Email, IM Worse for IQ than Cannabis

[Strygun]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/st...465950,00.html

"This is a very real and widespread phenomenon," said Glenn Wilson, a psychologist from King's College, London University, who carried out 80 clinical trials for TNS research, commissioned by the IT firm Hewlett Packard. The average IQ loss was measured at 10 points, more than double the four point mean fall found in studies of cannabis users.

Bummer, we're all going to be stupid if we keep this up.

[firecrackerNC]

So.....I should goto rehab for Im'ing and stick with drugs? This works for me.

[Biohazzard56]

Well, im sure typing and coming up with stupid abreviations for everything. There wouldnt have this problem if AOL was shut down permanently.

[firecrackerNC]

lol i lub my aol it rox it n is kool n stuf u jus mad cause u aint 1337 enuf 4 it ok well i ttyl









Yea that stuff annoys me also. Yet for some reason I usually end up typing it that way anyhow.

[Biohazzard56]

Originally Posted by firecrackerNC

lol i lub my aol it rox it n is kool n stuf u jus mad cause u aint 1337 enuf 4 it ok well i ttyl

Yea that just lowered my IQ about 5 points, AOL for the most part. Im talking the AOL crowd not the somewhat-civilized people here at PSU. Its one giant CF of bad grammar.

[Kyonye]

I will not modify my words in anyway unless it is a word like "lol" where it is supposed to be modified like that. you should always type out your full words..constant practice on remembering how to spell words..cause we all know every once in a while we forget how to spell a word because we normally don't spell it the right way on purpose. (part sarcastic, part serious comment)

[Electrofreak]

Omg Lokng At Stuf Onlien So Do3s Not Maek U Stupid1111111 Wtf Imm Juss As Smaert 4s i Ev3r Was!1!11!!!!1!1!!1 Omgwtf

[Kam]

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[Infernus]

In that case I should be a vegetable... I don't think I'm a vegetable.

[Electrofreak]

you're living in denial inf. DENIAL!

[Mag-Mower]

I blame CS, if it CS didnt exist, maybe I wouldnt be talking like this:

0mgwtf h35 73h fu|<1/\/g h4x0rz

[LimpBIT]

that is the most retarded survey ive seen yet.

[Hamma]

Isnt there anything else to spend dollars on?

[Ivan]

When I first read the title of this thread I though it said Cannibals not Cannabis.

[LimpBIT]

Originally Posted by Hamma

Isnt there anything else to spend dollars on?

Because the war in Iraq is not important at all. Good point hamma!