor University

POPPS Idol 2008!

Both topics stirred up some very inventive speeches.

Participants and their speeches:

Alex Dawson – Aliens in Bangor.

Rachael Green – How do you eat yours?

John Crossley – Aliens in Bangor. Ali Lalloo – How do you eat yours?

Trené Rama – Aliens in Bangor.

Gwilym Cuthbert – How do you eat yours?

Dan Mitchell – Aliens in Bangor.

At the end of the night, there could only be 3 winners.

John Crossley won first prize (A Digital Camera and Photo

Printer) for his speech and rather unique use of his hairbrush

as a microphone. Trené Rama won second prize (An MP3

Player) and Gwilym Cuthbert, who won third prize of a

Dalek Head Mask which included a Dalek Voice changer – a

prize I personally thought was by far the best prize, as it gen-erated limitless fun, along with 6 Cadbury‘s Crème Eggs.

Continued on page 5

Well folks, the 2008 Popps Competition took place on Tues-

day 15th April in Varsity, and what a night it was, too.

It was a good turnout, with not only the Mentors, Judges,

Time Keeper, Um Counter, Impromptu Speech Leader and Speakers attending the event, but a good amount of specta-

tors, all ready to enjoy a night of speeches and fun. And the

fun began before the event did, with people such as Fraser

Bailey getting slowly drunk on his wine and Hazel Frost and

Tracey Lloyd hanging black drinking straws from their hair

so they looked like microphone headsets – ahh, if only we

were all as inventive as these two ladies, what fun we would

have!

The chatter and laughter echoed through the building as eve-

ryone sat excitedly for the event to begin, and first up were

the event announcers, Laura Jayne Budd (A 3rd year psychol-ogy student) and Hayley Jones (2nd year psychology student)

and Popps Mentors, and straight away, it was clear why these

two ladies were chosen for this role; their ability to make

themselves heard over the crowd was, well… almost effort-

less.

Now, there was a theme for all the participants: ―Aliens in

Bangor‖ (perish the thought) and ―How do you eat yours?‖

As psychology students we carry out experi-

ments. In the beginning they are simple, stu-

dent centered experiments. We all carry out

trivial tests to look at memory or even word

recognition. Thankfully, we have eventually reached a more advanced stage, involving

complex designs and even get to use more so-

phisticated subject matter like… rats.

Our lectures will teach us the various

methods and formulae needed for assessing

our data, but who‘s going to teach us about the

rats? How are we expected to interact and ma-

nipulate something we know very little about?

In awed expectancy of my great day

of maturity, where I, will be the superior intel-

ligence manipulating the behaviour of a small

furry rat. I feel I should be prepared and should help you be prepared, by learning some fasci-

nating facts about these curious creatures…

1) The Latin name for rats is Genus

Ratus from the family Muridae in the

order Rodentia.

2) There are 550 species of rats.

3) Rats are the most successful survivors

of any mammal on earth helped by

the ability that just one

breeding pair can produce 2000 little furry babies a year.

4) Rats will consume absolutely any-

thing they can find, from soap to dead

bodies. If it can go in their mouth, it

will.

5) Rats can run 100m in under 10 sec

onds AND can jump six feet. If only

they had their own Olympics! 6) Rats teeth grow continuously, so they

must constantly gnaw to prevent them

overgrowing

RATS ! Know your subjects!

What did one lab rat say

to the other?

I've got my scientist so

well trained that every

time I push the buzzer, he brings me a snack.

7) Rats are good in water and can easily

swim up into a toilet. So from now

on watch your arse!

8) Rats spend hours cleaning them-

selves, despite making their homes in filthy places such as sewers or stu-

dent accommodation.

9) Rats taste like hedgehog…. I felt I

should add this fact for scholars

whose loans have not come

through…

10) The biggest rat ever found was 20

inches in length. More than enough

food for one starving student, al-

though I may still opt for 8p noodles

11) Rats once took out all the lights in

Heathrow after chewing through a cable

12) During World War II, The Japanese

Army planned to dump rats with bu-

bonic plague on Australian beaches.

13) One 18 year old attempted to hold up

an Edinburgh off-license with a rat

he pulled out of his pocket.

14) Rats have been to space.

15) Rats will regularly travel up to 2

miles in search of food.

