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Pumpkin Pie increases Male Sex Drive

Posted by samzenpus on from the we're-going-to-need-more-whipped-cream dept.

Dr. Alan Hirsch, Director of Chicago's Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Center, says the key to a man's heart, and other parts, is pumpkin pie. Out of the 40 odors tested in Hirsch's study, a mixture of lavender and pumpkin pie got the biggest rise out of men ages 18 to 64. That particular fragrance was found to increase penile blood flow by an average of 40%. "Maybe the odors acted to reduce anxiety. By reducing anxiety, it acted to remove inhibitions," said Hirsch.

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  1. Re:Hey honey... by Anonymusing · · Score: 4, Interesting

    FTA: "Every odor we tested aroused the participants," said Hirsch. ... "Nothing turns a man off."

    Now, what pie will arouse women? THAT'S the pie I need.

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  2. Re:Hey honey... by spun · · Score: 4, Funny

    I believe baby powder was the odor most arousing to women, although you could probably use fresh babies if you don't have any powdered.

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  3. Re:one flaw... by Ellis+D.+Tripp · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "Have you ever noticed that you never get laid on Thanksgiving? I think it's because all the coats are on the bed."

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  4. Re:They didn't test the smell of fresh clean pussy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    Yes they have.

    http://www.vulva-original.com/gb/#/home/

  5. Re:Hey honey... by grub · · Score: 4, Funny


    When she complains about having a headache AFTER sex, rather than before

    I hear that all the time, it's a side effect of the chloroform.

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  6. Re:one flaw... by Abstrackt · · Score: 4, Funny

    I just use the coffee table. It also encourages the guests to leave quickly.

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  7. Focus misdirected on Pumpkin Pie by Nexus7 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    It's the combination of pumpkin pie and lavender that scores significantly higher than anything else (in this test).

    Pumpkin pie & lavender 40% increase in blood flow
    Next highest is 20%
    Pumpkin pie alone 8.5%
    Single highest smell is orange at 19.5%. Even vanilla is 8.5%.

    1. Re:Focus misdirected on Pumpkin Pie by ElectricTurtle · · Score: 5, Informative

      Lavender contains high levels of phytoestrogens, so high that a bath product that overconcentrated their lavender extracts was causing peripheral precocious puberty in children and was acting like topical HRT to males. For some reason I can't paste the link into this box (it's a chrome/slashdot problem), but if you search for lavender precocious on google the second result details the occurrence. In any case, this endocrinological aspect may be the key to interpreting the results.

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  8. Re:Hey honey... by houghi · · Score: 4, Funny

    Reminds me of this Rorschach test. "What do you see here?" "People having sex." "And this one?" People having sex" "And the next one?" "The same".
    You seem to have a very dirty mind?
    - Me? You are the one showing me all those dirty images!

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  9. Re:one flaw... by Belial6 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Your inviting the wrong guests.

  10. Do not eat pumpkin pie with your relatives. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Given this new information, you should never eat pumpkin with your relatives, it may give you the urge to pump-kin.