Hi y'all - your ignorance is showing. The "aborigine's armpit" was a reference to the Monty Python sketch of that ilk. I am unable to discern good smells other than cologne/perfume. I am definitely able to pick up sweaty feet or BO rapidly. My, perhaps, overuse of cologne, is a result of many hours teaching terrified students on a one on one basis in a confined space. I used the cologne to overpower their scent and to make sure none of my scent entered the environment. I'd be happy to perform a taste test on any of you ladies.
On Dec 5, 4:04 pm, "Liz Purkrabek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > S, what kind of aborigine are you? You are aboriginal to where? Spring > and I are worth at least ten to fifteen cows a piece! > > liz > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of CrossBow > Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 2:23 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Major Histocompatibility Complex Alleles, Sexual Responsivity, > and Unfaithfulness in Romantic Couples > > You are asking permission? not very masculinely aboriginal of you....go take > a cold shower. > > On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 2:20 PM, Clogtowner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi y'all - you two - I'm evil, I smell like an aborigine's armpit and > I'm looking for a brief affair (or no briefs if you wish.) > What say you? > > On Dec 5, 1:37 pm, CrossBow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > You know, I think some people just don't want people to know them at all. > > It is a difficult concept for me to grasp that common ground between two > > humans does not exist even if major personality traits differ. > Ironically, > > I think that is what obsesses me! I can bore myself to death with how > > I think but throw someone else in the mix that surprises me and WHAM! I'm > > grabbing my net!! > > > On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 12:47 PM, Liz Purkrabek > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > I had to come to similar conclusions about friendships. Some people, > no > > > matter how hard they may try, have trouble becoming friends because > their > > > personalities differ so much. I learned that I could absolutely hate > > > someone, but that that person was not necessarily a bad person. Just > bad > > > for me. J > > > > Most people I meet I like to some degree, but there are some that rub me > > > the wrong way immediately. There are also those who set off my inner > alarm, > > > and I know that it might be best to steer clear of that person > altogether. > > > > Interestingly, the alarms may go off when I think about the person in > terms > > > of a romantic relationship but not when I think of them as purely a > friend. > > > I've met guys that I thought were cool, funny, and interesting, but that > I > > > was so absolutely glad I was not in a relationship with them. > > > > I have also met incredible assholes that I was immediately attracted to, > so > > > go figure. Sometimes the smell overrides the common sense I suppose. J > > > Read this article about the "dark triad." Bad guys really do get the > most > > > girls > > > > - 18 June 2008 by *Mason > > Inman*<http://www.newscientist.com/search?rbauthors=Mason+Inman>> > - > Magazine issue 2661 <http://www.newscientist.com/issue/2661>. * > > > Subscribe* > > <http://www.newscientist.com/subscribe?promcode=nsarttop>and get 4 free > issues.> > - For similar stories, visit the > > *Love*<http://www.newscientist.com/topic/love>Topic Guide > > > > > > > > > > > > NICE guys knew it, now two studies have confirmed it: bad boys get the > most > > > girls. The finding may help explain why a nasty suite of antisocial > > > personality traits known as the "dark triad" persists in the human > > > population, despite their potentially grave cultural costs. > > > > The traits are the self-obsession of narcissism; the impulsive, > > > thrill-seeking and callous behaviour of psychopaths; and the deceitful > and > > > exploitative nature of Machiavellianism. At their extreme, these traits > > > would be highly detrimental for life in traditional human societies. > People > > > with these personalities risk being shunned by others and shut out of > > > relationships, leaving them without a mate, hungry and vulnerable to > > > predators. > > > > But being just slightly evil could have an upside: a prolific sex life, > > > says Peter Jonason at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces. "We > have > > > some evidence that the three traits are really the same thing and may > > > represent a successful evolutionary strategy." > > > > Jonason and his colleagues subjected 200 college students to personality > > > tests designed to rank them for each of the dark triad traits. They also > > > asked about their attitudes to sexual relationships and about their sex > > > lives, including how many partners they'd had and whether they were > seeking > > > brief affairs. > > > > High 'dark triad' scorers are more likely to try to poach other people's > > > partners for a brief affair > > > > The study found that those who scored higher on the dark triad > personality > > > traits tended to have more partners and more desire for short-term > > > relationships, Jonason reported at the Human Behavior and Evolution > Society > > > meeting in Kyoto, Japan, earlier this month. But the