This is a real study (thought you guys would get a kick outta this)

[Carter Shore]

Ha!,
of course, the herd is always making new buffaloes,
while the mature brain can only lose neurons, never
grow new ones. 

--- Carl Summers <intech at writeme.com> wrote:
> > 
> > << 
> >  The following is an actual excerpt from this
> month's Forbe's
> >      Magazine:
> >   
> >        A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as
> the slowest buffalo,
> >  and
> >      when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest
> and weakest ones at the
> >      back that are killed first. This natural
> selection is good for the
> >      herd as a whole, because the general speed
> and health of the whole
> >  is
> >      maintained or even improved by the regular
> culling of the weakest
> >      members. In much the same way, the human
> brain can operate only as
> >      fast as the slowest brain cells through which
> the electrical signals
> >      pass.Recent epidemiological studies have
> shown that while excessive
> >      intake of alcohol kills off brain cells, it
> attacks the slowest and
> >      weakest brain cells first. Thus, regular
> consumption of beer helps
> >      eliminate the weaker cells, constantly making
> the brain a faster and
> >      more efficient machine.The result of this
> in-depth study verifies
> >  and
> >      validates the causal link between all-weekend
> parties and job
> >  related
> >      performance. It also explains why, after a
> few short years of
> >  leaving
> >      a university and getting married, most
> professionals cannot keep up
> >      with the performance of the new graduates.
> >      Only those few that stick to the strict
> regimen of voracious
> >      alcoholic consumption can maintain the
> intellectual levels that they
> >      achieve during their college years.
> >      So, this is a call to arms. As our country is
> losing its
> >      technological edge, we must not shudder in
> our homes.Get back into
> >      the bars.  Quaff that pint.   Share than
> handle.Your company and
> >      country need you to be at your peak, and you
> shouldn't deny yourself
> >      the career that you could have. Take life by
> the bottle and be all
> >      that you can be. Forward this to all of your
> friends, acquaintances
> >      and co-workers that may be in danger of
> losing their edge.
> >   >>
> > 
> > 
> 


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