{"id":1193,"date":"2009-08-23T07:08:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-23T12:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nicholsclan.com\/tinblog\/2009\/08\/honey-lie-down-we-need-to-talk.html"},"modified":"2009-08-23T07:08:00","modified_gmt":"2009-08-23T12:08:00","slug":"honey-lie-down-we-need-to-talk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timscogitorium.com\/tinblog\/2009\/08\/honey-lie-down-we-need-to-talk.html","title":{"rendered":"Honey, Lie Down. We Need to Talk"},"content":{"rendered":"

Science pushes forward yet again, revealing this time that people are less likely to retaliate<\/a> to insults while lying down. Unfortunately they still become as subjectively angry, they are just less likely to smack you when reclined.<\/p>\n

I guess maybe bank robbers had it right all along. If you’re going to piss people off, make them lay down on the floor first. Although, short of holding a weapon on someone, it’s hard to see how you might persuade them to get prone prior to annoying them. So clearly I’m struggling with the practical application of this information. Although I suppose you could use it on yourself by lying down prior to hearing something you know is going to tick you off. Places such as:<\/p>\n