WEBVTT - How Aphrodisiacs Work

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<v Speaker 1>It's ready. Are you welcome to stuff you should know

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<v Speaker 1>from house Stuff Works dot Com. Hey, and welcome to

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<v Speaker 1>the podcast. I'm Josh Clark. There's Chuck Bryant. Welcome yourself, buddy.

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome Josh, Thank you, Chuck. Sure that felt pretty good? Actually,

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<v Speaker 1>did it? Just try it? Try it? Welcome yourself. Welcome Chuck.

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<v Speaker 1>How do you feel relaxed? Good? Good? Yeah, it has

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<v Speaker 1>a nice effect. It does you know what it doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>have a nice effect. It depends on what you're talking about. Okay,

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

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

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<v Speaker 1>I found out that Spanish flight is not even a fly.

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

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<v Speaker 1>it's actually crushed up, dried and crushed up beatles powdered

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<v Speaker 1>correct powder. And the reason they powder the beatles is

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<v Speaker 1>because they're trying to get to this um, this acid

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<v Speaker 1>that the beatle emits when it's um scared, when it's

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<v Speaker 1>it's threatened. And this acid, actually, you know, has long

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<v Speaker 1>been thought to create amorousness in people. But that's bunk. Correct.

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<v Speaker 1>I can tell you the reason they they they thought

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<v Speaker 1>they were aroused. They're actually confusing euro genital tract irritation.

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<v Speaker 1>This stuff actually burns from the inside out. Yeah, and

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<v Speaker 1>it can actually cause kidney damage and I think convulsions

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<v Speaker 1>and death. No, Spanish fly, you should never take this

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<v Speaker 1>for any reason. No, so, of course, you know, as

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<v Speaker 1>as you know I I'd like to do lots of research.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like my thing is right, Um, I started researching

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<v Speaker 1>aphrodisiacs in general, and here we are at this podcast

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<v Speaker 1>intro there, thank you. I believe the word comes from

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<v Speaker 1>the Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite. Is that right? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that's what I hear. And an aphrodisiac, by definition, is

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<v Speaker 1>an element that evokes or stimulates, uh, sexual desire. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>we should probably make the distinction because I think a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of people think aphrodisiacs um are are performance sexual

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

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

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<v Speaker 1>so uh, nor would Spanish fly right. Correct. Well, let's

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

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<v Speaker 1>keep it cool, Chuck, if I had a dime for

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<v Speaker 1>every time he told me that I would keep it cooler.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's talk about sexual arousal keeping cool, okay, gotcha? Um? So,

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<v Speaker 1>medically speaking, sexual arousal um begins when we take in

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

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<v Speaker 1>find sexually stimulating, right, yes, And then all of a sudden,

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<v Speaker 1>the limbic lobe kicks in. Right, That's where it all starts.

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<v Speaker 1>This is part of the brain's reward center, and it's activated,

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<v Speaker 1>and uh, it says, hey, I am sexually stimulated. So

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna send a neurological signal through the nervous system

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<v Speaker 1>down to the blood vessels in the pelvic area, and

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<v Speaker 1>it says open, sesame, and the blood vessels open and

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<v Speaker 1>all this blood comes rushing in. And even better, because

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<v Speaker 1>this wouldn't do a whole lot, the blood vessels close

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<v Speaker 1>behind this this influx of blood, so the door shuts,

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<v Speaker 1>essentially keeping the blood well not trapped. But well, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I say, trapped is fun? Okay, I guess that just

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<v Speaker 1>has a negative implication, right. Well, whether whether it's trapped

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<v Speaker 1>or not, what you got is an erect penis and

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<v Speaker 1>an erection in women as well. Yeah. I was surprised

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<v Speaker 1>to find this as well. The clearter is actually goes

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<v Speaker 1>undergoes a very similar process. And there you have it.

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<v Speaker 1>So all of a sudden you are turned on and

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<v Speaker 1>basically ready for sex. But that's not it. There's there's

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<v Speaker 1>other physiological responses going on when you're when you're sexually aroused, right,

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<v Speaker 1>that's what I'm told. Can you fill me in on those?

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<v Speaker 1>I certainly can. Well, your heart rate increases, UM, and

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<v Speaker 1>pleasure producing chemicals like nora, epinephron and dopamine are released

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<v Speaker 1>into 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,

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

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

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

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<v Speaker 1>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 also just go straight to the horse's mouth,

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<v Speaker 1>right so to speak. Go ahead, Well it can it

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<v Speaker 1>can create increased circulation, increased circulatory flow in the genitals,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's actually chemical physical reaction that takes place. Right.

