[ExI] a little fun

[William Flynn Wallace]

I am towards the first in the de Waal book I quoted in my other email of
today, but I am sure that it will get to sex.  Of all the primates the
bonobos are the ones obsessed with sex.  More later if desired.   bill w

On Sat, Mar 20, 2021 at 10:58 AM John Grigg via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> "HUMANS AND DOLPHIN ARE THE ONLY SPECIES THAT HAVE SEX FOR PLEASURE (CAN
> SEE FLIPPER SMILING NOW, BUT HOW DO THEY KNOW THIS?)"
>
> I thought chimps also had sex for pleasure.
>
> On Fri, Feb 26, 2021 at 8:26 AM William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
>> from bill w
>>
>>
>> PROOF THAT SOME PEOPLE WILL BELIEVE ANYTHING AND THE WORLD IS NUTS:
>>
>> IN LEBANON MEN ARE LEGALLY ALLOWED TO HAVE SEX WITH ANIMALS, BUT THE
>> ANIMALS MUST BE FEMALE.  SEX WITH A MALE ANIMAL IS PUNISHABLE BY DEATH.
>>
>> IN BAHRAIN, A MALE DOCTOR MAY LEGALLY EXAMINE A WOMAN'S GENITALS, BUT IS
>> PROHIBITED FROM LOOKING DIRECTLY AT THEM, SO HE MUST USE A MIRROR.
>>
>> MUSLIMS ARE BANNED FROM LOOKING AT THE GENITALS OF A CORPSE.  IT APPLIES
>> ALSO TO UNDERTAKERS.  THE GENITALS MUST BE COVERED BY A BRICK OR PIECE OF
>> WOOD (BRICK?)
>>
>> THE PENALTY FOR MASTURBATION IN INDONESIA IS DEATH BY DECAPITATION (WORSE
>> THAN GOING BLIND)
>>
>> THERE ARE MEN IN GUAM WHOSE FULL-TIME JOB IS TO TRAVEL THE COUNTRY SIDE
>> AND DEFLOWER YOUNG VIRGINS, WHO PAY THEM FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF HAVING SEX
>> FOR THE FIRST TIME.  UNDER GUAM LAW, IT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN FOR VIRGINS
>> TO MARRY.  (WONDER WHAT THE APPLICANT'S QUALIFICATIONS ARE FOR THIS JOB?)
>>
>> TOPLESS SALESWOMEN ARE LEGAL IN LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND BUT ONLY IN TROPICAL
>> FISH STORES.
>>
>> IN CALI, COLUMBIA, A WOMAN MAY ONLY HAVE SEX WITH HER HUSBAND AND THE
>> FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENS HER MOTHER MUST BE IN THE ROOM TO WITNESS THE ACT.
>> (MEN:  COULD YOU DO THIS?)
>>
>> IN SANTA CRUZ, BOLIVIA, IT IS ILLEGAL FOR MAN TO HAVE SEX WITH A WOMAN
>> AND HER DAUGHTER AT THE SAME TIME.  (MUST HAVE BEEN A BIG PROBLEM)
>>
>> IN MARYLAND IT IS ILLEGAL TO SELL CONDOMS FROM VENDING MACHINES WITH ONE
>> EXCEPTION:  THEY MAY BE DISPENSED FROM A VENDING MACHINE ON 'IN PLACES
>> WHERE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARE SOLD FOR CONSUMPTION ON THE PREMISES'
>>
>> TRIVIA:
>>
>> BANGING YOUR HEAD AGAINST THE WALL USES 150 CALORIES AN HOUR.
>>
>> HUMANS AND DOLPHIN ARE THE ONLY SPECIES THAT HAVE SEX FOR PLEASURE (CAN
>> SEE FLIPPER SMILING NOW, BUT HOW DO THEY KNOW THIS?)
>>
>> AN ANT CAN LIFT 50 TIMES ITS WEIGHT, PULL 30 TIMES ITS WEIGHT (SEEMS
>> BACKWARDS, EH?) AND ALWAYS FALLS OVER ON ITS RIGHT SIDE WHEN DRUNK (MUST
>> HAVE BEEN A GOVERNMENT STUDY)
>>
>> BUTTERFLIES TASTE WITH THEIR FEET
>>
>> AN OSTRICH'S EYE IS BIGGER THAN ITS BRAIN.
>>
>> STARFISH DON'T HAVE BRAINS, SO THIS IS A NEW WAY TO CUSS SOMEONE 'HEY,
>> STARFISH'
>>
>> TURTLES CAN BREATHE THROUGH THEIR BUTTS (AND YOU THINK YOU HAVE BAD
>> BREATH?)
>>
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