sarameg, the joint-loosening hormone is called relaxin, and it is produced during the menstrual cycle: [link]
Simon: I, uh... I never-never shot anyone before. Book: I was there, son. I'm fair sure you haven't shot anyone yet.
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
flea - Aug 22, 2008 5:16:28 pm PDT #4954 of 10003
information libertarian
sarameg - Aug 22, 2008 5:25:53 pm PDT #4955 of 10003
Huh, the timing may be a little off, but then, timing is always off for me, so I wouldn't be surprised. Also, further linking explains why everything around me smells ghastly (I recoiled from my boss's breath this week,) which is another sign I'd missed. Thanks, flea! I'm not falling apart stepwise in a cycle, I'm being normalish!
You'd think I'd lose my head and not notice.
msbelle - Aug 22, 2008 5:26:48 pm PDT #4956 of 10003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
our bodies are freaky.
sarameg - Aug 22, 2008 5:28:18 pm PDT #4957 of 10003
No shit. I really consider evolution a total dumbshit in the way it's dealt with human females.
DavidS - Aug 22, 2008 5:28:42 pm PDT #4958 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
our bodies are freaky.
Curiously, that was the original title of Our Bodies, Ourselves.
Sue - Aug 22, 2008 5:33:43 pm PDT #4959 of 10003
hip deep in pie
sara, I don't know if it's related to loose joints, but I am definitely clumsier right before my period.
Also my friend had exceptionally loose and softs joints during her pregnancy which meant even things like walking and driving caused her a lot of pain. And she wasn't even allowed to do simple yoga streching because her joints were so loose.
Connie Neil - Aug 22, 2008 5:33:55 pm PDT #4960 of 10003
brillig
OK, Bob Costas is getting punchy. Mary Carillo (sp?) did a very cool bit on the real Shaolin monks, and Bob looked her straight in the eye and said "I'm impressed you didn't go with Kung Fu Fighting in that piece."
She stared at him and said "You had to go there."
"Those guys were fast as lightning." He turns back to the camera to begin the go-to-commercial. "It was a little bit frightening," he muttered.
That man so needs to get more sleep.
sarameg - Aug 22, 2008 5:39:42 pm PDT #4961 of 10003
It's freaking annoying. From an evolutionary perspective "Hi, I'm at peak fertility and a klutz, so that's in your favor. However, I don't want you even thinking of touching me, I hurt and if you do I WILL KILL YOU."
I guess that's to even things out? Fuck that. Gimme civilization.
Gadget_Girl - Aug 22, 2008 5:52:21 pm PDT #4962 of 10003
Just call me "Siouxsie Shunshine".
I must add a shout out for Eddie the Eagle and the Jamaican bob sled team.
Scotty Hamilton and Viktor Petrenko were always some of my favorites to watch (as were both of the Brian's). Mid 90's I had the chance to meet Hamilton and Petrenko, both were absolute dolls.
msbelle - Aug 22, 2008 6:08:28 pm PDT #4963 of 10003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
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