Love Facts

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Courtesy MSN.com:

  • Men who kiss their wives in the morning live five years longer than those who don’t.
  • People are more likely to tilt their heads to the right when kissing instead of the left (65 percent of people go to the right!)
  • When it comes to doing the deed early in the relationship, 78 percent of women would decline an intimate rendezvous if they had not shaved their legs or underarms.
  • Feminist women are more likely than other females to be in a romantic relationship.
  • Two-thirds of people report that they fall in love with someone they’ve known for some time vs. someone that they just met.
  • There’s a reason why office romances occur: The single biggest predictor of love is proximity.
  • The women of the Tiwi tribe in the South Pacific are married at birth.
  • The “Love Detector” service from Korean cell phone operator KTF uses technology that is supposed to analyze voice patterns to see if a lover is speaking honestly and with affection. Users later receive an analysis of the conversation delivered through text message that breaks down the amount of affection, surprise, concentration and honesty of the other speaker.
  • Eleven percent of women have gone online and done research on a person they were dating or were about to meet, versus seven percent of men.
  • Couples’ personalities converge over time to make partners more and more similar.
  • Forty-three percent of women prefer their partners never sign “love” to a card unless they are ready for commitment.
  • Philadelphia International Airport finished as the Number One best airport for making a love connection, according to an online survey.
  • According to mathematical theory, we should date a dozen people before choosing a long-term partner; that provides the best chance that you’ll make a love match.
  • A man’s beard grows fastest when he anticipates sex.
  • When we get dumped, for a period of time we love the person who rejected us even more, says Dr. Helen Fisher of Rutgers University and author of Why We Love. The brain regions that lit up when we were in a happy union continue to be active.
  • One in five long-term love relationships began with one or both partners being involved with others.

VP Debate Drinking Game

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The website DebateDrink.com has a drinking game created specially for tonight’s U.S. Vice Presidential Debate. Here are their rules:

Take one sip when:

·         Palin says the words “moose,” “Wasilla,” “earmarks” or “maverick,” mentions the Bridge to Nowhere, or talks about someone being able to see Russia from their front porch.

·         Biden says the word “hope” or “change” or gets angry.

·         General: The word “bailout” is said; Palin’s children Willow, Trig, Bristol, Track and Piper or Biden’s son Beau are mentioned; or the moderator interrupts.

Take two sips when:

·         Palin mentions hunting, anyone sells a plane on eBay or the word “sexism” is used.

·         Biden mentions Amtrak.

·         General: The words “Wall Street” and “Main Street” are used together or one of the candidates doesn’t even pretend to answer the question.

Take a shot when:

·         Palin says, “Thanks, but no thanks,” or the words “18 million cracks” or “glass ceiling” or Troopergate is mentioned.

·         Biden mentions Scranton or refers to John McCain as “My friend John.”

·         General: Tina Fey is spotted.

Finish your drink when:

·         Palin claims to have any sort of foreign policy experience or Biden’s mother is seen in the audience.

Top Five Attraction Saboteurs

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It’s hard enough to meet the right girl, let alone take things further along. Men’s Health did a survey of women and found the Top Five things that will turn a woman off quickly. Feel free to add more in the comments section.

  • Less-than-fresh breath: 95%
  • Excessive cologne: 86%
  • Presence of a unibrow: 85%
  • Nasty or long toenails: 84%
  • Pit stains on a shirt: 83%

Bizarre Baseball Injuries

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Y’know these types of injuries would never fly in hockey. Hockey players take pride in their toughness and durability. Baseball players? Well…

  • Roger Craig (Giants) - Cut his hand on a bra strap.
  • Ryan Klesko (Braves) - Once overexerted himself and pulled a muscle while picking up his lunch tray.
  • Wade Boggs (Red Sox) - Injured himself while pulling on his cowboy boots.
  • Kevin Mitchell (Mets/Giants) - The master of all bizarre injuries, he once injured himself while eating a cupcake. That, of course, was when he wasn’t missing games because of vomiting-induced muscle strains, or strained eyelids.
  • Ken Griffey, Jr. (Mariners) - Missed a game after suffering a pinched testicle from his protective cup.
  • Jose Cardenal (Cubs) - Missed a game in 1974 because he couldn’t blink.
  • Vince Coleman (Cardinals) - Missed the 1985 World Series after getting rolled up in the tarp machine.
  • John Smoltz (Braves) - Once burned his chest while ironing a shirt, which he was still wearing.
  • Carlos Perez (Expos) - Broke his nose in a car accident while trying to pass the team bus.
  • Doc Gooden (Mets) - Missed a start when Vince Coleman accidentally struck him with a golf club in the clubhouse.
  • Ricky Bones (Marlins) - Went on the disabled list in 2000 after injuring himself while changing channels on the clubhouse TV.
  • Greg Harris (Rangers) - Injured his wrist while flicking sunflower seeds in the dugout

Courtesy ESPN.com

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