Suicide in New Zealand (Jim O'Connor)

Russell Grinker grinker at mweb.co.za
Mon May 15 06:59:01 PDT 2000


Maybe it's the rugger...

Anybody checked the suicide - Super 12 defeat correlation for NZ lately? I believe all 5 NZ rugby teams lost this past weekend - the first time this has happened since '96. Must be a terrible shock to the national psyche.


>sweden used to have one of the higher suicide rates at 24.59/1000
>deaths. some of this was attributed to what folks now call s.a.d.
>[seasonal affective disorder i think is the term] i can safely say that,
>after spending the afternoon out in the middle of the ocean fishing [40
>lbs of grouper and snapper thank you], sunshine does wonders for the ole
>grumpies
>and encourages a who gives a flying fig attitude that made jimmy buffet and
>the florida keys famous.
>



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