correlation only > held > > > in males. > > > > James Bond epitomises this set of traits, Jonason says. "He's clearly > > > disagreeable, very extroverted and likes trying new things - killing > people, > > > new women." Just as Bond seduces woman after woman, people with dark > triad > > > traits may be more successful with a quantity-style or shotgun approach > to > > > reproduction, even if they don't stick around for parenting. "The > strategy > > > seems to have worked. We still have these traits," Jonason says. > > > > This observation seems to hold across cultures. David Schmitt of Bradley > > > University in Peoria, Illinois, presented preliminary results at the > same > > > meeting from a survey of more than 35,000 people in 57 countries. He > found a > > > similar link between the dark triad and reproductive success in men. "It > is > > > universal across cultures for high dark triad scorers to be more active > in > > > short-term mating," Schmitt says. "They are more likely to try and poach > > > other people's partners for a brief affair." > > > > Barbara Oakley of Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, says that > the > > > studies "verify something a lot of people have conjectured about". > > > > Christopher von Rueden of the University of California at Santa Barbara > > > says that the studies are important because they confirm that > personality > > > variation has direct fitness consequences. > > > > "They still have to explain why it hasn't spread to everyone," says > Matthew > > > Keller of the University of Colorado in Boulder. "There must be some > cost of > > > the traits." One possibility, both Keller and Jonason suggest, is that > the > > > strategy is most successful when dark triad personalities are rare. > > > Otherwise, others would become more wary and guarded. > > > > [image: Issue 2661 of New Scientist > > magazine]<http://www.newscientist.com/subs/interstitial;jsessionid=37DBB33C2 > 110...> > > > > - From issue 2661 <http://www.newscientist.com/issue/2661> of New > > > Scientist magazine, page 12. > > *Subscribe<http://www.newscientist.com/subscribe?promcode=nsartcover> > > > > > > > > > > * and get 4 free issues. > > > - Browse past issues <http://www.newscientist.com/issues/current> of > > > New Scientist magazine > > > > Being older and wiser, I recognize that if I had always listened to my > > > inner alarm, I could have avoided a butt load of trouble for myself. I > > > listen now. I trust myself. I have my own best interests in mind. J > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *CrossBow > > > *Sent:* Friday, December 05, 2008 11:02 AM > > > *To:* [email protected] > > > *Subject:* Re: Major Histocompatibility Complex Alleles, Sexual > > > Responsivity, and Unfaithfulness in Romantic Couples > > > > You know, everytime I give you a hug at the meetings, your cologne hangs > > > about for at least 20 minutes! *Delightful.* > > > > I'm not finding information to rationalize infidelity and promiscuity in > > > this thread. I keep birthing questions that really do fascinate me to > the > > > point of obsession concerning what it is to be human. To be me. "Gnothe > Se > > > Auton" is becoming ME and how I see, and should have been all along. It > > > will make a good tattoo this summer and I will be living it. > > > > For instance, my current wrestling match is the that I rarely meet > people I > > > don't like to some degree, and my issue is that it throws me for a > quantum > > > loop when I find people that refuse to be friends, or friends as I > concieve > > > of it. One of my biggest handicapps is that I just like people and that > is > > > exhausting:) So, instead of questioning that something is > wrong/incompetent > > > within myself, when I meet those people, I'm learning to move past it > and be > > > satisfied with the people who do work for me. Who knows? Perhaps smell > is a > > > factor there too? But the point is that it be examined and understood:) > > > LOL...I need a beer:) > > > > On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 10:41 AM, Clogtowner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > Hi y'all - that settles it - I'm going to sweat more. > > > Would you care to sniff my armpit? > > > > On Dec 5, 10:26 am, CrossBow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > That "Smell Factor" again... > > > > > Major Histocompatibility Complex Alleles, Sexual Responsivity, and > > > > Unfaithfulness in Romantic Couples > > > > > Copyright Copyright (c) 2006 Association for Psychological Science > > > > > ABSTRACT > > > > > *ABSTRACT-*Preferences for mates that possess genes dissimilar to > one's > > > own > > > > at the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), a polymorphic group of > > > loci > > > > associated with the immune system, have been found in mice, birds, > fish, > > > and > > > > humans. These preferences may help individuals choose genetically > > > compatible > > > > mates and may adaptively function to prevent inbreeding or to increase > > > > heterozygosity and thereby immunocompetence of offspring. > MHC-dissimilar > > > > mate preferences may influence the psychology of sexual attraction. We > > > > investigated whether MHC similarity among romantically involved > couples > > > (*N*= > > > > 48) predicted aspects of > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. 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