The chart above shows the relative unpleasantness of certain scenarios (loss of TV signal, celibacy (involuntary or otherwise), torture, loss of a limb, discussion of one's feelings, losing a loved one and unrequited love), normalised to unrequited love, deemed to be the most unpleasant. Is there anything worse than this feeling? Possibly the loss of a loved one, which involves a similar feeling of inconsolable loss. However, while the dearly departed passed away loving you, the object of your affection is still walking around, apparently not giving a toss and even cavorting with others. This makes it worse in my book.
Physical pain can be bad, but everyone knows that the psychological route is the one to go for maximum effect. This has been the case ever since wannabe Torquemadas discovered things like the damage a strategically placed drip of water could do on/to a prisoner's head.
I'd nearly prefer losing my fingernails (ala George Clooney in Syriana) or talking about my feelings at length every day for a year than suffer the torment of unrequited feelings (again)!
Wednesday 16 May 2007
She loves me not.....
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Torquemada was just the sort of Catholic that would make any God fearing, church going devotee proud of his faith!
He was the head honcho in the Spanish Inquisition! That made him pretty handy with a box of matches!
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