Whining is the worst sound in the world, study confirms By Jennifer Langston If you've ever thought that listening to your child whine was worse than having a buzz saw cut wood inside your house, it turns out you were right. A new study has found that the power of whining to distract people while doing simple math was even greater than other noises that people typically find annoying. It didn’t matter whether someone was a parent or not. Still, this could explain why packing a lunch while your children caterwaul over whose magic marker can touch a particular piece of paper makes your head want to explode. “You’re basically doing less work and doing it worse when you’re listening to the whines,” said study co-author Rosemarie Sokol Chang, a professor of psychology at SUNY New Paltz. “It doesn’t matter if you’re a man or a woman, everybody’s equally distracted.” The researchers asked people to do subtraction problems while listening to an infant crying, regular speech, silence, whining, a high-pitched table saw and “motherese” -- exaggerated baby talk that adults often find irritating. To ensure that people weren’t distracted by the words themselves, they used foreign language for the speech samples in the study, which was published in the Journal of Social, Evolutionary, and Cultural Psychology. In raw numbers, people made more mistakes per math problems completed when listening to the whines than any of the other speech patterns or noises (though the only statistically significant differences were between whining, the table saw and motherese). Read more: http://bodyodd.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/06/17/6883577-whining-is-the-worst-sound-in-the-world-study-confirms

Stupid narcissistc men who think they are better than everyone else. Beyond that even, that they feel their agenda is the most important one and they will do anything to anyone to get what they feel they deserve.

Dear Body, I realize that this is a time in life when you are going through many changes. As much as these throw you for a loop could you PLEASE give me some warning when certain things are about to happen? If it's OK with you, I'll stick with the old way we did things, please? Lots of love, Me

why oh why can't my husband find a freakin' garbage can or diaper pail for our baby's diapers?!

I just saw the most horrible thing. A morgue photo of Michael Jackson. It was used in Dr. Murray trial, but still, I can't believe the courts allowed it to be released. How disrespectful of anyone-famous or not. I suppose that's what I get for looking at TMZ, but still....geez.

Oh grocery store how I loathe thee! I loathe thy small crowded aisles and booby trapped end-caps. I loathe thy stupid bumpy "aesthetic" floor. I loathe the people who take up the space usually consumed by three people. Couponing drives me batty. Thy circulars mislead me. They lights decieve me. "All that glitters is not gold." should be thy name. I loathe the time spent in thy presence when a yucky house awaits me upon return. Awe heck- I can't write anything else fancy. I guess it's time to get out of my PJ's and go to the store!!

Some days I wonder how I get so little accomplished. Then, I realize I've spent over 3 hours driving around and waiting in our little town. My minivan needs a washer and dryer.

I know it's raining. I know you don't feel like getting out of your car. Neither do I. But guess what? My mom raised me to have enough sense that I realize sitting RIGHT IN FRONT of the dance studio door for 10 minutes is RUDE not to mention dangerous for those of us who must navigate around you. Go park like everyone else and get wet. I promise, you won't melt.

Here's one I know has probably NEVER been complained about before....... Dear House, will you please either clean yourself or start throwing things at the people who defile you?! Oh, but not me. You can't throw things at me because I've been picking you up for years!! I've earned the right to defile you if I want to!