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In Drew's most recent relation of the Coolidge Effect story...

  

Dark Laith

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Saturday, September 18, 2004 at 9:51 AM

...Drew said it was about male mammals, which is a specification he's never made before (to the best of my recollection). Now, I still think the story's point is correct, but... shouldn't it have occured to him that this story would seem like a bad example, since roosters are avians and not mammals?

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redsmith007

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Sunday, September 19, 2004 at 10:08 AM

calling all nerds

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joe bloggs

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Tuesday, September 21, 2004 at 11:07 AM

1. The story/joke most likely never occured. It's an old joke, used to illustrate a point.
2. Although the story is told with birds, the concept in biology (reinitiation of sexual behavior in a "sexually satiated" animal in response to a novel receptive mate) applies in general to all animals.

joe bloggs

  

Dark Laith

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Thursday, September 23, 2004 at 6:39 AM
Edited Thursday, September 23, 2004 at 6:40 AM

1) No, really? I figured Coolidge always got farmers telling him about their animals' copulating habits.
2) Yeah, but still. He said "mammal." Why the hell'd he say "mammal."

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