24 June 2012

Does Size Matter?

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There have been quite a few studies about penis size, some more reputable than others. Kinsey had a hard-on for penises, so to speak. It’s worth noting that in every study where men measure their own erections the average sizes are higher than in studies where men are measured by researchers. The hard data suggests that most men tend to aim too high. My own anecdotal evidence and highly unscientific research confirms this.

But average is such an impotent word when discussing the penis. According to the American Journal of Medicine the average erect penis is 15cm from top to tail. I shall use centimetres instead of inches since the numbers are bigger and that makes men very happy. According to Playboy Magazine the average length is 46cm. I don’t know if either study was questionnaire-based or hands-on. I would think that anybody who cares about accuracy would have a bone to pick with the Playboy study.










05 June 2012

How to Be Antisemantic

There is also an issue of grammar at play. “Jew” is a noun while “Jewish” is an adjective. This is different from “Christian” or “Muslim” which can be either. You can say “she is Christian” and “he is a Muslim” but you cannot say “she is a Jewish” or “he is Jew”. Unless you are Chinese and don’t use articles. There actually is no difference between “Jewish” and “Jew” in Chinese. And the word “pig” in Chinese [豬] sounds like “jew”. I don’t know whose idea that was.

Obviously if you want to use “Jewish” as an adjective to describe a noun then by all means do so. “She is the first Jewish president of Saudi Arabia” is perfectly acceptable. Maybe not so much to the Saud family.