WEBVTT - SYSK Selects: How Aphrodisiacs Work

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<v Speaker 1>How do you everybody happy Saturday morning? I hope you

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<v Speaker 1>have watched your cartoons and have a belly full of

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<v Speaker 1>sugary cereal, because right now you're about to listen to

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<v Speaker 1>our episode on afrods X from March twelve nine. That's right, everyone, Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>lock the kids away, don't let him here because this

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<v Speaker 1>one's all about food and drink. That makes you. Uh

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<v Speaker 1>what the birds say, Randy, I believe so so please

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<v Speaker 1>to enjoy everyone Affords X. Right now, welcome to Stuff

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<v Speaker 1>you should know from house stuff Works dot com. Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>and welcome to the podcast. I'm Josh Clark. There's Chuck Bryant.

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome yourself, buddy. Welcome Josh, Thank you Chuck. Sure that

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<v Speaker 1>felt pretty good? Actually did it? Just try it? Try it?

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome yourself. Welcome Chuck. How do you feel relaxed? Good? Good? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it has a nice effect. It does you know what

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<v Speaker 1>it doesn't have a nice effect. It depends what you're

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<v Speaker 1>talking about. Okay, well, I'll just tell you Spanish fly.

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<v Speaker 1>But it turns out I did a little research on this.

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<v Speaker 1>Um I found out that Spanish flight is not even

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<v Speaker 1>a fly. It's a type of beetle and the active ingredient.

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<v Speaker 1>It's actually crushed up, dried and crushed up beetles powdered. Correct.

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<v Speaker 1>And the reason they powder the beatles is because they're

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<v Speaker 1>trying to get to this um, this acid that the

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<v Speaker 1>beetle emits when it's um scared, when it's it's threatened.

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<v Speaker 1>And this acid actually, you know, has long been thought

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<v Speaker 1>to create amorousness in people. That's correct. I can tell

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<v Speaker 1>you the reason they they they thought they were aroused,

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<v Speaker 1>They were actually confusing euro genital tract irritation. This stuff

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<v Speaker 1>actually burns from the inside out. Yeah, and it can

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<v Speaker 1>actually cause kidney damage. And I think convulsion is death.

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<v Speaker 1>No Spanish fly, you should never take this for any reason. No,

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<v Speaker 1>so of course, you know, as as you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>I'd like to do lots of research. It's like my thing,

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<v Speaker 1>it is, right, Um. I started researching aphrodisiacs in general,

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<v Speaker 1>and here we are at this podcast. Nice intro there,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you. I believe the word comes from the Greek

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<v Speaker 1>goddess of love, Aphrodite, Is that right? Yeah, that's what

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<v Speaker 1>I hear. And an aphrodisiac, by definition, is an element

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<v Speaker 1>that evokes or stimulates, uh, sexual desire. Yeah, we should

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<v Speaker 1>probably make the distinction because I think a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>people think aphrodisiacs um are our performance sexual performance enhancing

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<v Speaker 1>compound or whatever, right, and not true at all, Like

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<v Speaker 1>a viagra would definitely not be considered an aphrodisiac. No, no,

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<v Speaker 1>so uh, but nor would Spanish fly right correct. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>let's talk about sexual arousal, Chuck. Okay, all right, let's

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<v Speaker 1>just keep it cool, Chuck. If I had a dime

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<v Speaker 1>for every time you told me that I would keep

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<v Speaker 1>it cooler, Let's talk about sexual arousal. Keeping cool okay, gotcha? Um? So,

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<v Speaker 1>Medically speaking, sexual arous us all um begins when we

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<v Speaker 1>take in something through one of our senses, um that

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<v Speaker 1>that we find sexually stimulating, right, and then all of

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<v Speaker 1>a sudden, the limbic globe kicks in, right, That's where

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<v Speaker 1>it all starts. This is part of the brain's reward

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<v Speaker 1>center and it's activated, and uh, it says, hey, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>sexually stimulated. So I'm going to send a neurological signal

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<v Speaker 1>through the nervous system down to the blood vessels in

