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That comment was out of lime.DrGreg said:I'm more interested in currant affairs.
-Dan
That comment was out of lime.DrGreg said:I'm more interested in currant affairs.
I was a theoretical golfer. I read golf books but couldn't be bothered to play the game.ohwilleke said:
Many people can read but not write.kuruman said:Screen shot excerpt from an online questionnaire I was required to fill out for jury duty. Trick question?
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I've just finished writing an "it's been six weeks, where is my refund" email. That cheered me up - thanks!BillTre said:
The same reason that Monday morning is the most common time to have a heart attack?jtbell said:"How come you get sick only on workdays?"
Is that true?Ivan Seeking said:The same reason that Monday morning is the most common time to have a heart attack?
Yes. They occur most commonly in the morning, apparently due to blood chemistry changes through the night. But they also occur most often on Monday.berkeman said:Is that true?
https://www.bhf.org.uk/informations...news/behind-the-headlines/heart-attack-mondayberkeman said:Is that true?
The researchers found there was a notable increase in the rate of STEMI heart attacks at the start of the working week, with rates highest on a Monday (a 13 per cent increase). They also saw higher than expected rates of STEMI on Sundays.
The exact reason behind this “Blue Monday” effect isn’t yet known. Past studies showing a greater likelihood of heart attacks at the start of the week have suggested a link with the body's circadian rhythm, which governs our sleep and wake cycles.
Published 9 June 2023
According to new research presented at the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) conference in Manchester, serious heart attacks are more likely to occur on a Monday compared to other days of the week.
The study, by doctors from the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, examined the records of 10,528 patients admitted to hospitals across the island of Ireland (including the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland).
These patients had been admitted between 2013 and 2018 for the most severe type of heart attack, known as an ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). This happens when a major coronary artery, which supplies blood to your heart, becomes completely blocked. Without emergency care, STEMIs can be fatal.
Each year in the UK, more than 30,000 people are admitted to hospital with a STEMI. They need immediate assessment and treatment to minimise damage to their hearts. This typically involves emergency angioplasty and stent(s), a procedure to reopen the blocked coronary artery and get blood flowing to the heart again.
The researchers found there was a notable increase in the rate of STEMI heart attacks at the start of the working week, with rates highest on a Monday (a 13 per cent increase). They also saw higher than expected rates of STEMI on Sundays.
The exact reason behind this “Blue Monday” effect isn’t yet known. Past studies showing a greater likelihood of heart attacks at the start of the week have suggested a link with the body's circadian rhythm, which governs our sleep and wake cycles.
Jeez ... hell of a way to get out of going to work that week.Ivan Seeking said:Yes. They occur most commonly in the morning, apparently due to blood chemistry changes through the night. But they also occur most often on Monday.
I can imagine some people saying "Thank God. No more Mondays ever!"phinds said:Jeez ... hell of a way to get out of going to work that week.
A host is a host from coast to coasthmmm27 said:A horse is a horse, of course of course
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is the famous Mister Ed !
..., also, "crippled, crashed, or...."jbriggs444 said:is busy, hung or dead.
"Charcuterie" is French for "I want a sandwich but I have no bread"phinds said:
Part of some fixed point theorem ;).topsquark said:How do you spell onomatopoeia?
Exactly how it sounds.
(That might be on here somewhere, already.)
-Dan
Why? You're making a Mochrie of Colin/Niloc ;).Ibix said:Scientists have recently turned back time. Turns out you get "emit".
(Respect to Colin Mochrie)
topsquark said:How do you spell onomatopoeia?
onomatopoeia