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alarimer

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41. I think the authors are just going for the clicks, myself.

Tue Jan 15, 2013, 09:12 PM

Jan 2013

A salacious headline based on an extremely shoddy study, which doesn't actually show what it's purported to show, if anyone here if bothered to read it.

Shitty, shitty journalism even without the obvious tie-ins with P&G.

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'Crabs' Now Endangered Thanks to Bikini Waxing (80% of US college students remove pub hair) [View all] Liberal_in_LA Jan 2013 OP

I doubt that humans are the only hosts. nt Xipe Totec Jan 2013 #1

we are actually Viva_La_Revolution Jan 2013 #46

Interesting! Xipe Totec Jan 2013 #47

More like the advent of clothing can be dated by lice genetics Coyotl Jan 2013 #75

That is an interesting premise Xipe Totec Jan 2013 #77

And it has been studied, on the genetic front. Coyotl Jan 2013 #86

i call B.S. Enrique Jan 2013 #2

Who's the "they" Shivering Jemmy Jan 2013 #3

Procter and Gamble Enrique Jan 2013 #6

Are they theKed Jan 2013 #38

They! The Second Stone Jan 2013 #9

Along with the cock-roaches! Errr, Koch Brothers I meant. n/t RKP5637 Jan 2013 #26

You are just finding this out? Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2013 #42

Tinfoil hat much? SWTORFanatic Jan 2013 #5

Let me know where to sign up to be an agent to randomly search people snooper2 Jan 2013 #13

I want to hand-pick mine to search. n/t RKP5637 Jan 2013 #28

Be sure to go through them with a fine-toothed comb. name not needed Jan 2013 #65

OK RKP5637 Jan 2013 #67

This OP ain't nothin' but fluff. Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #79

I shave adieu Jan 2013 #35

Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #39

lol Renew Deal Jan 2013 #48

I think the authors are just going for the clicks, myself. alarimer Jan 2013 #41

If anything this article would turn muffs into environmentally protected areas Xipe Totec Jan 2013 #80

This song is already dated; now it's practically obsolete Cirque du So-What Jan 2013 #4

Haven't heard that song in a while. A long while. hay rick Jan 2013 #55

Years ago saw this little ditty on the wall of a bathroom stall "No need to stand upon the seat Raine Jan 2013 #66

Had them once zappaman Jan 2013 #7

Must have been fun explaining that one to your partner Hugabear Jan 2013 #11

No one ever believes me! zappaman Jan 2013 #12

Yep, some beaches are notorious for picking them up! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2013 #31

Fortunately those are easy to avoid mythology Jan 2013 #59

Really???? Beacool Jan 2013 #62

True! zappaman Jan 2013 #71

I had a similar experience. Warren Stupidity Jan 2013 #16

In Ancient Eygpt they shaved everything including their heads to kill lice barbiegeek Jan 2013 #8

There have been soo many articles on this topic.... physioex Jan 2013 #10

here it is... Blue_Tires Jan 2013 #20

Bwhahaha! babylonsister Jan 2013 #32

You got that right. What ever happened with attention to detail? Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #81

I know this is probably satire, but is that 80% figure true? tarheelsunc Jan 2013 #14

Bloomberg says it comes from a scientific paper muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #15

how old are you? Therein lies the answer to your question. robinlynne Jan 2013 #29

22. I'm one of the other 20% of college students. tarheelsunc Jan 2013 #63

oh, thought you might be older like me..... glad to be wrong. robinlynne Jan 2013 #68

Yes, but their evil cousins, head lice Control-Z Jan 2013 #17

One of many reasons I prefer myself and my partner well-groomed. kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #18

You can be "well groomed" and still have a thick, robust forest undergrowth... Blue_Tires Jan 2013 #23

Well-groomed = no forest at all in my book. kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #44

indeed. shanti Jan 2013 #45

So you and your partner are leftynyc Jan 2013 #72

Crabs are making a comeback in the Chesapeake Bay. I had a really good crabcake a couple of weeks madinmaryland Jan 2013 #19

I perfer softshells myself. Doctor Who Jan 2013 #25

LOL RKP5637 Jan 2013 #33

The little guys are really hard to pick the meat out of. A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #83

My grandparents came from a "different" part of the world LeftInTX Jan 2013 #21

Dubya asks, "How many is a Brazilian?" appal_jack Jan 2013 #22

37 and have never seen hair "down there". Think about that for a moment. Never. galileoreloaded Jan 2013 #24

tmi, dude. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #30

+1000 Liberal_in_LA Jan 2013 #34

are you sure you're looking in the right place? nt NoGOPZone Jan 2013 #37

Did you mean girls, or did you mean women? GObamaGO Jan 2013 #50

+1000. NT riderinthestorm Jan 2013 #52

Thank you!!! wellstone dem Jan 2013 #85

uh huh obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #57

so you've never been laid? Skittles Jan 2013 #82

You probably think this is funny, but species extinction is serious business. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #27

~ K ~ In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #36

lol Liberal_in_LA Jan 2013 #56

The "study" they link to is pretty pathetic. alarimer Jan 2013 #40

+1. The science is pathetic. Of course no DUers are questioning THAT. And biased reporting? riderinthestorm Jan 2013 #53

A topical incecticide..... supernova Jan 2013 #43

SAVE THE CRABS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2013 #49

Looks like these folks are working to commoditize the critters. Snarkoleptic Jan 2013 #61

That is one extinction we should not worry about liberal N proud Jan 2013 #51

Never had them but a friend of mine did. Poured Clorox "down there", rinsed..crabs gone. BlueJazz Jan 2013 #54

Putting bleach on genitals is a very bad idea obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #58

That seems rather suboptimal mythology Jan 2013 #60

I dunno, why would you need to "treat" crabs? cherish44 Jan 2013 #64

I reckon I'd notice one of these dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #69

it that real? it's disgusting. Liberal_in_LA Jan 2013 #73

That is real. A coconut crab. X_Digger Jan 2013 #74

ewwwwwwwwwwww. couldn't touch one of those Liberal_in_LA Jan 2013 #87

one would hope dlwickham Jan 2013 #76

Won't SOMEBODY PLEASE Think Of The Poor Crabs!!! Skraxx Jan 2013 #70

Why did you post this? LOL! rightsideout Jan 2013 #78

Hope for the crabs: Physician calls for an end to bikini waxing DreamGypsy Jan 2013 #84

She's a paid shill for Big Louse jberryhill Jan 2013 #90

A global 90-day pubic shave-in, and crabs no more Coyotl Jan 2013 #88

I say bring back merkins! stultusporcos Jan 2013 #89