Is this relevant to some of our odder posters?

[Bill C]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,200769,00.html

Study: Americans Growing Lonelier, More Isolated
Just a snippet:

People who said they had no one with whom to discuss such matters more
than doubled, to nearly 25 percent.

"The evidence shows that Americans have fewer confidants, and those
ties are also more family-based than they used to be," said Lynn
Smith-Lovin, professor of sociology at Duke University.

"This change indicates something that's not good for our society,"
Smith-Lovin said. "Ties with a close network of people create a safety
net. These ties also lead to civic engagement and local political
action."

Feel free to comment.(troll)
Bill C

[Snippy Bobkins]

"Bill C" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,200769,00.html
>
> Study: Americans Growing Lonelier, More Isolated
> Just a snippet:
>
> People who said they had no one with whom to discuss such matters more
> than doubled, to nearly 25 percent.
>
> "The evidence shows that Americans have fewer confidants, and those
> ties are also more family-based than they used to be," said Lynn
> Smith-Lovin, professor of sociology at Duke University.
>
> "This change indicates something that's not good for our society,"
> Smith-Lovin said. "Ties with a close network of people create a safety
> net. These ties also lead to civic engagement and local political
> action."
>
> Feel free to comment.(troll)

And just who exactly is odder, Bill?

--
Snippy the Bobkins

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Bill C wrote:
> http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,200769,00.html
>
> Study: Americans Growing Lonelier, More Isolated
> Just a snippet:
>
> People who said they had no one with whom to discuss such matters more
> than doubled, to nearly 25 percent.
>
> "The evidence shows that Americans have fewer confidants, and those
> ties are also more family-based than they used to be," said Lynn
> Smith-Lovin, professor of sociology at Duke University.
>
> "This change indicates something that's not good for our society,"
> Smith-Lovin said. "Ties with a close network of people create a safety
> net. These ties also lead to civic engagement and local political
> action."
>
> Feel free to comment.(troll)

Fox has noticed that you lose friends like never before if you discuss
politics? --D-y

[Tom Kunich]

"Bill C" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,200769,00.html
>
> Study: Americans Growing Lonelier, More Isolated
> Just a snippet:
>
> People who said they had no one with whom to discuss such matters more
> than doubled, to nearly 25 percent.

I'd say that they'd been polling Laff@me.

[Frank Drackman]

"Bill C" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,200769,00.html
>
> Study: Americans Growing Lonelier, More Isolated
> Just a snippet:
>


I suggest that you read

Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community by Robert D.
Putnam

[Snippy Bobkins]

"Frank Drackman" > wrote ...
>
>
> I suggest that you read
>
> Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community by Robert D.
> Putnam

Good book. And for that matter, Fire and Ice: The United States, Canada and
the Myth of Converging Values. We're happier up north!

--
Snippy

[Frank Drackman]

"Snippy Bobkins" > wrote in message
news:W74ng.80692$S61.54785@edtnps90...
> "Frank Drackman" > wrote ...
>>
>>
>> I suggest that you read
>>
>> Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community by Robert
>> D. Putnam
>
> Good book. And for that matter, Fire and Ice: The United States, Canada
> and the Myth of Converging Values. We're happier up north!
>
> --
> Snippy
>
I thought that I was the only weirdo that read books like these....

[Donald Munro]

Frank Drackman wrote:
> I thought that I was the only weirdo that read books like these....

Dumbass,
Did you really think you were the only weirdo on rbr ?

[Frank Drackman]

"Donald Munro" > wrote in message
. com...
> Frank Drackman wrote:
>> I thought that I was the only weirdo that read books like these....
>
> Dumbass,
> Did you really think you were the only weirdo on rbr ?

No, no, no...I knew that I was a small time weirdo on this group but thought
that my particular fetish was in a different direction than most.