Ahem

Today I discussed with one of the hot babes in our college how women spread gossip...

There are basically two phenomena

1. Spatial which is subdivided into

--Progressive

--Regressive

--Paradoxical

2.Temporal

Progressive gossip is generally very wide in scope with a horizontal exponential mode of spread. It is generally done in large groups with lot of giggling and involves people unrelated to the gossipers too personally. It is faster than light. Believe me.

Regressive is a dead end in the chain of gossip. It generally happens when the news is too unhot to be concerned about or when it concerns the person too much.

Paradoxical is one of the most effective methods the conscience of a woman (read: bitch) has developed to evade guilt. It is a vertical spread of information where a one to one spread of information occurs. Each woman (read: bitch) extracts a contract of silence from the recipient. The recipient assumes the role of the communicator and in turn extracts a similar contract of silence from the next recipient in the chain. It is a very effective method which though being slower than progressive gossip is as watertight as the most watertight thing whatever it is. A 100 women might know the secret but it never is discussed.

Temporal is the fact that a piece of information loses its importance as time passes and slowly is transmitted as its virulence decreases. The time of course varies with the individual and the spiciness of the news.

Last words... Men BEWARE... Women CAN'T keep secrets

(Oh and I am blaming it on Yudhishthira, he who cursed that womankind can't keep secrets because Kunti had not revealed that Karna was his elder brother until the end of the war.)