Thursday, January 27, 2005

HMMM. HOW DO I ASK?

According to a Harvard study (and I'm not making this up, it was on the BBC!), "A mystery chemical signal that young women give off appears to work for post-menopausal women too."

A Harvard researcher applied the chemical to older women, and found it improved their romantic life markedly. In a study of 44 women, half were given regular perfume and half given the same perfume boosted with "Athena Pheromone 10:13," a chemical isolated from younger women's armpit sweat. The older women kept diaries for six weeks, and 41 per cent of the the ones with the chemical reported "more kissing and affection from their partners," compared with 14% of the control sample. In addition, 68% of the pheromone set reported increases in "intimate socio-sexual behaviours." (Exactly what, we can only imagine.)

I have heard of men who would not give you the sweat off their balls. But, hey, girls, this is different.

Hmmm. How do I ask? Ruth? Mary? ANYBODY?



2 comments:

  1. I tell you what, Mom, I'll have the Girl bring a towel to school and have all the girls in gym class rub it all over their armpits and sent it to you if you promise to blog about any "intimate socio-sexual behaviours" you experience.

    Ruth

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  2. Well, wouldn't you know when I mentioned my plan to the Girl, she seemed somehow repulsed by the idea. I guess we need to come up with a Plan B. I'm thinking maybe you could find something drenched in teenage girl armpit sweat on Ebay.

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