Finally, there has been much controversy over

the widely whispered story that a cornered rat

will go for your throat. Some have said it is

merely a ridiculous tale. However, I remain

cautious and wary around these suspicious,

multi - talented, ridiculously athletic crea-

tures. When my time comes to lord over these

rodents and carry out my own ludicrous ex-

periments, it will be done in a polo neck and a

scarf in fear of their hidden vicious nature.

It has been a very long journey of 3 and in

some cases 4 years or more. For others, it has

been as short as a year. Those years have

shaped us to be what we are now – well-

fashioned products ready to meet the world—head on. Though excited we are to leave and

in accord sing ‗R. Kelly‘s – Storm is over now‘

and James Blunt‘s refrain of ‗Goodbye‘ we

will awake a few weeks from now and miss

walking the halls of the Wheldon. I ask of you,

not to look at your leaving as the end of a jour-

ney but as the beginning of another leg. Life is

like a relay race my colleagues; you run a leg

at a time.

For me as your Editor-in-Chief, I say: ―hwyl,

sayonara, au revoir, adios, adieu, salaam, sha-

lom, zai jian, ciao, auf wierdersehen, usale

kahle, giga waabamin, ming longz oe, bai bai,

Namaste, Bless!‖ Whatever language I use to represent the diversity of culture hosted at Ban-

gor University – I say ―so long‖. Let us in our

journey, leave footprints and if we cannot

leave ours, Let us not muddy those of others!

Welcome to the new slate of

psycIllusion!

Contributor—V. McKenzie

On a Pensive Note

An Interview with the ‘Heels’ behind the Wheels!

PsycI: ―Can you tell me why the BPS chose to hold the con-

ference in Bangor?‖

Helen: ―The Welsh Branch of The British Psychological So-

ciety holds an Annual Student Conference and the venue for the event alternates between the 5 Universities in Wales that

run psychology degrees.‖ Helen replied. She added, ―So

hopefully it will be held at Bangor again sometime in the

next few years.‖

PsycI: What are your thoughts generally of the presentations

during this year‘s conference?

Helen: ―I thought the presentations were excellent. All of the

students appeared to have put a lot of effort into their talk. 4

prizes were given to the 'best' talks of the event, but really, all

were excellent and well done. The prizes were vouchers for Blackwells.‖

PsycI: ―What do you think of Bangor University‘s Psychol-

ogy Department?‖

Helen: ―I was really impressed with the Department, espe-

cially the support and academic members of staff who en-

sured that the event went well on the day.‖

The BPS (British Psychological Society) held its Annual Student Conference at Bangor University this year on

April 4th, and I asked the BPS Wales representative, Helen Taylor a few questions relating to what she thought of

the event this year.

PsycI: ―Did any one presentation on the day stand out from

the rest, and why?‖

Helen: ―I was unable to watch all of the talks as there were parallel sessions, but from what the members of academic

staff said, all talks were of a really high standard.‖

PsycI: ― Finally, do you have any other comments to add?‖

Helen: ―Please check the BPS Welsh Branch website at

http://www.bps.org.uk/welsh/welsh_home.cfm for informa-

tion about future Student Conferences and also for informa-

tion relating to the BPS in Wales.

I would be happy to receive queries regarding the conference

or any other aspect relating to the welsh branch of the BPS. I

may be reached at the following: Helen Taylor : Telephone— 02920 417008

or email: wales@bps.org.uk

Helen would also like to point out to all the participants who

took part in the conference, that their abstracts have been

published online at http://www.bps.org.uk/publications/

proceedings/proceedings_home.cfm, and that all the partici-

pants of the conference can now say they have been pub-

lished.

pschI—Phil Borrell

POPPS Idol 2008! Continued

At the end of the event, all three were told by Tracey Lloyd

that they would be welcomed as Popps Mentors next year if

they so desire!

Yet, that was not the end of the fun and speeches: next up

were the Popps Mentors who had to show how good they

really were by doing impromptu speeches.

The Popps Mentors job, is to mentor the first year psychol-

ogy students who arrive yearly to the Wheldon Building.

Clueless on how to orally present to a large tough and slowly

inebriating audience of first years, is a true challenge to any

Popps Mentor. The Mentors took this in their strides, show-

ing what true public speakers they really were, handling chal-lenging subjects, with frightening ease!

Mentors and their impromptu speeches:

Laura Jayne Budd – Why do teaspoons go missing?

Scott Robson – Danger Ranger.

Hayley Jones – Stripper Name.

Raych Clayton – Favourite Disney Character.

Claire Reed – Is Discharge a good topic for the dinner table?

Sian Green – What happens to all the missing socks?

