LAVENDER CLEAVAGE
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THE SCIENCE OF THE BEST DANCING IN A SCIENTIFIC STUDY CONDUCTED SAMPLING 39 PERFORMED DIFFERENT DANCING TECHNIQUES, AND ASKING 200 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO PICK OUT FAVOURED DANCING QUALITY. DANCING BETWEEN A HETEROSEXUAL COUPLE IS A DISPLAY OF REPRODUCTIVE QUALITY FOR WOMEN: - ASYMMETRICAL ARM AND THIGH MOVEMENTS - SIGNALS GOOD MOTOR CONTROL - HIPS SWINGING - DISPLAYS HORMONAL STATUS -FAVOURS THE HIP SWING COMPARED TO MALE
FOR MEN: -EXAGGERATED MOVEMENTS IN UPPER BODY -HAND-GRIP STRENGTH -SIGNALS STRENGTH AND RIGOUR -FAVOURS THE SHOULDER SWING COMPARED TO FEMALE
DANCING ALSO MAY SHOW AFFILIATION FRIENDSHIP OR BONDS TO OTHER PEOPLE. PERHAPS “USED IN ORDER TO ATTRACT A FRIEND OR SOMEONE TO SPEND TIME WITH” - HELENA PATERSON, LECTURER OF PSYCHOLOGY AT UNI OF GLASGOW OR TO MARK “DISPLAY REPRODUCTIVE QUALITIES IN COMPARISON TO RIVAL MEN/WOMEN.
LOVE FOOLERY
f am o u s? In w hat w ay?
w ould it be?
IN THIS ARTICLE I POSE 36 QUESTIONS. YOU ARE TO COMPLETE THESE WITH A LOVER, PARTNER, FRIEND, OR A STRANGER. THE END GOAL OF THESE QUESTIONS IS TO MAKE YOU FALL IN LOVE. * Based on a study by the psychologist Arthur Aron (and others). Intimacy between two strangers is accelerated by having them ask each other a specific series of personal questions. The 36 questions in the study are broken up into three sets, with each set intended to be more probing than the previous one.
3. Be f ore making a t elep ho ne cal l, do you ev er reh e arse w hat y ou are g o i ng t o say? W hy?
11. Take four minutes a nd t el l y our par t ner your l i fe st or y in as much de t a i l a s possible.
4. What w ould const it ut e a “p erfect ” day for y ou?
12. If y ou could w a ke up t omor row having g a i ned any one qual it y or a b i l i t y, w hat w ould it be?
Set I 1. G i v e n t h e cho i c e o f any o n e i n t h e wo rl d , who m wo u l d y o u wa n t as a d i nner guest? 2. Wo u l d y o u l i k e to b e
5. When d id y ou last sing to yo u r sel f? To someone e l s e? 6. If you w ere able t o l i ve to t he age of 90 and retai n eit her t he mind or b o d y of a 30- year- old for t he l ast 60 year s of your l i f e , which w ould y ou want ?
Set II 13. If a cr yst al bal l coul d t el l y ou t he t r ut h a b out your sel f, y our l ife, t he fut ure or anyt hing el s e, w hat w ould you w a nt t o know ?
