Researchers found that male fruit flies who had recently mated were less likely to choose food laced with alcohol than those who failed to get their dick wet. The rejected male fruit flies drank from the spiked mixture about 70 percent of the time, compared to about 50 percent of the time for the lucky flies who got their nut off. Apparently the researchers believe that the flies were using the alcohol as a way to compensate for their sexual frustration.

The researchers found that levels of a chemical active in the brain called neuropeptide F, or NPF, correlated strongly with the flies’ appetite for alcohol: when levels of NPF were low, alcohol consumption was high, and vice versa.

The NPF molecule in flies is thought to be analogous to the action of chemical called neuropeptide Y in humans, or NPY. The new study suggests that scientists could reduce drinking by developing drugs that enhance the activity of NPY,

“The study implies that it is this system that goes haywire in addiction,” said George Koob, a professor of neurobiology and addiction at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, Calif., “and that it’s very sensitive to stress. For instance, after you lose a loved one, or a relationship has crashed, you get dysphoric, your NPY goes down, and this provides a strong urge to drink a lot — whether you’re a mammal or a fruit fly.”

This is definitely an interesting study, though I’d like to propose a different hypothesis… Maybe these fruit flies weren’t compensating for their sexual frustration. Maybe they struck out with the ladies because they lacked game. Since they couldn’t work up the courage to talk them sober, they had a little bit of alcohol so they could loosen up a bit, lose their inhibition and gain the confidence to charm the lady fruit flies. That was usually my strategy when I attempted to pick up chicks.

Having watched her in tight 1960s outfits on “Mad Men” wearing bras that push her healthy breasts up to her neck, my initial reaction was to immediately go to Google and search for the leaked picture.

But then I hesitated. My conscience came calling.

Is it right for me to be looking at this picture?

Hendricks’ privacy was severely violated and she had no intention of this photo surfacing. How would I feel if someone did this to me? I’d be furious.

After my brief battle with my conscience, the little devil on my shoulder won out and I took to the nearest search engine to find the naked Christina Hendricks picture. (Sorry, I’m not going to post or link to the picture here. Just type it into Google. It took me 15 seconds to find it. ) Hendricks claims the picture isn’t her. You can’t see her face in the picture but that rack is one-of-a-kind. I’m pretty confident those are her funbags in the photo.

Naked celebrity photos or videos get leaked every so often and the result is always the same for me. Whether its Paris Hilton giving head or Kim Kardashian getting it on with Ray J, I can never resist the urge to look.

I initially feel a little guilty about it but after a while I get over it. My rationalization is that these celebrities should have known better. In this day and age, how do celebrities let this happen? It’s too easy for an ambitious hacker to come across a photo like this. We’ve seen it happen time and time again. So why even risk sending nude photos to someone or making a sex tape in the first place?

So what do you think? Is it wrong to look? Answer the poll question below or leave a comment.

Like an animal in the wild you must be able to fend off a rival male in order to earn the rights to mate.

Perhaps you’re at a bar and the girl you want is hanging out with some tool. Maybe the girl you are eyeing is there for the taking but you are getting cock-blocked by some loser vying for the same girl.

Whatever the case, James Charm is here with some advice for exactly this type of situation.





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I’ve spent plenty of time at bars alone. I’ve also spent plenty of time at bars with friends. There are drastic differences in how the bartender perceives you, how patrons perceive you, and believe it or not…how you perceive yourself.

In the interest of full disclosure, I should let you know that I’ve come to terms with the fact that I’m a creep. But, I also know plenty of non-creeps who find themselves at bars alone. The reason that I’m writing this article is because I find it interesting that the answer to this blog doesn’t lie in truth…it lies in perception.

The concept of a wingman is very interesting. There are “good wingmen” and “bad wingmen,” right?  Well regardless, I submit to you that your chances of successfully engaging in any sort of social interaction at a bar are much better with a “bad wingman” than “no wingman”. I should also let you know that this pertains ONLY to males being alone at a bar.  After all…if a female is alone at a bar, it’s either assumed that she’s intercoursing the bartender, or looking to be intercoursed by somebody else.  Bottom line, you suffer no consequences from being a creepy female in a bar….alone or with buddies.  I’m also assuming this is a typical, active bar…not something like an airport bar where it’s clear that you could possibly be alone.