Fraser Bailey – Toilet seat up or down?

Lisa Mary Elen Kelly – Tracey Lloyd and Hazel Frost.

Tracey Lloyd – Qadi! A subject secretly chosen to get under

Tracey‘s finger nails! Ohhh! the harshness of some people inflicting misery on oth-

ers! Poor Tracey!

The Mentor of the year went to a well-deserved Hayley

Jones, as voted for by her Popps students.

The Judges were:

Dr Guillaume Thierry.

Sheila McCabe.

Hazel Frost.

Time Keeper: Lisa Mary Elen Kelly.

Impromptu Speech Leader:

Lucy Neville Davies.

Um Counter:

Sara Krige.

Page 6

To Prospective Students From a Graduate

Contributor—Nat Ebanks

The production by SODA did not disappoint!

The cast were unbelievable - Ellen Gallagher was brilliant as

the leading lady (Mille) - her vocals were unbelievably good;

MSc Psychology student Danni Shore was fantastic as the

supporting actress (Miss Dorothy) – she successfully por-

trayed a very timid and unassuming girl form California; Rob

Watts also a MSc Psychology student was hilarious as Miss

Flannery; 1st year Psychology student Jake Basford did ex-

ceptionally well as Chinese character Ching Ho – who speaks

Chinese throughout with few English lines; others from the

Psychology department in the production were: Betsy All-bones (Gloria), Steve Ricou (Kenneth/Dexter/Policeman),

Alice Roblin (Dorothy Parker), Victoria Sanvitale (Lucille),

and Ayoni Comrie-Sinclair (Cora) who all played their roles

with outstanding talent.

There was a fantastic display of talent on show in all domains

– singing, dancing and acting, and the performance demon-

strated how much determination and dedication the SODA

members possess. Although the production was low budget –

as you would expect from a student association with little

finance – the show had a quaint atmosphere that allowed the audience to interact with the cast and the basic sets used on

stage allowed the audience the opportunity to use their imagi-

nation to paint a more vivid picture of the scene being cre-

ated. What amazed me was the success of the whole cast in

speaking/singing with American accents throughout – not a

feat easily achieved.

With audiences of over 100 at each performance, this years‘

SODA production was a roaring success and deservedly so!

The only problem now is, how do they top this next year?

For more information about SODA and details of rehearsals and how to join please visit www.undeb.bangor.ac.uk/soda or

email soda@undeb.bangor.ac.uk

The Brain of Brigantia

This year the Student Operatic Drama Association (SODA)

performed their version of, the Tony Award-winning, Thor-

oughly Modern Millie. The musical, based on the book writ-

ten by Richard Morris and Dick Scanlan, was first performed

in 1967 when Julie Andrews starred as the heroine Millie Dillmount in the film version of the book, directed by George

Roy Hill. However, its greatest success came when it was

adapted for theatre in the early 2000‘s, winning six Tony

Awards in 2002 including one for Best Musical.

Therefore, this years SODA production had abundant expec-

tations.

The musical follows the story of Millie Dillmount, a young

woman who has moved from a small town in Kansas to New

York City, in the 1920‘s, with the aim to marry for money

instead of love – something that was a modern aim for many

girls in that era. The story has many twists and an underlying dark current; with the main theme of the story being the pur-

suit of love. The music throughout successfully portrays the

era, with music associated with the ‗flapper‘ culture dominat-

ing – big band and big voices.

Probably, you are all feeling a bit anxious, especially if you

are an international student. The following tips will help:

It is important to familiarize yourselves with all litera-

ture sent in your application package. It helped me,

especially if you think there is a chance you might

arrive late.

Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Office staffs and others are very helpful.

Come to Bangor with an open mind – you will be more receptive to learning

International students – there is a strong international

student community for your support. Don’t think you

are the only one from your country. There was some-

one before you and others will come after you. Make

your mark!

Prospective students – you are coming to fill the shoes

we have stepped out of— make Bangor your home

away from home

Get involved – you are now a part of a family

Finally –– students use the opportunity to build net-

works!

All the best!

Cynhadledd Werth Chweil

Bangor ar y brig unwaith eto !

Volume 1 Issue 2

Yn ogystal â chyfrannu gwybodaeth, roedd yna lawer o wersi

pwysig i‘w dysgu o‘i gyflwyniad a‘i ddull o‘i draddodi.

Diolch yn fawr Guillaume!

