Windy City Media Group Frontpage News

THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985

home search facebook twitter join
Gay News Sponsor Windy City Times 2023-12-13
DOWNLOAD ISSUE
Donate

Sponsor
Sponsor
Sponsor

  NIGHTSPOTS

pretzel logic
by David J. Magdziarz
2008-05-14

This article shared 2259 times since Wed May 14, 2008
facebook twitter google +1 reddit email


This week I have come to write

a column about, well … cum.

The quotes below are from

various Web sites that featured

information about that gay liquid

gold: semen.

For Quite A Few Gay Guys This

Is A Very Real And Present

Potential Cause For Obesity

'Ejaculate does not have a

significant amount of calories.

You'd have to ingest 400 loads

to equal the calorie content of a

'death by chocolate' dessert.'

OK, This One Is Probably NOT

A Concern For Most Gay Guys

'If they [ sperm cells ] are not

ejaculated, those poor little

sperms are broken down and

reabsorbed by the body.'

It Sounds Almost Like A One-ADay

Vitamin

'Semen itself has high concentrations

of potassium, zinc,

citric acid, fructose, phosphorylcholine,

spermine, free amino

acids, prostaglandins and

enzymes, which nourish and

protect the sperm.'

Thus Explaining The Popularity

Of Gay Swim Clubs

'Often, semen has an odor that

resembles chlorine.'

Baby, I Just Love The Chemistry

Between Us

One Web site I found featured

this list of ingredients found in

human semen [ my comments

are in brackets ] :

• ascorbic acid ( vitamin C )

• blood-group antigens

• calcium ( yes, just like milk! )

[ Milk mustache anyone? ]

• chlorine ( add your own little

contribution to cleanliness! )

[ See the column item preceding

this one ]

• cholesterol ( Is this the

'bad cholesterol' or 'good

cholesterol'? ) [ It's the 'hot'

cholesterol! ]

• citric acid, creatine, deoxyribonucleic

acid, fructose,

glutathione, hyaluronidase,

inositol, lactic acid, magnesium,

nitrogen, phosphorus and

potassium ( what do you know,

these are good for fertilization

too! )

• prostaglandins ( fatty acids

that, while not a hormone, perform

hormone-like functions )

• purine, pyrimidine, pyruvic

acid, sodium ( good to have,

especially if you've been sweating

a lot )

• sorbitol, spermidine, spermine

vitamin B12 and zinc ( you

would think it's a multivitamin )

[ Hey, those bitches stole my

vitamin joke! ]

You Don't Suppose … ?

Speaking of 'sorbitol,' a

Google search of that word

came up with this article as the

second search result: 'How

Sorbitol Causes Irritable Bowel

Syndrome.'

Better Them Than Me

'When inside a woman's body,

a sperm can live up to 5 days.'

In Case You Hook Up With An

American

'The average ejaculate measures

around a half-teaspoon,

though it may reach a little over

a teaspoon.'

In Case You Hook Up With A

European

'The average man produces

about 3.5 mL [ sic ] of semen per

ejaculation.'

Quality Time

'Most men have erections

every hour to hour and a half

during sleep.'

Fact Or Fiction?

I found one Web site that not

only featured a 'Sperm Fun

Facts' video, but also a counter

purportedly showing the

number of users watching the

movie 'right now,' the movie's

user rating on a ten-point

scale, the time in minutes and

seconds, and the number of

times the movie has been

viewed. But I noticed that hitting

the refresh button would cause

those numbers to change so

drastically from one fraction of

a second to the next that it was

clear they were using a random

number generator instead of

actual user data.

No, I Didn't Find This Info At

MichaelJackson.com

'The average age a man starts

producing sperm is 12 ½.'

Does Not Compute

One Web site claimed,

'Average number of times the

average man will ejaculate

from masterbation [ sic ] : 2,000.'

But assuming that masturbation

starts around age 13 and

that the average life span for

American males is 73, that's

60 years, give or take, of

masturbation. If the figure of

2,000 masturbation ejaculations

is correct, that averages out to

33.3333333 per year. Heck, I

exceed that … ummm, I mean

I've heard that lots of guys

exceed that every month …

even in February when it's not

a leap year.

Mastur Of His Domain?

But then again, what do you expect

from a web site that spells

the word 'masterbation'?

If you ejaculate more than

33.3333333 times per day, you can

e-mail me at PretzelLogicDave@

aol.com to tell me all about it,

provided you have the strength.


This article shared 2259 times since Wed May 14, 2008
facebook twitter google +1 reddit email

Out and Aging
Presented By

  ARTICLES YOU MIGHT LIKE

Gay News

Trans golfer banned from competing
2024-03-08
Transgender golfer Hailey Davidson spoke out on Instagram after the NXXT Women's Pro Tour suddenly announced on March 8 (International Women's Day) that participants must be "a biological female at birth" in order to compete—banning D ...


Gay News

APA adopts policy supporting transgender, gender diverse and non-binary individuals
2024-02-28
From a press release: WASHINGTON—The American Psychological Association (APA) has adopted a landmark policy affirming evidence-based care for transgender, gender diverse and nonbinary children, adolescents and adults, noting that recent ...


Gay News

Chicago Opera Theater starts 50th-anniv. season with 'Soldier Songs'
2023-09-13
Chicago Opera Theater (COT) is kicking off its 50th-anniversary season with David T. Little's Grammy-nominated Soldier Songs—described as "a haunting, heavy-metal infused theatrical cantata about the psychological impact of war." ...


