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If you haven't been paying attention to the junk science headlines over the past few months, they basically go like this: basically we humans are Darwinistic herding mammals, blah blah blah Discovery Channel, which is why ovulating strippers make more money, why Paris Hilton put pheromones in her perfume, why I always seem to wind up humping dudes who are allergic to cats, and why some one-man scam business based in Boston is now trying to sell the town on a $2,000-a-year dating service wherein you take a swab from your armpit and submit it for personalized "DNA Matched Dating." What is this all leading to? It's leading to the inevitable point that, like dogs, we choose our mates on the basis of their body odor, or something. Which leads me to a story my friend Todd told the other day: he was broke, and living on ramen in Colorado, and never getting laid. He was so broke he barely bought beer. He was so broke he had to stop buying Degree, his favorite anti-perspirant. Don't get grossed out! He had a few cases of Speed Stick deodorant, the stuff his dad swore by, so he used that and put up with the sweat stains for a few months... More »
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We're not the only ones who love burying our noses in a lover's T-shirt [Or hairy armpits! -Ed.]: Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh found that 90% of women have deliberately smelled a partner's shirt. (What's wrong with that other 10%?) Over half of men did, too. A majority of women also reported sleeping in or next to their partner's clothing. The researchers say that this "comfort smelling" is widespread within families — mothers have a scent bond with their babies, and some mothers will put their pajamas in a child's bed when they can't be there at bedtime. (It's not just the women: A man reported smelling his father's clothing when his dad was away. Plus, Brokeback Mountain!) But are women are especially sensitive to smell? More »
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