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2008-04-24 -Short Attention Span Theater-

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Posted by gorb 2008-04-24 03:43|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 the little boy sperm don't have the distance endurance of the little girl ones... so if given the advantage of a closer point at injection boys have a better chance.....

slinking off....

Posted by 3dc 2008-04-24 08:57|| 2008-04-24 08:57|| Front Page Top

#2 If this is were true then the third world would have predominantly daughters and the first world predominantly sons.

Posted by DoDo 2008-04-24 11:26|| 2008-04-24 11:26|| Front Page Top

#3 Of course, 3dc. Timing, too: intercourse before ovulation increases the chance of a girl, after of a boy (time rather than distance, of course). I have that information from a textbook written in 1981.

The final sentence of the piece makes no sense, though. If richer preconception diets lead to more boys, then oughtn't the rate of male births increase in wealthier countries?

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-04-24 11:45|| 2008-04-24 11:45|| Front Page Top

#4 I dunno. My wife and I had five sons - and I don't think she ate breakfast much in those days, or a whole lot at other times.

Posted by Rambler in California">Rambler in California 2008-04-24 12:54|| 2008-04-24 12:54|| Front Page Top

#5 Oddly enough My daughter had a daughter while trying to keep her figure, and a boy when she didn't.
Anecdotal, but seems to follow these findings.

Posted by Redneck Jim">Redneck Jim 2008-04-24 22:19|| 2008-04-24 22:19|| Front Page Top

#6 HMMMMM, INTERESTING, does explain an OLD DREAM > In a future GUAM, a future male "relation" [FEELS/LOOKS LIKE ME BUT ISN'T] appears to had have an intense argument wid his femme better half over types/kinds of tropical fruits for her to eat during her pregnancy, per effect on GENDER.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-04-24 23:56|| 2008-04-24 23:56|| Front Page Top

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