<p>No, we just need our Curmudgeon.</p>
<p>Curmudgeon, where are you???? MSTEE, because of your posting here now YOU are going to NEED "lysosomal absolution!" HA!</p>
<p>"Lysosomal absolution": Tears contain lysosomes. To me, this is obviously a diffusion of guilt by crying a lot, publicly. That's something teenage girls do, I think.</p>
<p>oh, I get it. dmd has just provided a solution to the "lysosomal absolution" conundrum: Absolution through solution. For crying out loud.</p>
<p>Marite: Very clever!</p>
<p>Do tears really have lysosomes in them? If I can get lysosomal absolution by crying, well I can DO that! (though I really don't know about the "publicly" part). On the other hand, coureur's explanation leads me to believe I should give blood perhaps in order to attain it? Tks, by the way, coureur, for your explanation.</p>
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The ancient problem of the why and how of adult crying has occupied thinkers since Aristotle. Crying was at least as problematic for Darwin (1872), and, more recently, Montagu (1959), but these are merely a scraping of thinkers perplexed by the phenomenon. Aristotles catharsis thesis has been pervasive and persuasive for hundreds of years. Recent study, as noted by Cornelius in the chapter Crying and Catharsis in this book, suggests that crying is less of a psychological and physical cathartic experience than initially thought; indeed, crying actually increases emotional and physical tension. Sympathetic arousal, muscle tension, etc (events that have been suggested in relation to stress reduction and associated with ulcer formation and dermatological eruptions), are not reduced by crying. The catharsis model appears to be incorrect.</p>
<p>Tears are interesting in themselves. The composition of tears is proteins (lysozyme, lipocalin and lactoferrin), enzymes, lipids, metabolites and electrolytes. The protein concentration differs between emotional tears and the tears produced by irritants. The complex composition of tears, though, differs throughout the daily cycle of human existence.</p>
<p>Physiologically tears are under the control of the parasympathetic nervous system, and serve to protect the eye from microbial infections. Crying as a behavioural event, is under a combination of parasympathetic and sympathetic systems. Crying prenatally occurs, thus crying itself is not necessarily a learned behaviour; it is, however, modified by socialization, context, relationships, pathology, etc.
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<p>Tears do not contain lysosomes. They contain lysozymes. Completely different things. One is an intra-cellular organelle and the other is an enzyme.</p>
<p>So "lysozymal absolution" could have some rather figurative meaning. But unfortunately our post-modern man said "lysosomal absolution", which is still nonsense.</p>
<p>lysosomes/lysozymes </p>
<p>I still like Marites - for crying out loud. Maybe they would cry enough to cry me a river</p>
<p>Tks once again, coureur, for clearing that up. I was thinking that perhaps I could cry while giving blood in order to attain lysosomal absolution, so at least I know now that I can skip the crying part. But wait-- if lysosomal absolution is nonsense, as you say, and you DO seem to know what you are talking about--then I do not have to figure out how to attain this after all, even though I have POSTED In the CAFE. Oh, joyous day! (Though giving blood is not a bad idea, regardless, I guess. . .)</p>
<p>Sorry, I've been away trying to stave off the alligators, somewhat successfully. Let's see what I missed. When I left everyone was working on cupboard's "lysosomal absolution".Hmmmm. Based on cupboard's previous posts I really didn't have that much trouble with it. Where other's have gone astray is in forgetting that cupboard is a wordsmith, not a scientist. Look within the words themselves for his/her/it's meaning (it could be HAL, you know?). </p>
<p>Lyso somal . First let's look at somal- "of or pertaining to soma ( a prescription compound used to treat pain)". Second lyso-"of or pertaining to the cleaning of kitchen and bathroom surfaces, as in lysol-ing the floor". Lastly absolution-"the act of ingesting overpriced ethanol made from Swedish winter wheat". A very simplified translation of the meaning would be -"the act of cleansing one's soul with codeine and vodka that results in contact between the drinker and the kitchen or bathroom floor". Really not that hard, people.</p>
<p>lol,</p>
<p>who needs the cafe when you've got this thread?</p>
<p>Curmudgeon. I KNEW you'd come through.</p>
<p>Did you know that Dave Barry is giving up his column, Curmudgeon...</p>
<p>Thanks for the thought Robrym, but much like another time honored profession, writing is much more fun when you're not getting paid for it.(This is where I would put the little face with the eyeballs looking upward sheepishly if I knew the magic spell.)</p>
<p>Sorry, robyrm. Digital dyslexia.</p>
<p>supernatural encoding...
precision in sequential lettering is highly overrated</p>
<p>Returning to the OP, sometimes someone posts something in the cafe that we would want to know about.</p>