7. Do you have a secret h u n c h about how you w il l die?
14. Is t here somet h i ng t hat y ou’ve dreamed of doing for a long t ime? W hy haven’t you do ne i t ?
8. Name t hree t hings you an d your par t ner appear to h ave in common.
15. W hat is t he grea t es t accompl ishment of your l ife?
9. F o r w hat in your l ife do yo u f e el most gr at eful ?
16. W hat do you va l ue most in a fr iendship ?
10. If y ou could change an yt h i ng about t he w ay yo u were r aised, w hat
17. W hat is your mos t t reasured memor y?
18. W h a t i s y o ur m o s t terrible m e mo r y ? 19. I f y o u kn e w t hat i n o n e y e a r y o u wo u l d d i e su dd e n l y, wo u ld yo u c h an g e a n y t h i ng ab o u t t h e w a y y o u a re n o w l i vin g? W h y ? 20. W h a t d o e s f ri e n d s hi p me an t o y o u ? 21. W h a t ro l e s d o l o ve an d a ffe ct i o n p l ay i n yo u r l if e ? 22. A l t e r n a t e s h ari n g so me t h i n g y o u c o n s i d e r a p o s i t i v e ch a rac teri s t i c o f y o u r p a r t n e r. S h are a to tal o f fi v e i t em s . 23. H o w cl o s e and warm is y o u r fa mi l y ? Do yo u f e e l y o u r ch i l d h o o d was h app i e r t h a n m o s t o t he r pe o p l e ’s ? 24. H o w d o y o u f e e l abo u t y o u r re l a t i o ns h i p wit h y o u r m o t her?
s tate ment s each. For ins tanc e, “We are bot h in t hi s ro om feel ing ... “ 26. Co mplet e t his senten c e: “I w ish I had s o m e one w it h w hom I c o u l d share ... “ 27. If y ou w ere going t o b ec o me a close fr iend wi t h your par t ner, please s h are w hat w ould be imp o rtan t for him or her t o k no w. 28. Tel l y our par t ner w hat yo u l i k e about t hem; be very h onest t his t ime, s ayi n g t hings t hat y ou m i g ht not say t o someone yo u ’ve just met . 29. S h are w it h your par tn e r an embar r assing mom en t i n your l ife. 30. When d id you last cr y i n f ro n t of anot her pers o n? B y y our sel f?
Set III
31. Tel l y our par t ner s o m e t hing t hat you l ike ab o u t t hem already.
25. M a ke t h re e tru e “we”
32. What , if anyt hing, is
t oo ser ious t o be joked about ? 33. If y ou w ere t o d i e t hi s ev ening w it h no op p or t unit y t o communicate w i t h any one, w hat w ould you most regret not havi ng t old someone? W hy ha ven’t you t old t hem yet ? 34. Your house, con t a i ning ev er y t hing you ow n, cat ches fire. Aft er s a vi ng your lov ed ones and p et s , you hav e t ime t o sa fel y make a final dash to s a ve any one it em. W hat w oul d it be? W hy? 35. Of al l t he peopl e i n your family, w hose d ea t h w ould you find mo s t d i st ur bing? W hy? 36. Share a per sona l problem and ask y our par t ner ’s advice on how he or she might ha nd l e i t . Also, ask y our par tner t o reflect back t o you how you seem t o be fee l i ng about t he problem you hav e chosen.
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START WHICH DOGGO MEME ARE YOU? R U A PUPPER OR A DOGGO?
PUPPER
DOGGO
R YOU EASILY BAMBOOZLED?
R U JUST WANTING THE CUDDLES?
HUH?
HECKN YE
DO U BORK A LOT? NOPE
BORK
R U IN A BAND?
DO U SOMETIMES CHEW THE THINGS U SHOULDNT??
EHEHE YE
OOPS SOMETIMES
DO U GET IN THE TROUBLES FOR THAT? DO U GIVE A CARE?
YE BOI NAH, I’M A NETFLIX KINDA GUY
OOPSY DAISY
HECKN NO
LIFE IS SIMPLY A SERIES OF RANDOM AND MEANINGLESS INTERACTIONS WITH HOOMANS. THE HOOMANS WILL ONLY SEE THROUGH THE LENSE OF A MIND DESIGN,ED PRIMARLY FOR SELF DECEPTION, AND ONLY WANT TO GIVE THE CUDDLES FOR SELFISH REASONS. AW YE :(
NO, HEHE
R U A STRONG INDEPENDENT DOGGO? EH?
WHO RUN DIS WORLD? ME
I HOPE YOU ENJOYED AND INTERACTED WITH TODAY’S ZINE. IF YOU EVER WANT TO MENTION SOMETHING TO ME, HAVE SOMETHING PUBLISHED, OR JUST WANT TO SEND IN A NOTE, EMAIL l a v e n d e r c l e a v a g e z i n e @ g m a i l . c o m LOTS OF LOVE
EVE
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