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<v Speaker 1>the pelvic area and it says open, sesame, and the

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<v Speaker 1>blood vessels open and all this blood comes rushing in

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<v Speaker 1>and even better because this wouldn't do a whole lot

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<v Speaker 1>the blood vessels close behind this this influx of blood,

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<v Speaker 1>so the door shuts essentially, yes, keeping the blood well,

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<v Speaker 1>not trapped. But well, yeah, I say trapped is fine, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>I guess that just has a negative implication, right, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>whether whether it's trapped or not, what you got is

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<v Speaker 1>an erect penis an erection in women as well. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I was surprised to find this as well. The clear

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<v Speaker 1>is actually goes undergoes a very similar process. And there

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<v Speaker 1>you have it. So all of a sudden you are

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<v Speaker 1>turned on and basically ready for sex. But that's not it.

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<v Speaker 1>There's there's other physiological responses going on when you're when

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<v Speaker 1>you're sexually aroused, right, it's what I'm told. Can you

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<v Speaker 1>fill me in on those? I certainly can. Well, your

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<v Speaker 1>heart rate increases, UM, and pleasure producing chemicals like nora

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<v Speaker 1>ep and ephron and dopamine are are suddenly released into

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<v Speaker 1>the brain and it's it's go time, that's right. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>So that that's sexual arousal and UM. For an aphrodisiac

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<v Speaker 1>to work, it would have to produce sexual arousal, right, right,

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<v Speaker 1>and it could do this in one of two ways,

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<v Speaker 1>correct through the mind, like basically recreating that or stimulating

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<v Speaker 1>that right absolutely. For instance, something that might increase blood

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<v Speaker 1>flow to your sex organs, it might simulate feelings of intercourse,

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<v Speaker 1>so that has the effect of creating desire, right okay,

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<v Speaker 1>or it can all so we just go straight to

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<v Speaker 1>the horse's mouth, right so to speak. Go ahead, Well

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<v Speaker 1>it can. It can create increased circulation, increased circulatory flow

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<v Speaker 1>in the genitals, and that's actually chemical physical reaction that

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<v Speaker 1>takes place. Right. The problem is is UM as far

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<v Speaker 1>as our beloved f D A UM Food and Drug Administration. Sure, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you, thank you for that. I was trying to

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<v Speaker 1>come up with a peanut butter salmon ella joke but

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<v Speaker 1>couldn't write. Maybe too soon. Actually, um, they they they

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<v Speaker 1>don't recognize any compound, any UM, any chemical at all

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<v Speaker 1>as an aphrodisiac, right, I mean, they've done studies over

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<v Speaker 1>the year's plenty of them, but they can't absolutely say

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<v Speaker 1>with certainty that one thing is an aphrodisiac or not

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<v Speaker 1>because the libido is a hard to define and be

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<v Speaker 1>even harder to study. Well, I was also interested to

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<v Speaker 1>find out, um, we're not entirely certain how testosterone and

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<v Speaker 1>estrogen factor into this. UM. It turns out that you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we know at testosterone has an impact on sexual arousal

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<v Speaker 1>because men who UM have trouble getting sexual or men

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<v Speaker 1>who have low testosterone production have trouble getting sexually aroused.

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<v Speaker 1>So we know what factors that we just don't quite

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<v Speaker 1>know where UM and testosterone. You know, usually associate estrogen

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<v Speaker 1>with women UM, but tests asterone has an effect on

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<v Speaker 1>their sexual arousal as well. Women who participated in a

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<v Speaker 1>two thousand study at the University of you trecked UM.

