pair o’ pants

Why do we call pants, pants? Why is it plural? Why do we say “a pair of pants” or “a pair of panties”? I don’t say “a pair of bras” or “a pair of t-shirts”. Isn’t that implying there are two? There are different opinions of course, like we have [...]

Stupid Quotes

Sometimes smart people say stupid things, or, maybe they really are stupid:
“Smoking kills. If you’re killed, you’ve lost a very important part of your life.”
- Brooke Shields, during an interview to become spokesperson for a federal anti-smoking campaign.
“People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact [...]

germs

Well, I find this interesting, as I have a slight phobia to germs. Okay, I hate saliva. *shudder*
It seems that the University of Arizona had a research project in 2002 that discovered that there is less bacteria on a toilet seat, than on your desk or personal workspace. Sometimes 400 [...]

EEEEEWWWWW

Did you know….
The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.?
Well, hell, if some guy spread that all over his package, that would be some serious contraception…also known as abstinence.

Monkey Balls Alive!

In the early 1900’s, there was this crazy (or not so crazy) Russian doctor that decided that the ball-less men in the world needed balls. So, he transplanted monkey balls onto poor castrated eunuchs who he felt had underdeveloped physiological features, which he attributed to the eunuch’s lack of testicles. He transplanted nearly [...]

Myth or Folk Tale

What’s the difference? Hmmmmm. According to Dictionary.com:
MYTH
1. a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation, esp. one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice, rite, or phenomenon of nature.
2. stories or [...]