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   I don't know...

   

   another Mike, Jul 27th, 2001 @ 1:47pm

   
   

   When I read an article about this earlier in the week, I didn't get the impression that it was all that stupid. A psychologist was looking for insights into the thoughts of people who commit suicide. He found some interesting differences between the writings of the poets who committed suicide vs. the poets who did not. These differences may yeild some clues to the thought processes suicidal people. The Register implies that all the analysis is good for is predicting which poets are going to kill themselves. They completely dismiss the idea that any useful information could be obtained from this study that could apply to the general population. The Register doesn't give any of the details from the study which, I feel, gave it credibility. IMHO, very poor journalism.

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   I, Me, Mine

   

   mhh5, Jul 28th, 2001 @ 1:06am

   
   

   does that mean the Beatles were suicidal??
   

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   Re: I, Me, Mine

   

   QUALM, Sep 17th, 2002 @ 12:47pm

   
   

   I THINK SO

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   Re: I don't know...

   

   dasee, Aug 8th, 2003 @ 3:36pm

   
   

   hmmm-
   having gone through a suicidal phase
   actually been caught in a wild daze
   crazily attempting to inflict harm
   with a blade on an unsuspecting arm
   
   by the same hand that left off writing why
   happen you read its verses by and by
   you'd scarcely find a reference to see
   perchance how these lines continue to be
   
   flowing and showing up in such places
   words written to anonymous faces
   is they deflect away from what’s hidden
   even though compelled to tell unbidden
   
   don’t expect to find through analysis
   examining what you’ve been led to miss
   

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