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<v Speaker 1>They gave them a testosterone sublingually and they found that

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<v Speaker 1>UM genital arousal UM increased dramatically in women with low libido. Yeah. Interesting,

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<v Speaker 1>so they didn't they didn't report an increase in sexual arousal.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, by extension, you could say, you know, right, well,

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<v Speaker 1>I do know that testosterone therapy is something that men

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<v Speaker 1>undergo that have a low libido. Yes, whether it's a

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<v Speaker 1>cream or I think they have injections, or if they

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<v Speaker 1>like to get in bar fights, that's why they do

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<v Speaker 1>that too. Yes, Okay, so the FDA doesn't recognize anything,

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<v Speaker 1>but there's still plenty of people out there who think

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<v Speaker 1>certain foods, certain extracts, plants um are aphrodisiacs. And this

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<v Speaker 1>is this is nothing new, like some of these these

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<v Speaker 1>ideas go really far back. How far back? Well, it

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<v Speaker 1>turns out that the Persians were fairly randy folks. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>And and we're talking ancient Persia. Um, I believe pre

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<v Speaker 1>Kama Sutra, which came out in uh oh, I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just gonna go ahead and invite some viewer mail

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<v Speaker 1>and say the sixth century a d r. So the

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<v Speaker 1>Persians were. They had one um belief that honey it

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<v Speaker 1>was an aphrodisiac. And apparently it has no no active

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<v Speaker 1>ingredient in it whatsoever that could produce an aphrodisiac effect. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>But there is an interesting little tidbit in there, isn't there.

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<v Speaker 1>I think you're about the honeymoon. Yes, yes, they would

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<v Speaker 1>drink honey for a month after they got married, and

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<v Speaker 1>that was called the honeymoonth which later became honeymoon. Is

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<v Speaker 1>that right? And if you go by the lunar calendars

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<v Speaker 1>the ancient Persians did, then a moon from full moon

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<v Speaker 1>to full moon is a month. So yeah, honeymoon. And

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<v Speaker 1>even further back I think, um, ancient rome. Yeah, well

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<v Speaker 1>that's not further back, it's about the same time. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>they were big into aphrodisiacs. Um. I think one of

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<v Speaker 1>their favorites was oysters, right, Yeah. Oysters usually tops the lists.

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<v Speaker 1>When people are going to make a top ten list

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<v Speaker 1>of aphrodisiacs, people always put oysters at the top. And

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<v Speaker 1>one of the reasons, there's a few reasons. Um. One

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<v Speaker 1>of the reasons is is loaded with zinc and zinc

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<v Speaker 1>if you don't have enough zinc as a man, then

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<v Speaker 1>your sperm can out in your fertility are affected. And

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<v Speaker 1>it also has a bunch of iron, and an iron

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<v Speaker 1>deficiency could lead you to be too tired, which doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>usually lend itself to uh to love making as it were.

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<v Speaker 1>And a final reason, and I think this might segue

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<v Speaker 1>over to something else, is that a lot of aphrodisiacs

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<v Speaker 1>are phallusis that is, they resemble a sex organ, which

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<v Speaker 1>one well, an oyster is has been said that it

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<v Speaker 1>resembles the female sex organ. Yeah. And I know another

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<v Speaker 1>one on the list was avocados, or supposedly an afrodis

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<v Speaker 1>favorite because they in fact, I think that's known as

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<v Speaker 1>the testicle tree in ancient Rome because they resemble a

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<v Speaker 1>man's testicles as tex Aztecs. Yeah, okay, yeah, they grow

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<v Speaker 1>in pairs in their wrinkly and that people considered avocados

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<v Speaker 1>um aphrodisiacs. Right, And that's a common theme, I know,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, um it's something that just resembles a sex organ.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh you know, carrots, cucumbers, annas, bananas, um figs. Figs

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<v Speaker 1>are said to resemble the female genitalia. Interesting. Um, so yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>all these things have long been considered across cultures sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>to be aphrodisiacs. Right. It's hard for me to think

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<v Speaker 1>that our ancient brothers and sisters were very smart when

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<v Speaker 1>you hear about things like this. Now, they were fairly

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<v Speaker 1>superstitious folks. Yeah, I mean it just sounds silly at

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<v Speaker 1>this point. You know, avocados look like testicle, so if

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<v Speaker 1>I eat them, that will make me virile. Well even

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<v Speaker 1>even more direct than that, like not they they would

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<v Speaker 1>also eat things that didn't just remind them of sex organs.

