Rubbernecking…..

Yesterday, traffic was so bad….I thought there must have been a horrendous accident somewhere in front of me. It took 45 minutes to reach the scene ….only to realize…the crash was on the opposite of the highway! There should have been no reason the side of the road I was on was backed-up….except…..people had to turn and stare at the cars….ambulances…flashing lights…..on the other side….as they passed by. LOL….What is in human nature to provoke this fascination? Is anyone else guilty of rubbernecking? Have you ever felt the urge…but resisted it??
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Hi Jazzy - I think I'm a Lead Neck, rarely interested in what's going on about the place outside of my own direct vicinity.

A study revealed people engage in gossip much more than anything else when talking to others, helps keeps the individual in the know as to whether someone is capable of stealing/providing food, stealing/providing a mate etc.

I may have just dreamed this as well.
The blog below is a good example.
Hammockman - It would have been nice if everyone on the road in Houston....had the same neck as yours! Commuting to downtown would be so much smoother.head banger

So your theory on gossip...is it's essential for survival...hmmmm.....fascinating.
I don't know what rubbernecking is , this is a new term to me ...saskia
Survival of the fittest gossiper (with a good neck).
That theory might get a few scratches in the paint if a chain collision happens on the other side too... lol
Thanks for taking the time to explain that to me.saskia
Dear Sas,
why do u always have to tell ur true name at the end of ur award winning comments and blogs? dunno
Yea why is that? Ingemar. laugh
Elmo, in a way this tells us that we are ONE. Bit sweet innit?
Ingemar.
Cos I feel like it. Is there something wrong with it?
Is it disturbing you?.....saskia
I get mentally disturbed by it! rolling on the floor laughing lips
Ingemar.
Btw, u forgot it in the last bj comment... go back and appoligise now! professor

hehe hug
Sorry Ingemar ... kisses from the goddess of love x x x x x x
Morgen...guess they all have cell phones...otherwise how would they be able to gossip...while driving! lol....they surely weren't alerting me. Although I guess it's my own darn fault for not using the GPS....and avoiding it all together.frustrated
Saskia ...your name is just as pretty as your photo.hug
Morgen you are not Ingemar roll eyes uh oh mumbling And not even Stenmark grin
St_Elmo ....I truly do wonder why people HAVE to look. Maybe it is connected to why people love reality t.v. shows.....someone else always has it worse off than you??confused dunno
He is INGRID.
laugh Nice Morgen....I think god and goddess syndrome is going around!!devil hug
It's all good Ariel....I get to sharpen up on my mythology knowledge!thumbs up thumbs up
Ingemar Stenmark is a very famous Swedish skier from the 70s-80s :)
A real ski God from my childhood :)
Morgen....Wild Strawberries....certainly made an impression on me in my younger days.handshake Do you like black and whites?
LOl...OK...now I'm up to date with all the names except Ingrid?! dunno
Ingrid is just a women's German and Scandinavian name. Maybe comes from some goddess wink
Ohh never mind hun, it's just Guddie over here being jealous.
jealous about a goddess - not me.....head banger banana
Yeah, dead and frozen....sigh
You two are hilarious laugh rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing
Cheer up. cheers
And sorry for lashes your way, but i diden't like that you called me Ingrid. I always wanted to be Lisa! shimmy

smoking
Flirting away my goddess - now u r Lisa Lahdensaarii.
lol, pro highjackers in action here beer

Jazzy what u meant by balck n white? Strawberries are good. ehh?
Ingmar Bergman's 1957 film.....wine
He is Ingemar Ingrid Lisa Lahdensaarii - and black and white!cheering
Morgen am I invisible for you? confused dunno
Definitely more lashes I'm afraid Morgen! Might even cause a stampede!!comfort
Sorry Jana... i was so busy watching guadals impressive neck and masculine irrestistebility.. heart wings

So here one for you... : handshake wink
It's OK, keep on watching wave
Guess it must be rubbernecking syndrome!devil
Are those rubbernecks impossible to break? confused

innocent
Jazzy,
Nice point made. I guess I have to admit I have done this once or twice, but usually not too often. Especially, when I did look once and people were laying in the road. I never really looked after that, just cried a lot. I guess many do have the urge to look. Hope the traffic gets better for you. bouquet
Morgen perhaps a trial and error challenge should be organized!thumbs up
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