Wedi misoedd o ddisgwyl dyfal, mae cynhadledd flynyddol y

British Psychological Society (BPS), a drefnwyd gan BPS

Cymru, wedi bod ac wedi mynd. Bu‘r gynhadledd, a gyn-

haliwyd yn Adeilad Wheldon ym Mhrifysgol Bangor, yn

llwyddiant drwyddi draw. Roedd 23 o gyflwynwyr, yn cyn-rychioli prifysgolion o bob rhan o Gymru. Y rhain oedd

Abertawe, Caerdydd, UWIC, Morgannwg, a Bangor ei hun

wrth gwrs. Roedd y pynciau dan sylw‘n eang ac yn cyn-

rychioli gwahanol agweddau ar Seicoleg; yn addysgol,

iechyd, cymhwysol, niwroseicoleg ac felly ymlaen. Roedd

rhai o‘r gweithiau a gyflwynwyd yn astudiaethau gan

unigolion, tra bo eraill yn ffrwyth cydweithio.

Cafwyd cyflwyniad diddorol gan Natalie Davies o Brifysgol

Morgannwg ar Me, Myself and Ana lle soniodd am anorecsia

fel rhan o hunaniaeth feistr rhywun. Eglurodd Natalie er bod

anorecsia‘n cael ei ystyried fel nodwedd o‘r bersonoliaeth, ei

fod hefyd yn anhwylder. Caiff anorecsia ei ymgorffori yn hunaniaeth y sawl sy‘n anorecsig sydd, wedyn, yn tueddu i

bersonoli‘r anhwylder. Dyna oedd gwraidd y teitl ‗Me, my-

self and Ana‘ – yr enw anwes am anorecsia. Edrychodd ei

chyflwyniad hefyd ar fater a ddylid cael gwared ar wefannau

Pro-Ana. Fodd bynnag, mae‘n amlwg bod astudiaethau fel un

hi wedi elwa oddi wrth y gwefannau hyn. Maent yn rhoi

gwybodaeth gyfrin i ymchwilwyr am fywydau rhai sy‘n di-

oddef o‘r anhwylder. Mae‘r gwefannau hyn hefyd yn rhoi

cyfle i rai sy‘n dioddef o anorecsia i fod yn onest gyda hwy

eu hunain ac mae hyn, trwy ryw ffordd, o gymorth i therapi.

Testun cyflwyniad Sioned Evans o Brifysgol Caerdydd oedd Understandings of Well-being across contrasting languages.

Bu‘n trafod astudiaeth o‘r ymateb i holiadur ar les a roddwyd

i Eidalwyr, Cymry a Saeson. Daethpwyd i‘r casgliad bod y

Cymry a‘r Saeson a gymerodd ran wedi ymateb yn debyg tra

bod yr Eidalwyr wedi ymateb yn wahanol. Ystyriwyd mai

gwahaniaeth diwylliannol oedd yn gyfrifol yn bennaf am

hyn, er y gallai ffactorau dylanwadol eraill hefyd fod yn

breennol.

Mae lles a‘r syniad o les yn dod o fewn maes Seicoleg Bosi-

tif. Eglurodd bod y pwnc ‗Addysg Bersonol a Chymde-

ithasol‘ wedi‘i gynnwys yn y cwricwlwm cenedlaethol. Mae

hyn yn dysgu plant a phobl ifanc beth ydyw lles ac yn eu

hannog i ymgyrraedd at hynny. Cafwyd cyflwyniad llawn gwybodaeth gan Carissa Kuswanto

o Fangor ar Why voice hearers with auditory hallucinations

do not develop schizophrenia? Eglurodd y gall gwahani-

aethau mewn abnormaleddau yn yr ymennydd a phrofiadau

goddrychol, ymysg pethau eraill, fod yn gyfrifol am hyn. Un

o‘r cwestiynau a ofynnwyd yw pam na ellir rheoli‘r lleisiau

hyn? Byddai rhywun wedi meddwl mai ateb syml i hyn yw

bod y lleisiau hyn yn cael eu hystyried yn rhai allanol o

bosib. Roedd yn ddiddorol nodi y ceir adroddiadau bod lle-

isiau yn fewnol ac allanol. I bob golwg mae‘n ymddangos

bod cynnydd yn cael ei wneud yn y maes hwn.