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<v Speaker 1>They would actually eat sex organs of other animals. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that's the one I was a little blown away by. So,

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<v Speaker 1>like it makes you wonder, like how many countless um

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<v Speaker 1>and usually it was an animal that was known for

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<v Speaker 1>its prolific um uh copulation, maybe um orrility or strength.

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<v Speaker 1>So yeah, it makes you wonder how many um countless

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<v Speaker 1>tiger and rabbit and bull penises were eating for the years,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and still it goes on today. Um there's

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<v Speaker 1>actually again non FDA approved drugs outside of the US

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<v Speaker 1>that still grind up these things. I don't think anybody's

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<v Speaker 1>dining on them any longer. But um, yeah, I know

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<v Speaker 1>jensing was one of your favorites, right yeah, Um there,

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<v Speaker 1>I guess we should say that there are some things

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<v Speaker 1>out there that could conceivably be aprodes acts. They could

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<v Speaker 1>produce sexual arousal right, right, they actually affect affect you chemically,

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<v Speaker 1>but yeah, they don't know if it's enough to Actually

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's where the gray area is exactly like

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<v Speaker 1>it's there, But could it really have any you know,

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<v Speaker 1>noticeable effect. Um. And one of those is jen sing

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<v Speaker 1>And there was a study that they they they I

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<v Speaker 1>don't remember who conducted it, but they tested men, they

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<v Speaker 1>gave them jensing and then they tested them, uh using

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<v Speaker 1>the Mean International Index of erectile function, and uh it

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<v Speaker 1>was shown to increase score. So enough said, jensing works.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you have it? Yeah, it's always a mood booster

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<v Speaker 1>two right, Yeah, I think it's an energy booster. Well, ye,

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<v Speaker 1>stuff which is actually pretty tasty. Is it a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of the aphrodisiacs They say. It may not be a

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<v Speaker 1>direct like chemical correlation to your you know, pelvic region,

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<v Speaker 1>but it'll do things like give you energy and a

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<v Speaker 1>sort of a two B two. See. If it gives

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<v Speaker 1>you energy, then you're more likely to be aroused and

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<v Speaker 1>in the mood for intercourse, whereas if something SAPs your energy,

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<v Speaker 1>you're going to be you know, like if you eat

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<v Speaker 1>a a lasagna by yourself, it's probably not gonna inspire

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<v Speaker 1>you to unless you're Henry the eighth or something. I guess, right, well, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and you make a valid point. Um, it's just that

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<v Speaker 1>science hates it when you jump from A to C exactly.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, even if there is a direct correlation or

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<v Speaker 1>causation that they really like to get that be in

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<v Speaker 1>place first, you know. Um. But yeah, so in Jensing

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<v Speaker 1>is not the only one. There's a there's other. Like

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<v Speaker 1>you said, oysters are full of zinc and iron and

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<v Speaker 1>other stuff. Um, and chocolate actually, which is always associated

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<v Speaker 1>with love and romance. Um that it actually has fennal

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<v Speaker 1>ethel mean and uh serotonin. So these things are actually

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<v Speaker 1>an abundance of ply And we can't ingest these things.

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<v Speaker 1>Our body produces these naturally, but um, we can ingest

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<v Speaker 1>them and react to them conceivably. It makes you wonder

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<v Speaker 1>how much chocolate you'd have to eat to really get off,

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<v Speaker 1>like perhaps like several goblets full. Josh, I think you're

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<v Speaker 1>talking about Mona Zuma, who was the Aztec ruler who

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<v Speaker 1>reportedly would drink like fifty goblets of chocolate a day

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<v Speaker 1>to increase his sexual desire. I cannot believe he died

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<v Speaker 1>from being murdered and beheaded right and exploding right. Definitely,

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<v Speaker 1>chocolates nicely done. Should we talk about smell? I think

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<v Speaker 1>we should because I gotta tell you, if I put

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<v Speaker 1>stock into any um afrodisiac, it would have to be

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<v Speaker 1>it would have to have something to do with smell. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it's not always food, it's not always tastes. I know

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<v Speaker 1>they say that like music and exercise can be afrodisacs. Sure, well, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I can tell you um that swimming just the release