I’m pretty sure that there are two basic perceptions of guys that girls use to formulate quick opinions from a distance in bars:

1. Attractiveness. Are you somebody they want to french in the bar and maybe intercourse at some point?  Yeah that’s right..I said “French”. Whether you’re alone at a bar, or with a giant crew, this is still important.  Now obviously, the girl’s standards should correspond to their own attractiveness, but either way, physical appearance is always the first step.  If you’re ugly, then being a creep should be the least of your worries. Sorry for my brutal honesty.

2. Social Animation. If a girl sees a boy that catches her eye, he will naturally seem more desirable if he appears to be enjoying himself with his friends.  For example, if two guys are in a bar together having drinks, not engaging in any sort of conversation together, and staring around the bar, they look desperate and boring.  Furthermore, if a person is alone in a bar, scoping their surroundings, they look desperate, boring, and CREEPY.

It’s unfortunate that reality is superseded by perception if you’re alone at a bar (assuming you’re actually not a creep). However, if you understand that you are initially perceived as a creep, there are measures that you can take to not only quantify your normalcy, but (if done successfully) perhaps take yourself to levels unreachable if you were with a friend.

This is what I recommend:

If you are alone at a busy bar, know that you’re not going to be approached by any girls. If you are, intercourse is yours if you want it. But the assumption is that you won’t be. Your best chance is to do the following:

1. Sit at the bar. Do not walk around. SIT AT THE BAR. DO NOT WALK AROUND. Order a drink. If possible, make conversation with the bartender (by the way…the bartender, too, will assume you are a creep for being alone, so make your conversation as normal as possible).

2. Send text messages on your phone. If you don’t really want to text anybody, pretend to be texting. At least people will think you’re waiting on somebody, or at the very least, that you actually know somebody. Either way, you’re not sitting alone staring at your drink.

3. When (and IF) you find yourself in a position to initiate a conversation with somebody, it is essential that, within the first minute of conversation, you acknowledge the fact that you’re by yourself. I personally recommend saying, “It feels so strange to be at a bar alone…I feel like a creep!”. This will have to be followed by a reason that you’re alone. You should probably make up a lie, unless you truly have a non-creepy reason. But, make sure you let them know that you’re not OK with the fact that you’re alone.

If you can successfully pull this off, you’re in great shape. You’ve proven your normalcy. You don’t seem desperate for not wanting your conversation to end (because it’s apparent to both of you that you don’t have anyone else to talk to). If you followed the anti-creep steps, and actually got her into you, the fact that you’re alone will work to your advantage.

Unfortunately, it’s almost impossible to successfully pull off what I just explained. If you’re alone at a bar, you’re probably going to be perceived like a creep. You’re probably going to act like a creep. And, like in my case, you probably are a creep.

Bring your friend with you.

But what if you could only choose one? Would you prefer to be extremely handsome with a dick so small that you could never truly pleasure a woman OR would your rather be ugly with a dick so big you could make even the loosest women squeal with delight?

It’s time for another edition of “The Great Debate.”

So we are all clear on the debate, I’m not just talking about having a small penis that is slightly below average. I’m talking about a penis that is so small it doesn’t fall within three standard deviations of the average male penis. However, you would be considered a near 10 on the LWB hotness scale (assuming the standards are the same for a man). You’d have all the characteristics of someone who is considered universally attractive (e.g Brad Pitt or George Clooney).

On the flip side, if you chose Ugly/ Big Dick, you will look like ESPN’s John Clayton with a porn star-sized dick.

Obviously there are plenty of benefits to being attractive. Aside from the obvious notion that a good-looking man will be able to attract more women, an attractive male will also make more money over his lifetime than his ugly counterpart.

According to the linked story from the Wall Street Journal, attractive people are likely to earn 3%-4% more than a person with below-average looks. That adds up to $230,000 more over the lifetime of a good-looking person. In addition, good-looking people are generally happier, more popular and marry partners who are equally as good-looking.

Based on the study and just my everyday observations, good-looking people are blessed with an extreme advantage in the game of life. This may certainly be more than enough of a trade-off for having a small penis.

These are all great advantages to being attractive but most men would say they desire to be good-looking so they can have sex with more, better-looking women. Women will be willing to overlook flaws that that would leave other less-attractive men single. An attractive man can say and do stupid things, treat a woman like shit and generally be a loser at life and still would have no trouble getting laid in most cases.

The problem Good-looking/ Small Penis Guy will have is actually keeping a woman. Once he gets a woman to bed and that woman sees his two-inch piece of manhood, its unlikely he will ever go out with her again (unless he is adept with his tongue).

Is a woman willing to be in a relationship where she will never be satisfied sexually just to be with a handsome man who she can show off to all her friends? What woman would want to knowingly marry a guy with a tiny penis? She’ll be entering into a lifetime of sexual frustration.