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<v Speaker 1>The problem is is UM as far as our beloved

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<v Speaker 1>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 elogy but couldn't

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<v Speaker 1>maybe too soon. Actually, UM, they they they don't recognize

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<v Speaker 1>any compound, any UM, any chemical at all as an aphrodisiac, right,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, they've done studies over the years, plenty of them,

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<v Speaker 1>but they can't absolutely say with certainty that one thing

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<v Speaker 1>is an aphrodisiac or not because the libido is a

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<v Speaker 1>hard to define and be even harder to study. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I was also interested to find out, UM, we're not

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<v Speaker 1>entirely certain how testosterone and estrogen factor into this. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>It turns out that, you know, we know that testosterone

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<v Speaker 1>has an impact on sexual arousal because men who UM

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<v Speaker 1>have trouble getting sexual or men who have low testosterone

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<v Speaker 1>production have trouble getting sexually aroute. So we know it

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<v Speaker 1>factors that just don't quite know where UM and testosterone,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, usually associate estrogen with women. UM. But testosterone

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<v Speaker 1>has an effect on their sexual arousal as well. Women

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<v Speaker 1>who participated in a two thousand study at the University

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<v Speaker 1>of you trecked Um. They gave them a testosterone sublingually

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<v Speaker 1>and they found that um genital arousal um increased dramatically

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<v Speaker 1>really in women with low libido. Yeah. Interesting, So they

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

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<v Speaker 1>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, whether it's a cream

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

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

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<v Speaker 1>so the FDA doesn't recognize anything, but there's still plenty

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<v Speaker 1>of people out there who think certain foods, certain extracts,

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<v Speaker 1>plants um are aphrodisiacs. And this is this is definitely new.

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<v Speaker 1>Like some of these these ideas go really far back.

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<v Speaker 1>How far back? Well, it turns out that the Persians

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<v Speaker 1>were fairly randy folks um and and we're talking ancient

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<v Speaker 1>Persia Um. I believe pre Karma Sutra, which came out

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<v Speaker 1>in uh oh, I don't know I'm just gonna go

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<v Speaker 1>ahead and invite some viewer mail and say the sixth

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<v Speaker 1>century a d. Right, So the Persians were they had

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<v Speaker 1>one belief that honey it was an aphrodisiac. Yeah, and

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<v Speaker 1>apparently it has no uh no active ingredient in it

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<v Speaker 1>whatsoever that could produce an aphrodisiac effect. Um. But there

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

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

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

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

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<v Speaker 1>And if you go by the lunar calendars the ancient

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

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<v Speaker 1>moon is a month. So yeah, honeymoon and even further

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<v Speaker 1>back I think, um, ancient Rome. Yeah, well that's not

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<v Speaker 1>further back, that's about the same time. Yeah, they were

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<v Speaker 1>big into aphrodisiacs. Um. I think one of their favorites

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<v Speaker 1>is oysters, right, Yeah, Oysters usually tops the list. When

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<v Speaker 1>people are going to make a top ten list of aphrodisiacs,

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

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<v Speaker 1>the reasons those a few reasons, Um, one of the

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<v Speaker 1>reasons this is loaded with zinc and zinc. If you

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<v Speaker 1>don't have enough zinc is a man, then your sperm

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<v Speaker 1>count and your fertility are affected. And it also has

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<v Speaker 1>a bunch of iron, and an iron deficiency could lead

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<v Speaker 1>you to be too tired, which doesn't usually lend itself

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<v Speaker 1>to uh to love making as it were. And a

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<v Speaker 1>final reason, and I think this might segue over to

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<v Speaker 1>something else, is that a lot of aphrodisiacs are phallus's,

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<v Speaker 1>that is, they resemble a sex organ. Well, an oyster

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<v Speaker 1>is has been said that it resembles the female sex organs.

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<v Speaker 1>And I know another one on the list was avocados

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<v Speaker 1>or supposedly an aprodesias because they in fact, I think

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<v Speaker 1>that's known as the testicle tree in ancient Rome because

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<v Speaker 1>they resemble the man's testicle aztecs aztecs. Yeah, okay, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>they grow in pairs in their wrinkly and that people

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<v Speaker 1>considered avocados um aphrodisiacs, right, And that's a common theme,

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<v Speaker 1>I know, you know, um it's something that just resembles

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<v Speaker 1>a sex organ. Uh, you know, carrots, cucumbers, bananas, bananas,

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<v Speaker 1>um figs. Figs are said to resemble the female genitalia. Interesting.