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<v Speaker 1>of endorphins actually is it definitely increases um interest. Interesting,

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<v Speaker 1>is that sterile enough of the word. It is very

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<v Speaker 1>very well done there, josh uh. If we're talking smell

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<v Speaker 1>um Dr Hirsch, Dr Alan Hirsch of the Smell and

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<v Speaker 1>Taste Treatment and Research Center in Chicago. Yeah, that's a

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<v Speaker 1>good center. Um. He did a study that looked at

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<v Speaker 1>different smells and as we were talking about the other day,

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<v Speaker 1>you like to say, he he spent a career wafting

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<v Speaker 1>smells under men's noses to see what stimulated them and

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<v Speaker 1>measuring their penises. That's right, at the same time, and

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<v Speaker 1>he found some interesting things. Um, cheese pizza, for instance,

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<v Speaker 1>increased blood flow to the penis by five, buttered popcorn

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<v Speaker 1>by nine. And then the one that really shocked me, lavender,

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<v Speaker 1>and then pumpkin pie actually increased blood flow by which

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<v Speaker 1>that's pretty big. You could overcome a lot of sluggishness

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<v Speaker 1>with with that much blood and fusion, right, But that

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<v Speaker 1>kind of to me. And Thanksgiving was when you pumpkin pile.

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<v Speaker 1>Lot of times that flies right in the face of

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<v Speaker 1>eating turkey and watching football and stuff in your belly.

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<v Speaker 1>And actually, pumpkin pie didn't just have an effect on men,

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<v Speaker 1>had a big effect on women. But the top or

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<v Speaker 1>the biggest. The biggest one actually is a combination of

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<v Speaker 1>sense that aroused women is a combination of the horrid

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<v Speaker 1>and discussing black licorice flavored good and plenty candies mixed

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<v Speaker 1>with cucumber smell. It drives the women patty right, So,

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<v Speaker 1>long story short, I keep those things in my glove compartment.

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<v Speaker 1>A cucumber garden in your yard. Yes, actually it's growing

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<v Speaker 1>in my back seat. Wow, that's I have nothing else

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<v Speaker 1>to say. I don't think there's anything else say, but

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<v Speaker 1>I do. Actually, I do have more to say. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>hit pheromones up real quick. Oh yeah, this is you're

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<v Speaker 1>all over this. So pheromones basically have long been identified

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<v Speaker 1>as like a way that maybe we attract one another.

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<v Speaker 1>Remember that awesome study you told me about. I can't

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<v Speaker 1>remember what podcast it was, but they they had women

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<v Speaker 1>um wearing shirts for like a week and then they

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<v Speaker 1>had guys smell the shirts right to determine their level

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<v Speaker 1>of attraction by smell. Right, Yeah, and it was right

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<v Speaker 1>on the money. Yeah. Well, if if it was right

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<v Speaker 1>on the money, then they really looked out. Because you

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<v Speaker 1>need a U a a extrasensory organ that not all

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<v Speaker 1>of us humans have. A vemarone nasal organ never heard

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<v Speaker 1>of it? Okay, Well, basically it's like, uh, it's like

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<v Speaker 1>an addition to our to our olfactory nerve our noses basically,

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<v Speaker 1>and we can pick out packets of information from pheromones. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if we can necessarily, that's never been proven,

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<v Speaker 1>but in the animal kingdom it's very prevalent, uh so.

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<v Speaker 1>And they pheromones are produced and emitted through urine. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>So if your dog spray somewhere and then another dog

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<v Speaker 1>comes along and just can't stop sniffing, what the other

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<v Speaker 1>dogs doing is actually determining the health of the uh

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<v Speaker 1>the urinating dogs um immune system and also determining if

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<v Speaker 1>it would be a good match to produce offspring, because apparently,

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<v Speaker 1>ultimately what you want when you mate with another persons

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<v Speaker 1>as far as animalistically speaking, um, you are looking for

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<v Speaker 1>somebody with a compatible but opposite immune system so that

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<v Speaker 1>the offspring you produce has the resistance to the most

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<v Speaker 1>disease as possible. Well in the same in humans. That's

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<v Speaker 1>what the original smells from the other podcast, right, um.

