>From the "Did They Really Do a Poll on That?" Department: Cottenelle, manufacturer of toilet paper, has uncovered a significant distinction among people that is almost at the level of importance of being right-handed vs. left-handed, namely:
Do you you prefer your toilet paper to roll over or roll under? Their finding: Over: 72% Under: 28% Apparently no one admitted to not having the paper off a roller and just on its side. More info (if one is curious about such things) is available at: http://pr-usa.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=350205&Itemid=95 Of course, the psychological profession is present to help with the interpretation of such results of staggering importance. Quoting from the article: |Cottonelle brand consulted Dr. Gilda Carle, psychotherapist and |internationally renowned relationship expert, for her observations |on basic character traits associated with how people roll. According |to Dr. Gilda, "People who roll over like taking charge, crave |organization and are likely to overachieve. It seems to me that |Americans are passionate about rolling over due to the sense of |control that it gives them." Dr. Carle is reported to have gotten a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership at NYU, meaning that she got it through NYU's school of education and not the graduate school of arts and science (whose faculty has made a sigh of relief). I have never met Dr. Carle nor have heard of her prior to this press release. I suspect that there will be wave of undergraduate research proposals looking at over/underism and its relationship to measures of personality such as the Myer-Briggs and other personality tests that are readily available on the internets. Also be prepared for an increase in people's use of the phrase: "Coz that's how I roll!" -Mike Palij New York University [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=1341 or send a blank email to leave-1341-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
