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  • Mel Goldstein 2/7/2008 11:35:37 AM

    This has some promise. It has been a while since I read Lysistrata
    (Freshman year in college in the 50's....how titillating,
    particulary the scene direction and costuming). It seemed to be
    based on an assumption that women can "do without" easier than
    men(re: The Seinfeld "Bet" where Elaine had to pay double since "it
    was easier for women not to self-pleasure".) This appears to be a
    patently faulty assumption based on some hard (sorry!) data. If I
    remember in the play they never made it clear whether EVERYONE
    abstained from ALL sexual activity, included self-gratification.
    Now that would get something going, both genders horny and nagging
    each other to do something about global warming. One warning, on
    that day where everyone is free to indulge, expect a few icebergs
    to melt simply from the rise in global body temperatures. As a post
    menopausal male, this won't bug me as much as in my younger years,
    but good luck.

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