Are any of them in theatre or comedy?

No, but one of them has seven children by three different women, and the other, during his 'player' phase, maxed out at six women willing to take his call, so to speak, at the one time.

Essentially, I see the numbers game and the female orgasm as potentially complementary strategies. I don't see them as being in competition. For the antechinus, quite possibly, but NSM humans.

I swear that Dawkins took on the orgasm in The Selfish Gene.

I'm not going to claim it's everyday, but I do know a non-trivial number of guys (not in theatre or comedy or sports) who have made the decision at least once during their sex lives of "I gotta stop having sex right now in order to have sex with someone else." I have seen very little to imply that orgasm causing was important enough to a gene's selfishness that society told guys the onus was on them.

Pretty much, if a guy doesn't have an orgasm, he's really really cut down on his chances of impregnation with that sexual encounter. Plummeting probability. But I still have no idea how much "more" means. 2%? Who's sticking around for that? 95%? Then guys would be so trained by the behaviour that they'd be displaying it even when they're not trying to reproduce (well, at least the ones that lean on "I'm biologically designed to hit it and quit it, hon! I'd love to stay and chat, but evolution.").

This piece on NPR names must have been written by a (spirit) buffista. [link]

I LOVE that article. But I also love those names.

I figured I'd give you folks a quick update. The damage was not so bad once the Fire Dept. removed the tarps they'd thrown over the areas where water was coming in. I'll lose a couple three dozen cds, a half dozen really nice coffee table books, a closet full of old newspapers and clippings that I've been trying to get through to cull stuff (not a problem now - even if they hadn't gotten wrecked I was probably going to toss them) and a bunch of comic books - nothing especially valuable among them. I also think a futon I had in the spare bedroom is probably a loss, although the frame is probably OK.

Now it's down to packing, getting a new place to live, and moving. I think I will be hiring moves this time.

Sadly I did not have renters insurance, which I'm kicking myself about now. Lesson learned, I guess. That, and always make sure there are working batteries in the smoke detectors, although I'm not sure it would have helped as the landlord didn't keep his up to date either.

Frank, be easy on yourself - this has got to be upsetting in ways we can't imagine. So glad you're safe.

On another matter entirely, 15,000 year old words! [link]

(((Frank))) Hiring movers sounds like the right call. I hope you can find a new home quickly and easily.

Congratulations Scrappy!

Also taking a FB dispute much too far.

Hugs, Frank!