I'm all up in the law now, but damn it feels good to get my violence on.

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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, flaming otters, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


tommyrot - Jan 26, 2006 6:20:08 am PST #2733 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Knitted power cord: [link]

This black knitted electrical cord can be worn as a decorative skinny scarf, or even a decorative belt. Use it to pull back your curtains or replace that boring old tie. Wrap it around a gift, or wrap it around your wrist. Whatever you choose to do, let your imagination lead the way!

I'm beginning to suspect that some people who knit are weird....


Emily - Jan 26, 2006 6:25:48 am PST #2734 of 10002
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola

Hmm. Even if the observation is good, that shows correlation, not causation. Maybe lower levels of stress lead to more penetrative sex? Actually, that makes a fair amount of sense.


§ ita § - Jan 26, 2006 6:28:38 am PST #2735 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Maybe lower levels of stress lead to more penetrative sex? Actually, that makes a fair amount of sense.

How? I mean, "I'm nervous about talking in public, can I put your dick into my mouth" doesn't seem quite intuitive. Or "4 + 4 = 7. Ah, dammit, that's not right, and please keep your penis away from my vagina!"


Nutty - Jan 26, 2006 6:33:08 am PST #2736 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

No, the idea is that a lower level of stress in general might lead to both more ease in public speaking and more interest in penetrative sex.

I'm not sure I buy it, and I'm also not sure what would be the point of it if true, but the problem with the headline (and the news's generally sloppy handling of it) is the assumption of causation.


§ ita § - Jan 26, 2006 6:34:28 am PST #2737 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

the idea is that a lower level of stress in general might lead to both more ease in public speaking and more interest in penetrative sex

But I still don't get the idea of penetrative sex being linked in that direction to lower stress. Why would it be? More than the other way round?


Emily - Jan 26, 2006 6:35:15 am PST #2738 of 10002
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola

I was thinking more that lubrication and relaxation are more likely to go well if one has lower levels of stress than otherwise. That's not going to explain the men -- maybe higher levels of stress are communicated to their partners? -- but that's what I've got.


§ ita § - Jan 26, 2006 6:36:29 am PST #2739 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I was thinking more that lubrication and relaxation are more likely to go well if one has lower levels of stress than otherwise.

But then you need more detail about why there wasn't penetrative sex...did they intend to and couldn't physiologically pull it off? Did they never intend to? Did things never get that far because it all fizzled?


Emily - Jan 26, 2006 6:40:14 am PST #2740 of 10002
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola

But then you need more detail about why there wasn't penetrative sex

I do? I was proposing an alternate explanation, not stating a conclusion that I intended to support with research.


Nutty - Jan 26, 2006 6:41:24 am PST #2741 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

For example -- and I am pulling this out of my hindparts:

  • You have a standard level of stress.
  • You live in a society where penetrative sex is the most socially-acceptable format for sex.
  • Sex in general lowers stress levels.
  • Potential causes of higher stress include:
-- not having sex at all
-- having sex in a less socially-acceptable format
-- a billion other details that are totally coincidental
-- public speaking

It's the billion other details that get my hindparts in a twist, personally. But the above scenario is a more logical psycho-social explanation for the study's findings than "If you only were straighter and narrower, you'd be less tongue-tied in front of a crowd!" as if the g-spot plugged directly into the social-skills part of the brain.


§ ita § - Jan 26, 2006 6:42:25 am PST #2742 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I was proposing an alternate explanation, not stating a conclusion that I intended to support with research.

Fine. Turn down a golden opportunity for a paper. Or we can read it as you plural, the general you. If one doesn't know why penetrative sex didn't happen, how strong an explanation is it? For one, that is.