Swearing associated with honesty, say scientists

Originally published at: http://boingboing.net/2017/05/08/swearing-associated-with-hones.html

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Fucking right it is!

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I have to say I try to be pretty fucking honest…

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Dayum, this here study is the shit!

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I politely disagree.

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They first asked a group of 276 participants… how honest they were in different situations

Brilliant question to ask a bunch of liars.

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So this is what my last boss was saying when he told me I’m too honest

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Who are? What are you hiding? Who do you work for?

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Still, the habitual liars of Georgia (49% integrity) sure talk sweet (36% swears).

Well now, bless your heart.

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That’s what I’d expect from a bunch of mother-loving bug-jumping ivory tower secular liberal piled-higher-and-deeper know-it-all lily-livered soft-handed book readers.

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Don’t hold back, tell us how you really feel.

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Darn it. So, does that make me dishonest? Geez Louise.

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Clearly, you’re lying.

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Hilariously bad research. Read the paper. (Includes hilariously amateurish computer code!)

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Highway Scientists Chatting in Georgia:

Scientist 01: “Fuck! These motherfucking concrete numbers just don’t add up!”
Scientist 02: “Who gives a fuck? Just fake it.”
Scientist 01: “Yeah, right! Fuck 'em!”

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Darn Canadian

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Holy Shit, I’m Abe Lincoln!

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Exactly. If they counted ‘bless your heart’ for what it really means…

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“Again, they found that honest people were more likely to use profane language.”

By that reckoning, I’m a really, honest guy!

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