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2006-04-18 Britain

British school to offer happiness lessons

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Posted by Fred 2006-04-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Can't they just get those lessons from watching the telly?

Posted by Penguin 2006-04-18 00:46|| 2006-04-18 00:46|| Front Page Top

#2 Er, all they have is the Beeb?

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2006-04-18 01:00|| 2006-04-18 01:00|| Front Page Top

#3 and Playboy channel

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-04-18 01:01|| 2006-04-18 01:01|| Front Page Top

#4 D*** it, does this mean no scantily clad bosomy Brit babes. or well-dressed bosomy Brit babes reminding the audience they have ****** bosoms.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-04-18 02:16|| 2006-04-18 02:16|| Front Page Top

#5 Ya know, they mocked Thatcher for wanting Brits to have happiness through positive actions and work. (one of the worst DOCTOR WHO episodes ever, THE HAPPINESS PATROL, was explicit about this)

Now, they're really getting V FOR VENDETTA courtesy of Blair's shiny "happy" fascism, and the only thing that they are complaining about is his hypocrisy in actually fighting for freedom in Iraq.

Posted by Ernest Brown 2006-04-18 08:26|| saturninretrograde.blogspot.com]">[saturninretrograde.blogspot.com] 2006-04-18 08:26|| Front Page Top

#6 Humm, that soma sure tastes good! Goody!

Posted by anonymous5089 2006-04-18 09:00|| 2006-04-18 09:00|| Front Page Top

#7 A psychologist? Tranquility, perhaps; Happiness, no.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-04-18 09:25|| 2006-04-18 09:25|| Front Page Top

#8 "We have been focusing too much on academics and missing something far more important."

Sadly, this is getting to be the normal state of affairs here in the States too. If only we'd go back to the "3 R's" (readin', ritin', 'ritmitic) instead of teaching "feelings, self-worth, tolerance, etc." This still leads to one of the most true summaries of our 2 political parties to date..."Liberals make decisions (when they actually make a decision) based upon emotion, while Conservatives make decisions based upon facts."

Posted by BA 2006-04-18 09:58|| 2006-04-18 09:58|| Front Page Top

#9 Religion.

Posted by anonymous2u 2006-04-18 12:24|| 2006-04-18 12:24|| Front Page Top

#10 I assume the muslims will be excused from class. After all, there is nothing happy about submission and there is likely a fatwa against happiness. Even if not, it will most certainly offend them.

Posted by Thinemp Whimble2412 2006-04-18 18:32|| 2006-04-18 18:32|| Front Page Top

#11 Actually, BA, I think that one of the better things that can be taught is, frankly, how to avoid being fucked up as a person...

Posted by Edward Yee 2006-04-18 19:28|| http://edwardyee.fanworks.net]">[http://edwardyee.fanworks.net] 2006-04-18 19:28|| Front Page Top

#12 [cue the music]
Always look on the bright side of life.
[whistling]
Always look on the bright side of life...

Posted by xbalanke 2006-04-18 20:54|| 2006-04-18 20:54|| Front Page Top

#13 Thinemp - Islamic students can substitute the class on seething.

Posted by DMFD 2006-04-18 21:06|| 2006-04-18 21:06|| Front Page Top

#14 Edward, that should probably be a extracurricular class. Way too much to be taught there for some kids.

Posted by BA 2006-04-18 23:28|| 2006-04-18 23:28|| Front Page Top

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