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<v Speaker 1>Um so, yeah, all these things have long been considered

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<v Speaker 1>across cultures sometimes to be aphrodisiacs. Right, It's hard for

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<v Speaker 1>me to think that our ancient brothers and sisters were

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<v Speaker 1>very smart when you hear about things like this. No,

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<v Speaker 1>they were fairly superstitious folcus. Yeah, I mean it just

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<v Speaker 1>sounds silly at this point. You know, avocados look like testicle,

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<v Speaker 1>so if I eat them, that will make me viril.

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

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<v Speaker 1>they would also eat things that didn't just remind them

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<v Speaker 1>of sex organs. They would actually eat sex organs of

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<v Speaker 1>other animals. Yeah, that's the one I was a little

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<v Speaker 1>blown away by. So, like, it makes you wonder, like

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<v Speaker 1>how many countless um And usually it was an animal

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<v Speaker 1>that was known for its prolific um uh copulation, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>um orrility or strength. So yeah, it makes you wonder

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<v Speaker 1>how many um countless tiger and rabbit and bull penises

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<v Speaker 1>were eaten over the years, you know. Uh, and still

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<v Speaker 1>it goes on today. Um, there's actually again non FDA

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<v Speaker 1>approved drugs outside of the US that still grind up

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<v Speaker 1>these things. I don't think anybody's dining on them any longer.

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, I was one of your favorites, right yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>um there, I guess we should say that there are

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<v Speaker 1>some things out there that could conceivably be afrons acts.

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<v Speaker 1>They could produce sexual arousal right right, they actually affect

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<v Speaker 1>affect you chemically, they had. Yeah, if it's enough to

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

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<v Speaker 1>like 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 increased scores. So enough said, Jensing works.

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<v Speaker 1>Have Yeah, it's all I saw mood booster two right, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's an energy booster. Well stuff which is

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<v Speaker 1>actually pretty tasty. Is it a lot of the afrodisiacs.

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<v Speaker 1>They say it may not be a direct like chemical

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<v Speaker 1>correlation to your you know, pulvic region, but it'll do

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<v Speaker 1>things like give you energy and a sort of a

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<v Speaker 1>two B two. See, if it gives you energy, then

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<v Speaker 1>you're more likely to be aroused and in the mood

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<v Speaker 1>for intercourse, whereas to something SAPs your energy, you're going

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<v Speaker 1>to be you know, like if you eat a a

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

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<v Speaker 1>unless you're Henring 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 and Jensing

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

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<v Speaker 1>oysters are full of zinc and iron and other stuff. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>And chocolate actually, which is always associated with love and romance.

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<v Speaker 1>Um that it actually has final ethel mean and uh serotonin.

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<v Speaker 1>So these things are actually an abundance supply. And we

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<v Speaker 1>can't ingest these things. Our body produces these naturally, but um,

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<v Speaker 1>we can ingest them and react to them conceivably. It

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<v Speaker 1>makes you wonder how much chocolate you'd have to eat

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<v Speaker 1>to really get off, like perhaps like several goblets full. Josh,

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<v Speaker 1>I think you're talking about Mona Zuma, who was the

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<v Speaker 1>Aztec ruler who reportedly it would drink like fifty goblets

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<v Speaker 1>of chocolate a day to increase his sexual desire. I

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<v Speaker 1>cannot believe he died from being murdered and beheaded right

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<v Speaker 1>then exploding. Definitely chocolate. Oh, Jake, Should we talk about smell?

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

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<v Speaker 1>I put stock into any um afrodisiac, it would have

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<v Speaker 1>to be it would have to have something to do

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<v Speaker 1>with smell. Yeah, it's not always food, it's not always taste.

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<v Speaker 1>I know they say that like music and exercise can

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<v Speaker 1>be afrodisiacs. Sure, well, yeah, I can tell you, um

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<v Speaker 1>that swimming just the release of endorphins. Actually is it

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<v Speaker 1>definitely increases um interest. Interesting is that Steri? It is

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<v Speaker 1>very 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 and 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 percent, buttered

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<v Speaker 1>popcorn 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 infusion, right, But that kind

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

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<v Speaker 1>lot times. That flies right in the face of eating

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<v Speaker 1>turkey and watching football and stuff in your belly. And actually,

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

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

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<v Speaker 1>the biggest one actually is a combination of sense that

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<v Speaker 1>aroused women is a combination of the horrid and discussing

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<v Speaker 1>black licorice flavored good and plenty candies mixed with cucumber smell.

