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October 17, 2006
Cheeseburger/blow job
Lad: I was watching an episode of Frontline that claimed cheeseburgers and orgasms release roughly the same amount of seratonin into the brain.
Didofoot: I am skeptical.
Sean: Was it a gender-specific study?
Didofoot: Good question, because that just doesn't sound right to me.
Sean: Whereas Gene and I are thinking, 'Hm...cheeseburger...blow job...yes, that seems fair.'
Posted by didofoot at October 17, 2006 10:28 AM
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So wait a minute, the total amount of seratonin released during the split-second orgasm is equal to the amount of seratonin released during the multi-minute consumption of a cheeseburger? So it's basically like the difference between doing a shot of liquor and drinking a glass of beer. Right? It's not that cheeseburgers and orgasms are interchangeable, it's just that they're appropriate for different occasions depending on the needs of the consumer.
Posted by: matt at October 17, 2006 11:13 AM
It's also like saying that a handshake and a fingerbang involve approximately the same amount of interpersonal physical contact.
Context matters.
I really hope that the researchers know slightly more than the media that reports the research. Goddamn pop science.
Posted by: anon at October 17, 2006 01:40 PM
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