Gay News

Can Chicago escape the 'urban doom loop?'
2023-09-04
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, major U.S. cities were experiencing strong growth fueled by financial and technological sectors of the economy. COVID, however, caused a massive change in population migration and work behavior which has created ...


Gay News

SHOWBIZ Ariana DeBose, trans child model, 'Take Me Out,' 'Feud'
2022-08-20
Video below - Prime Video and Blumhouse Television announced the upcoming psychological thriller House of Spoils, starring queer Academy Award winner Ariana DeBose, per a press release. The film (directed by Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy from their ...


Gay News

Young LGBQ adults experience more psychological distress than older LGBQ people
2022-08-11
-- From a Williams Institute press release - A new study by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law finds younger LGBQ adults are physically healthier but have worse psychological distress than older LGBQ people. Researchers examined a representative sample of LGBQ people ...


Gay News

NATIONAL Okla. schools, Tenn. lawsuit, political items, Mich. library
2022-08-07
Video below - Oklahoma public schools have started requiring students from kindergarten to college to complete "biological sex affidavits" if they want to compete in school sports, in accordance with a state law that took effect earlier this year, ...


Gay News

Green Bay diocese requires pronouns, restrooms align with biological sex
2022-07-21
In Wisconsin, the Diocese of Green Bay is implementing a new gender identity policy in which people must abide to their biological sex throughout its schools, including pronouns, in bathrooms, locker rooms and athletics, NBC 26 ...


Gay News

United Methodist Church splitting over LGBTQ acceptance
2022-05-02
Theologically conservative Methodists have broken away from the United Methodist Church (UMC) over LGBTQ acceptance. According to a king5.com item, the breakaway denomination, called the Global Methodist Church, formed because ...


Gay News

News coverage of trans athletes reflects partisan biases, data show
2022-04-05
-- From a press release - WATERLOO, ONTARIO, CANADA — News coverage of transgender athletes, including the history-making NCAA Division I champion swimmer Lia Thomas, often reflected the ideological biases of news outlets, which presented readers ...


Gay News

The Lost Daughter,' 'Red Rocket' among Spirit Award winners; LGBTQ+s underrepresented
2022-03-07
The Lost Daughter, a psychological drama that is the directing debut of Maggie Gyllenhaal, was named the best feature at the 37th Film Independent Spirit Awards, Variety noted. Red Rocket's Simon Rex and Zola's Taylour Page ...


Gay News

THEATER The Black Knight
2022-03-03
Title: The Black Knight. Playwright: Angeli Primlani At: Lifeboat Productions at City Lit, 1020 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. Tickets: $38; LifeboatChicago.com. Runs through: April 2 The pre-curtain music is Wagner at his most narcotic, the chronological ...


Gay News

Hell in a Handbag Productions presents 'The Drag Seed'
2022-03-03
-- From a press release - CHICAGO (February 25, 2022) — Hell in a Handbag Productions is pleased to continue its 20th anniversary season with a revival of its popular comedy The Drag Seed, an unauthorized parody of the 1956 psychological horror-thriller ...


Gay News

Report claims gay men excel academically but lesbians don't
2022-03-01
A paper published in the American Sociological Review on Feb. 20 concludes that gay men excel academically as opposed to their straight counterparts, NBC News noted. Joel Mittleman—a University of Notre Dame sociologist and the paper's ...


Gay News

SAVOR Hannah's Bretzel
2022-02-27
It's time to get Bavarian! Hannah's Bretzel, as you may guess, specializes in pretzel (or, rather, bretzel—the German word for pretzel). (Added benefits are that the bread is organic, whole-grain and free of chemical additives. ...


 


Copyright © 2024 Windy City Media Group. All rights reserved.
Reprint by permission only. PDFs for back issues are downloadable from
our online archives.

Return postage must accompany all manuscripts, drawings, and
photographs submitted if they are to be returned, and no
responsibility may be assumed for unsolicited materials.

All rights to letters, art and photos sent to Nightspots
(Chicago GLBT Nightlife News) and Windy City Times (a Chicago
Gay and Lesbian News and Feature Publication) will be treated
as unconditionally assigned for publication purposes and as such,
subject to editing and comment. The opinions expressed by the
columnists, cartoonists, letter writers, and commentators are
their own and do not necessarily reflect the position of Nightspots
(Chicago GLBT Nightlife News) and Windy City Times (a Chicago Gay,
Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender News and Feature Publication).

The appearance of a name, image or photo of a person or group in
Nightspots (Chicago GLBT Nightlife News) and Windy City Times
(a Chicago Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender News and Feature
Publication) does not indicate the sexual orientation of such
individuals or groups. While we encourage readers to support the
advertisers who make this newspaper possible, Nightspots (Chicago
GLBT Nightlife News) and Windy City Times (a Chicago Gay, Lesbian
News and Feature Publication) cannot accept responsibility for
any advertising claims or promotions.

 
 

TRENDINGBREAKINGPHOTOS







Sponsor
Sponsor


 



Donate


About WCMG      Contact Us      Online Front  Page      Windy City  Times      Nightspots
Identity      BLACKlines      En La Vida      Archives      Advanced Search     
Windy City Queercast      Queercast Archives     
Press  Releases      Join WCMG  Email List      Email Blast      Blogs     
Upcoming Events      Todays Events      Ongoing Events      Bar Guide      Community Groups      In Memoriam     
Privacy Policy     

Windy City Media Group publishes Windy City Times,
The Bi-Weekly Voice of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans Community.
5315 N. Clark St. #192, Chicago, IL 60640-2113 • PH (773) 871-7610 • FAX (773) 871-7609.