All right, putting aside for the moment that the term 'purity balls' leaves me less mature than 12, the above is not a restatement of the claim it's purporting to debunk
You should write PZ. He's a smart guy and would probably admit his mistake.
Pretty cool except for the part where I was really terrified and now my knees are all dizzy.
Willow ,'Never Leave Me'
Natter 48 Contiguous States of Denial
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
tommyrot - Nov 16, 2006 12:31:58 pm PST #754 of 10007
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Jessica - Nov 16, 2006 12:35:41 pm PST #755 of 10007
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
You should write PZ. He's a smart guy and would probably admit his mistake.
True, that. I suspect he was reacting to the "too much sex will leave you unable to LOVE!" part and skimmed over the specifics of the craxxy pseudoscience.
tommyrot - Nov 16, 2006 12:37:15 pm PST #756 of 10007
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
More scary stuff from craxy Erik Keroack, from Daily Kos: [link]
Really, don't click on the link if you're not in the mood to get angry....
Connie Neil - Nov 16, 2006 12:40:54 pm PST #757 of 10007
brillig
Why can't we have a bonobo to run the federal reproductive health programs?
Cause then men would be hanging from the trees, penis fencing with each other.
and we'd be taking pictures.
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 16, 2006 12:45:26 pm PST #758 of 10007
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Don't we already have this at frat parties?
Kathy A - Nov 16, 2006 12:48:29 pm PST #759 of 10007
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
IIRC, bonoboes are the only primate other than man who can recognize their reflection in the mirror as themselves, and not as a separate animal. (Elephants can do this, too.)
Megan E. - Nov 16, 2006 12:50:38 pm PST #760 of 10007
But apparently if you've had sex with too many people you use up all that oxytocin:
I thought it was our Thetans that used up all our oxytocin!
tommyrot - Nov 16, 2006 12:52:07 pm PST #761 of 10007
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I thought it was our Thetans that used up all our oxytocin!
They would, but the midichlorians help.
brenda m - Nov 16, 2006 12:53:27 pm PST #762 of 10007
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
IIRC, bonoboes are the only primate other than man who can recognize their reflection in the mirror as themselves, and not as a separate animal. (Elephants can do this, too.)
Dolphins, too.
Zenkitty - Nov 16, 2006 1:16:28 pm PST #763 of 10007
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
IIRC, bonoboes are the only primate other than man who can recognize their reflection in the mirror as themselves, and not as a separate animal. (Elephants can do this, too.)
I read about another species of primate (chimp? macaque? dunno) where out of a group of them, only one "got it", and she immediately began using the mirror to inspect her private parts.
(eta: ehh, I think I'm conflating two things I read. I think there was one of a group of ?macaques? who got it, and then there was a group of chimps that started inspecting themselves.)
I maintain I had one cat that figured it out, but of course cats can't do that.