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[hummingwolf]

Tuned into an alternate Yahoo account and listening to Launchcast, the algorithm serendipitously gifted me with the song I really needed to hear this morning 'cos it sounds so much like it was written for me. For those who remember, the current US President's father once used the song in his campaign, which had people wondering if George H.W. Bush had bothered to listen to it past the title. No idea which song I'm talking about? Okay then,

Here's a little song I wrote
You might want to sing it note for note
Don't worry, be happy
In every life we have some trouble
When you worry you make it double
Don't worry, be happy
Don't worry, be happy now

{Refrain}
Oo, oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo
Don't worry
Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo
Be happy
Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo
Don't worry, be happy

{Refrain}

Ain't got no place to lay your head
Somebody came and took your bed
Don't worry, be happy
The landlord say your rent is late
He may have to litigate
Don't worry, be happy
Look at me, I'm happy

{Refrain}
Give you my phone number
When you worry, call me, I make you happy

{Refrain}

Ain't got no cash, ain't got no style
Ain't got no gal to make you smile
But don't worry, be happy
'Cause when you worry, your face will frown
And that will bring everybody down
So don't worry, be happy
Don't worry, be happy now

{Refrain}

{Refrain}

Now there, is this song I wrote
I hope you learned it note for note
Like good little children
Don't worry, be happy
Listen to what I say
In your life expect some trouble
When you worry you make it double
Don't worry, be happy, be happy now

{Refrain, repeat, ad lib.}

ARTIST: Bobby McFerrin
TITLE: Don't Worry, Be Happy
In cheery news, volunteers are to undergo torture to see if faith eases pain. This actually looks like a very interesting study, though one wonders if it still counts as torture when you volunteer for it. And then there's this statement: "Volunteers will have a gel containing chilli powder or heat-pad applied to the back of their hand to simulate pain." Simulate pain? Either that's a typo or somebody's unclear on the concept.

Cosmic ripples. Which has me thinking of potato chips with ripples. No, I haven't eaten yet--why do you ask?

Red meat strongly linked to cancer. Yes, again.

"Gigantic eagles swooping from the skies to rescue Frodo and Sam in the Lord of the Rings may not be just the stuff of legends and fairytales, according to research published in the journal PloS Biology."

"Shakespeare’s name usually inspires thoughts of kings, fairies, lovers, wars and poetic genius--not syphilis."

Saharan Dust Affects Thunderstorm Behavior in Florida. Chaos strikes again.

Light shed on black-hole masses. Yes, more black holes! What, not enough black holes for you? Even more black holes.

Masters of Deception. No, this is not about politics; this is the online appendix to the book Masters of Deception:
Escher, Dalí & the Artists of Optical Illusion. Niiifty.

Comments

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

Makes sense to me. Plus, people undergoing involuntary torture might figure that [insert supernatural being here] would prevent their torturers from going too far, from torturing them more than can be borne. In the case of this study, I presume that there are contracts or agreements of some sort to prevent extreme badness. Not exactly the same thing.