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2006-05-02 -Short Attention Span Theater-

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Posted by anonymous5089 2006-05-02 03:38|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

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Would have been better if each bra had a photo of, err the contente, attached

Posted by JFM">JFM 2006-05-02 10:10|| 2006-05-02 10:10|| Front Page Top

#2 400,000 women worldwide each year

whoa!

Posted by 2b 2006-05-02 10:14|| 2006-05-02 10:14|| Front Page Top

#3 What a bunch of boobs

Posted by Captain America 2006-05-02 12:31|| 2006-05-02 12:31|| Front Page Top

#4 nearly 115,000 of the garments covering 111 km (70 miles), organisers said.

I think they might have padded their figures.

Posted by Zenster 2006-05-02 13:22|| 2006-05-02 13:22|| Front Page Top

#5 400,000 women worldwide each year

Yup. And there's good scientific reason to believe that the situation is worsening in modernized countries.

That's because oestrogen transports many substances across cell membranes, making them far more lethal to women of childbearing years than to males. This is true of PCBs, for instance. One reason EPA standards for allowable exposure to these sorts of things can be misleading is that the studies that established "safe" levels of exposure were done on college-aged males, women being excluded due to the possibility they are or would become pregnant. And so these "safe" levels in many cases severely underestimate the potential toxicity and carcenogenic danger to women.

Not an argument for moonbat regulation. But it is a sober scientific issue.

An acquaintance of mine did the original work that identified the oestrogen transport issue, fwiw.

Posted by lotp 2006-05-02 15:03|| 2006-05-02 15:03|| Front Page Top

#6 Now, take what lotp has posted and multiply it by the fact that flexible plastics, such as the ones that line all canned foods and materials like food service cling wrap must contain thalates as a "plasticizer". These nasty compounds are also known as "endocrine disruptors" due to their ability to mimic critical human hormonal compounds, estrogen in particular.

At thalate discharge sites it is not uncommon to find fish sporting the sex organs of both genders or mutated and maldeveloped genitals. Scientists speculate that constant and pernicious exposure to these thalate compounds are the cause of a global decline in male sperm counts. Others are seeking a connection to the near-catastrophic world-wide population crash in batrachian (frog) species.

We are toying with some exceptionally critical human chemistry. Serious thought needs to be given regarding just how convenient plastics really are. One jaw-dropping statistic is that landfills now contain between 10% and a mind-bending 25% of disposable diapers. That is an incredible amount of plastic, not to mention feces being introduced into the ground and water table. Just a thought.

Posted by Zenster 2006-05-02 16:37|| 2006-05-02 16:37|| Front Page Top

#7 I love toying with human chemistry.

Posted by 6 2006-05-02 19:22|| 2006-05-02 19:22|| Front Page Top

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