Thursday, January the 6th, 2005
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Most readers will have seen one of those lists of life-events ranked in order of the stress they cause. (If you haven't, go here, but come straight back.) Now, our in-house team of psychologists, brain experts, phrenologists, mesmerists and cranial integument analysts have devised a definitive list based on a study of everyone on earth, alive and dead. Here are the top ten stress-inducing events.
1. Staring at a bee.
2. Inky fingers.
3. Eating fruit in a concrete paddling pool.
4. Dreaming of natterjack toads.
5. Broken Godspell soundtrack LP.
6. Impenetrable flimflam.
7. Klaxon next to ear.
8. Being trapped in a birdcage with a starving chough.
9. Library ticket panic.
10. Unravelling Fairisle sweater.
Hooting Yard on the Air, January the 12th, 2005 : “On Curlews” (starts around 12:17)