I'd a pinned the worst day of the year the day Bush was inaugurated but hey this scientific formula can;t lie it must be Monday..I'm calling in sick.
Adam H On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 14:13:57 -0800, Adam Haskell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Interesting read heh. > > Adam > > On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 16:07:39 -0500, Larry C. Lyons > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From http://winnipeg.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=mb_jan24_20040121 > > or for those link challenged: > > http://tinyurl.com/3l6j8 > > > > It's official: Jan. 24 worst day of the year > > > > WINNIPEG - Jan. 24 is the worst day of the year, with bad weather, > > debt, fading Christmas memories, failed resolutions and a lack of > > motivation combining to depress people. > > > > Cliff Arnalls, an instructor at Cardiff University in Wales, came up > > with a formula to measure the wintertime blues, according to the BBC. > > > > According to Arnalls' equation, misery peaks next Monday, Jan. 24, a > > month after Christmas. > > > > January Blues Day Formula > > > > 1/8W+(D-d) 3/8xTQ MxNA. > > > > Where: W: Weather D: Debt d: Money due in January pay T: Time since > > Christmas Q: Time since failed quit attempt M: General motivational > > levels NA: The need to take action > > Arnalls calculated the effects of cold, wet â€" in the case of Britain > > â€" > > and dark January weather after the cosiness of Christmas coupled with > > extra spending in the sales. > > > > Any energy from the holidays had worn off by the third week of January, he > > said. > > > > By Monday, most people will have fallen off the wagon or abandoned the > > nicotine patches as they fail to keep New Year's resolutions. > > > > That compounded a sense of failure and knocked confidence needed to > > get through January. > > > > The fact that the most depressing day fell on a Monday was not > > planned, but a coincidence, Arnalls said. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:143915 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
