The following question was presented:
Some of you may already know that we're in the process of moving house. With lots of things to do and coordinate, we are constantly being reminded that moving house is supposed to be one of the most stressful things to go through, but is it? Which of the following do you think is the most stressful?
Results:
Getting Your Testicles Caught in a Baler was the clear winner with 60% of the votes selected from the following:
- Moving House (20%)
- Losing Your Job (0%)
- Going For An Interview (0%)
- Getting Married (0%)
- Having a Baby (0%)
- Taking an Exam (0%)
- Being in Debt (0%)
- Death of a Relative (20%)
- Getting Your Testicles Caught in a Baler (60%)
Graphic of Results:
Analysis:
Funny one this. I got the message back from someone (who will remain nameless) that they felt they couldn't really participate in this vote as they hadn't experienced all of the situations and therefore didn't think they were in a position to determine which would be more stressful. First, I sincerely hope that nobody has experienced all of the choices as that would mean they had led a rather unfortunate life, but second, this "nameless person" was female and I'm not sure how they thought they were going to experience the last option. When the question was posed, I was thinking that people would try to use their imagination where appropriate. Of course, a lack of imagination would prohibit this.
OK, enough of the rambling. Getting one's testicles caught in a baler is the most stressful thing. And I have to agree. I'm quite happy with the pain that's going on around moving house - which really isn't that painful, just me doing a lot of worrying for no apparent reason. It is certainly more preferable than finding oneself incapacitated and watching a baler move forward until that moment when they're ripped and parceled.
I suppose there's not much that would console you if you ever happened to be in this position. One might try and take their mind off it by thinking "someone's in for a big surprise when they eat that wheatabix."