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Weirdness of the Day
Mar. 22nd, 2010 10:32 amThis just seems wrong somehow. Go figure.
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/19/if-youre-green-are-you-more-likely-to-be-mean-a-new-study-sug/
If you're green, are you more likely to be mean? A new study suggests you are...
by Chris Shunk (RSS feed) on Mar 19th 2010 at 12:31PM
You've probably heard the Toyota Prius referred to as the "Pious." The joke is that Prius owners feel driving a hybrid means they are holier than thou. But it's just a joke made by people who wish they could get 50 miles per gallon around town, right? If you ask Canadian psychologists Nina Mazar and Chen-Bo Zhong, they'll say that environmentally conscious types are liars, cheats, thieves and just plain mean, and they're not even talking about hybrid-driving politicians.
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http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/19/if-youre-green-are-you-more-likely-to-be-mean-a-new-study-sug/
If you're green, are you more likely to be mean? A new study suggests you are...
by Chris Shunk (RSS feed) on Mar 19th 2010 at 12:31PM
You've probably heard the Toyota Prius referred to as the "Pious." The joke is that Prius owners feel driving a hybrid means they are holier than thou. But it's just a joke made by people who wish they could get 50 miles per gallon around town, right? If you ask Canadian psychologists Nina Mazar and Chen-Bo Zhong, they'll say that environmentally conscious types are liars, cheats, thieves and just plain mean, and they're not even talking about hybrid-driving politicians.
( Read more... )
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