a type of fungus that can instantly induce orgasmdrdougOctober 10 2015, 11:25:27 UTC
I'm more than a little skeptical.
One single report, from 2001, and no follow-up? Also, the original paper appears to be impossible to track down at the moment - possibly because the site's down because of unusual demand since this is widespread in the news at the moment, because it's a cracking story. If true this would warrant a huge amount of investigation. Which appears to have failed to happen for 14 years.
Mushrooms from related families (I can't find the name of the actual mushroom in question) - Phallaceae a.k.a. stinkhorns - famously smell bad and look like willies. Hence the names. That makes me strongly suspect that any aphrodisiac effect is fanciful thinking. A scent inducing spontaneous orgasm is unlikely enough,* but on top of that, it comes from a mushroom that happens to look like a cock? Too much implausibility.
* Which is not to say that fetish-related effects of smell don't exist, and if you're already on the edge then just about anything can push you over.
This would be a great moment for someone to suggest that this startling finding has gone uninvestigated for 14 years because it only happens to women, not to men.
I hope M&S really do know what foods are good after expiration dates and which are not. I've been amazed at how quickly even some unopened packaged foods can go rancid in my refrigerator, and how vigorous the shelf-stocking must be to ensure that doesn't happen in the store. (Fresh vegetable ravioli was the latest victim, gone moldy. Uncooked meat is usually good up through the expiration date but not beyond. Fish, on the other hand, acquires the smell of death by the morning of the expiration date and not a moment later.)
On the other hand, some things keep forever. My favorite salames go hard and crumbly at the expiration date, but they're still good to eat. In fact, I like them that way, so I usually keep them until they expire.
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One single report, from 2001, and no follow-up? Also, the original paper appears to be impossible to track down at the moment - possibly because the site's down because of unusual demand since this is widespread in the news at the moment, because it's a cracking story. If true this would warrant a huge amount of investigation. Which appears to have failed to happen for 14 years.
Mushrooms from related families (I can't find the name of the actual mushroom in question) - Phallaceae a.k.a. stinkhorns - famously smell bad and look like willies. Hence the names. That makes me strongly suspect that any aphrodisiac effect is fanciful thinking. A scent inducing spontaneous orgasm is unlikely enough,* but on top of that, it comes from a mushroom that happens to look like a cock? Too much implausibility.
* Which is not to say that fetish-related effects of smell don't exist, and if you're already on the edge then just about anything can push you over.
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On the other hand, some things keep forever. My favorite salames go hard and crumbly at the expiration date, but they're still good to eat. In fact, I like them that way, so I usually keep them until they expire.
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"Some women have orgasms every time they sneeze."
"What do they take for that?"
"Pepper"
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