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[โ€“] [email protected] 21 points 4 days ago (2 children)

So, I did a bit of digging into this to find a reasonable explanation for this one. I've gone through dozens blog posts, research papers, and skimmed through two webinars on the topic. Turns out, this is actually a pretty contentious subject in the sociology field, and there's a lot of competing explanations for this phenomenon. I reached out to an old colleague of mine, Prof. I.M. Bawling, author of Why Am I Crying? Tears, Wails, and Bellyaching Explained, and he was absolutely stumped. After a heated debate that ultimately resulted in the destruction of our lifelong friendship and revoking my invitation to Christmas dinner, the conclusion we've come to is:

It's a joke.

[โ€“] Alexstarfire 8 points 4 days ago

I started to expect Hell in a Cell at the end of this. Good job. ๐Ÿ˜†

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

๐ŸŒŸ I'll bring you some cookies for Christmas.

[โ€“] robocall 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[โ€“] comador 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[โ€“] Alexstarfire 5 points 4 days ago

... and now he's crying. Good job.