Things I learned today:
Saggitarians are more tolerant of homosexuals than other star signs.
Motor sport fans are more likely to get into fights.
People who love maths at school really are less likely to have sex. People who like social sciences are more likely to have lots of partners.
Opera fans are less likely to get shot.
People who play musical instruments are more likely to go hunting and fishing.
All from the 1993 US General Social Survey, via Marginal Revolution. Go and waste an afternoon.
But won't they scare the prey, these instrument-playing hunters and fishers?
Posted by: dearieme | October 02, 2006 at 07:22 PM
Absolutely so - my ex-wife for example.
Posted by: james higham | October 02, 2006 at 07:56 PM
All very profound, but what are the implications? F'rinstance, if we want fairer play for homosexual people should we all convert to Sagittarianism? Or would that be to get cause-and-effect the wrong way round? You know: it could be that the homosexual are "hard-wired" to be nice to Sagittarians and that's why Sagittarians warm to them? This could go on FOR EVER...
Posted by: Dave Hill | October 03, 2006 at 10:00 AM
Where does that leave econometricians?
Posted by: Lysias | October 03, 2006 at 04:58 PM