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, the problem is is not all of us

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<v Speaker 1>have that vemorone nasal oregan um, but There was a

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<v Speaker 1>study that that what we emit pheromones in our sweat,

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<v Speaker 1>by the way, are urine, which is good for us,

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<v Speaker 1>because yeah, it'd be we'd have a different society if

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<v Speaker 1>if that were the case. Well, there was a study.

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<v Speaker 1>It was a kind of an informal study. Um and uh.

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<v Speaker 1>These guys sprayed um pheromones on one member of a

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<v Speaker 1>set of twin girls and popped the two of them

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<v Speaker 1>side by side at a bar on a Saturday night

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<v Speaker 1>and waited to see if there was a difference in

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<v Speaker 1>which one was hit on more. The one that got

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<v Speaker 1>the boost of pheromones was picked up three times more

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<v Speaker 1>than are identical yet untreated twin sister. So the girl

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<v Speaker 1>that was laced with pheromones very cool. So pheromones ephrodesiacs.

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like I've gotten a lot off my chest, right.

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<v Speaker 1>I know. They a lot of people believe in efforts X,

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<v Speaker 1>but the scientific community, the FDA, as you said, does

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<v Speaker 1>not support it. In the scientific community thinks there's also

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<v Speaker 1>a likelihood that it just could be a placebo. If

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<v Speaker 1>you if you think you eat an oyster and you're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna feel a little more inspired, uh, sexually than you're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna eat the oyster and feel inspired. And hey, you

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<v Speaker 1>know what if that if even if you're just fooling

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<v Speaker 1>yourself whatever, I say that and justifies the means in

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<v Speaker 1>that case Placebo's work. Yeah, well good, okay, Now is

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<v Speaker 1>a listener real time? Yes, let's get on with it, Josh.

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<v Speaker 1>I think we're gonna pull the train into Limerick Junction. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I liked. I like this trend. We went from Haikus

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<v Speaker 1>the Limericks. I don't know what's next. Uh, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know and uh an epic poem. Maybe. No, we're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>get the iliad from some listener now, just a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of limericks here. Ryan of Victoria, British Columbia, fine Canadian friend.

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<v Speaker 1>Have you ever been there? Now? That's one of my

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<v Speaker 1>favorite cities on the planet. I've heard it's awesome. It

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<v Speaker 1>is awesome. Was very cool. Everybody's very friendly. It's like

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<v Speaker 1>a tiny city with like many skyscrapers and everything. And

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<v Speaker 1>this is awesome. It's Brittish Columbia too, so sure nice?

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<v Speaker 1>All right? Ryan has this to say. As I wore

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<v Speaker 1>an uncomfortable sweater, I sat down and wrote you this letter.

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<v Speaker 1>Josh and Chuck love hikus, but hiku's make me snooze

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<v Speaker 1>because we all know that limericks are better. Yes, that's

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<v Speaker 1>a good one, Ryan. And the final limerick today is

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<v Speaker 1>from Brendan Franklin of Tucson, Arizona, another cool town college town,

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<v Speaker 1>the podcasting host Josh and Chuck and the cast that

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<v Speaker 1>they host or don't suck. They tell me how stuff works,

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<v Speaker 1>and as one of the perks, I'm no longer an

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<v Speaker 1>ignorant schmuck. Nice and Brendan, we agree. You're not an

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<v Speaker 1>ignoran schmuck. You're you also may be the first person

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<v Speaker 1>on the plant ever you schmuck in Limerick? Oh, no way,

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<v Speaker 1>huge and Limerick clan is it? I'm not very familiar

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<v Speaker 1>with him. I guess I should say I'm surprised that

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<v Speaker 1>we haven't gotten any dirty limericks yet, though, although now

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<v Speaker 1>I think we could probably expect true. I'm just happy

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<v Speaker 1>my name rhymes with schmuck. Yeah, well we knew that already. Yes, So,

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