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<v Speaker 1>It drives the women, Patty. So look, story short, I

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<v Speaker 1>keep those things in my glove compartment a cucumber garden,

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<v Speaker 1>and you're yard, Yes, actually it's growing in my back seat. Wow,

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<v Speaker 1>that's I have nothing else to say. I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>there's anything else. Take but I do, actually I do

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<v Speaker 1>have more to say. Let's hit pheromones up real quick.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah, this is you're all over this. So pheromones

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<v Speaker 1>basically have long been identified as like a way that

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<v Speaker 1>maybe we attract one another. Remember that awesome study you

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<v Speaker 1>told me about. I can't remember what podcast it was,

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<v Speaker 1>but they they had women um wearing shirts for like

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<v Speaker 1>a week and then they had guys smell the shirts

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<v Speaker 1>to determine their level of attraction by smell. Right, yeah,

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

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<v Speaker 1>if it was right on the money, then they really

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<v Speaker 1>looked out because you need a m a a an

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<v Speaker 1>extrasensory organ that not all of us humans have a

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<v Speaker 1>memoroe nasal organ. Never heard of it? Okay, Well, basically

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<v Speaker 1>it's like it's like an addition to our to our

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<v Speaker 1>old factory nerve or noses basically, and we can pick

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<v Speaker 1>out packets of information from arimones. Uh I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>if we can necessarily, that's never been proven, but in

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<v Speaker 1>the animal kingdom it's very prevalent. Uh so. And they

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<v Speaker 1>pheromones are produced and emitted through urine, right, So if

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<v Speaker 1>your dog e spray somewhere and then another dog comes

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<v Speaker 1>along and just can't stop sniffing. What the other dogs

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

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

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<v Speaker 1>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, and the same in humans. That's

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<v Speaker 1>what the original smell study from the other podcast, right, Um,

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

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<v Speaker 1>that vemarone nasal organ um. But there was a study

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

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

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<v Speaker 1>it'd be we'd have a different society if if that

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

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<v Speaker 1>a kind of an informal study. Um, and uh, these

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

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

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

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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 our identical, yet untreated twin sister. So the girl

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

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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 ephrodesiacs,

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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. And the scientific community thinks there's also

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

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

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

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

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<v Speaker 1>what if that if, even if you're just fooling yourself whatever,

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<v Speaker 1>I say that and justifies the means in that case

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<v Speaker 1>placebo's work. Yeah, well good so, Chuck, thanks for doing

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<v Speaker 1>that with me. Um. I think it's listener mail time.

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<v Speaker 1>Hold your horses, Josh, it's not quite time yet. We

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<v Speaker 1>photograph of him on every post. Actually, and yours as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you, Chull. That's a good photo of you. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>thanks a lot of appreciated. So the goofy one that

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<v Speaker 1>was written so now okay now is a listener male time. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>let's get on with it, Josh, I think we're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>pull the train into Limerick junction. Yeah, I liked. I

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<v Speaker 1>like this trend. We went from Haikus the limericks, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know what's next, I don't know and uh an

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<v Speaker 1>epic poem maybe. No, we're gonna get the iliad from

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<v Speaker 1>fim listening now, just a couple of limericks here. Ryan

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<v Speaker 1>of Victoria, British Columbia, fine Canadian friend. Have you ever

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<v Speaker 1>been there? No, that's one of my favorite cities on

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

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<v Speaker 1>very cool. Everybody's very friendly. It's like a tiny city

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<v Speaker 1>with like mini skyscrapers and everything, and it's just awesome.

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<v Speaker 1>It's prettish Columbia too, So sure nice, all right. Ryan

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<v Speaker 1>has this to say, as I wore an uncomfortable sweater,

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<v Speaker 1>I sat down and wrote you this letter. Josh and

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<v Speaker 1>Chuck love Hi Kus, but Hiku's make me snooze because

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

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

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<v Speaker 1>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

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<v Speaker 1>an ignorant schmucke 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

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

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

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

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

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<v Speaker 1>happy my name rhymes with schmuck. Yeah, well we knew

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