Monday, July 13, 2009

“Words for Hurting”

A research study in England found that if a person gets hurt, swearing actually helps to increase tolerance to pain. Doctors supporting the research say a person in pain could use any curse word they choose, unless they only have an HMO, in which case a similar, generic word will be chosen for them.

The study suggests that cursing evokes an adrenal response that numbs pain. The full study will be published next month in the journal NeuroReport, making their August issue their first censored for profanity.

In light of the news, comic strips will finally stop replacing swear words with asterisks, ampersands, and percent signs.

In a related story, most hip-hop recording artists are completely pain-free.