Yng nghynhadledd y British Psychological Society (BPS),

a gynhaliwyd yn ddiweddar ym Mhrifysgol Bangor, daeth

y Brifysgol i‘r brig unwaith eto. Yn uchafbwynt i‘r gyn-

hadledd gwelwyd Guillaume Thierry yn cyflwyno tair o

bedair gwobr ariannol i gyflwynwyr uchaf Bangor, tra aeth y wobr arall i fyfyriwr o Brifysgol Caerdydd. Y gwobrau

hyn oedd tocynnau llyfr gwerth £25 a roddwyd gan book

BPS Cymru. Cafwyd cyflwyniad llyfn iawn gan Alice

Robins ar Effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) on

Cognitive Functioning; gan Rhiannon Norfolk wedyn caf-

wyd gwybodaeth bwysig ar The effects of a patient infor-

mation leaflet on patient satisfaction; traddododd Lisa

Kelly gyflwyniad hynod yn Gymraeg gyda‘r teitl

Effaith amlder y mewnbwn ar ddatblygiad geirfa plant yn

Gymraeg; a chafwyd cyflwyniad gwych gan Rosannagh

Rogers o Brifysgol Caerdydd ar Something old and some-

thing new: an objective approach to scoring Theory of Mind ability in adults with Asperger‘s syndrome. Bu‘n

ddiwrnod i‘w gofio, ac yn ddiweddglo addas cafwyd

cyflwyniad llawn hiwmor gan Guillaume Thierry ar astudi-

aeth sydd ar y gweill ar hyn o bryd.

L-R: Rosannagh Rogers (Prifysiol Caerdydd); Lisa Kelly,

Alice Robin & Rhiannon Norfolk (o Prifysgol Bangor)

Brain Twister—Test for Idiocy Below are four (4) questions and a bonus question. You have to answer them instantly.

You can't take your time, answer all of them immediately! Then check your answers when

you are through. 0-1 correct answer—totally idiot, 2– almost, 3—there is hope

A psychiatrist was conducting a group therapy session with four young mothers and their small children. "You

all have obsessions," he observed. To the first mother

he said, "You are obsessed with eating. You even

named your daughter Candy." He turned to the second

mom. "Your obsession is money. Again, it manifests

itself in your child's name, Penny." He turned to the

third mom. "Your obsession is alcohol and your child's

name is Brandy."

At this point, the fourth mother got up, took her little

boy by the hand and whispered, "Come on, Dick, let's

go home."

A very shy guy goes into a bar and sees a beautiful

woman sitting at the bar. After an hour of gathering up his courage, he finally goes over to her and asks, tenta-

tively, "Um, would you mind if I chatted with you for a

while?"

She responds by yelling, at the top of her lungs, "NO! I

won't sleep with you tonight!" Everyone in the bar is

now staring at them. Naturally, the guy is hopelessly

and completely embarrassed and he slinks back to his

table.

After a few minutes, the woman walks over to him and

apologizes. She smiles at him and says, "I'm sorry if I

embarrassed you. You see, I'm a graduate student in

psychology, and I'm studying how people respond to

embarrassing situations." To which he responds, at the top of his lungs, "What do you mean $200?"

Psychology student

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Web!

Delusional or Illusional!

Even a simpleton brain snaps!

Answers

May 2008©

The best thing about being a schizo-phrenic is that I am never alone

1. You are participating in a race. You over-

take the second person. What position are

you in?

2. If you overtake the last person, then you

are...? 3. Note: This must be done in your head

only: Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add

another 1000 .. Now add 30. Add another

1000. Now add 20 .. Now add another 1000.

Now add 10. What is the total?

4. Mary's father has five daughters: Nana, Nene, Nini and Nono. What is the name of

the fifth daughter?

5. A mute person goes into a shop and wants

to buy a toothbrush. By imitating the action

of brushing his teeth he successfully ex-

presses himself to the shopkeeper and the

purchase is done. Next, a blind man comes into the shop who

wants to buy a pair of sunglasses; how does

HE indicate what he wants? 1. If you answered that you are first,

then you are absolutely wrong! If you

overtake the second person, you take

his place, so you are second!

2. If you answered that you are second

to last, then you are wrong again.

Tell me, how can you overtake the

LAST Person

3. Did you get 5000?

The correct answer is actually 4100.

4. Did you Answer Nunu?

NO! Of course it isn't.

Her name is Mary. Read the ques-

tion again

5. He just has to open his mouth and

ask...It's really very simple.... Like

you!

"A STATISTICALLY-

ORIENTED PROJEC-TION OF THE SIGNIFI-CANCE OF THESE

FINDINGS"... Means : A

wild guess.