Looks will fade over time but his dick size will always stay the same. A guy in this situation is better off saving himself until marriage if he finds a girl he really likes. That way, she’s stuck with him and his little penis for life.

I have a tendency to reference How I Met Your Mother episodes in the past and I am going to do it again. There is an episode where Ted is getting over a break-up with his ex-girlfriend Robin. Shortly after the split, Robin has a fling with a character played by Enrique Iglesias. Ted is distraught because Robin appears to have rebounded so quickly and is having sex with a man much better-looking than he is. He believes Robin is over him already and has “won the break-up.”

At the end of the episode Ted discovers that Iglesias’ character has a small penis. The episode ends with Ted rejoicing with his friends over a beer as he proclaims that he is in fact the winner of the break-up. In this situation, a big penis trumps attractiveness.

Ron Jeremy can certainly attest to that. Jeremy, a famous porn star, has achieved quite a lot in his life because he has a big dick. He is a hideous, fat looking man but he became one of the biggest porn stars of all-time because of his huge package.

Now on the other hand, Jeremy is probably the exception to the rule. He had the benefit of being a porn star, so millions of people were able to see the size of his penis. He also slept with thousands of beautiful women because of his occupation. Had he just been a regular dude, I doubt he would have been nearly as successful.

A ugly guy with a big penis may have trouble landing a girl, but once he does he has a much better chance of keeping that girl than the Good-looking/ Small Penis Guy. Cleary this woman overlooked Ugly/ Big Dick Guy’s appearance to have sex with him in the first place, so she must have liked his personality A LOT. And now that she is likely getting good sex on top of that, there’s no reason for her to ever leave.

If I had to choose, it would certainly be a difficult decision. I would not want to live my life with a tiny penis but I think the perks of being insanely good-looking would offset the issues that would arise from having a small dick.

On the other hand, I’m already married, so having women throw themselves at me would just end up bothering me because I wouldn’t be able to act on it. Perhaps in my situation, since I know where my next thousand lays will be, I’d choose being ugly with a big dick. I’m having sex with the same woman whether I’m ugly or hot, so I might as well make sex more fun for the both of us.

I’m sure there are plenty of attractive men out there that appear to have it all, but are living with the burden of having a tiny pecker. I’d like to interview these people and see if they’d be willing to trade some of their looks for a few more inches. The problem is I would never find a guy who’d be willing to admit he has a small dick.

I suppose the real question to ask is not whether we prefer one or the other but what do women prefer? Whatever they want is our answer.

Many have wondered why Pujols decided to leave St. Louis, a city where he was adored by baseball-crazy fans.

Well, Pujols’ wife, Diedre Pujols, gave a little insight into Albert’s decision during a recent interview with a St. Louis-area Christian radio station.

“When it all came down, I was mad. I was mad at God because I felt like all the signs that had been being played out through the baseball field, our foundation, our restaurant, the Down Syndrome Center, my relationships, my home, my family close,” Diedre Pujols told the station. “I mean, we had no reason, not one reason, to want to leave. People were deceived by the numbers.”

She indicated the key moment was the Cardinals’ initial offer of five years and $130 million.

“When you have somebody say ‘We want you to be a Cardinal for life’ and only offer you a five-year deal, it kind of confused us,” Diedre Pujols said. “Well, we got over that insult and felt like Albert had given so much of himself to baseball and into the community … we didn’t want to go through this again.”

Apparently the Cardinals “insulting” offer had the poor Mrs. Pujols questioning her faith. How could the Pujols family ever survive this hardship? Only 130 million? How will she feed her family? Why does God do BAD things to GOOD people?? WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN DIEDRE PUJOLS, LORD?

And there’s no way she could EVER imagine going through difficult ordeal of having several professional baseball organizations throw millions and millions of dollars at her husband in an effort to convince him to play a game for a living. People with cancer must think they have it made when they hear of the struggles that Mr. and Mrs. Pujols have had to endure through this difficult free agency process.

Please…someone insult me with a $130 million dollar offer to play a game. Shit…for that amount of money, I’ll do a lot less enjoyable jobs than play baseball. I will do unspeakable things for that amount of money.

Diedre Pujols later went on to say this…

“It’s just like God,” she said at the end of the interview, “to put us on a team called the Angels.”

OHHH PLEEEEASE!!!…Even Tim Tebow thinks this statement is ridiculous. I find it highly unlikely that God used his divine intervention to put the Angels in a better position to win the pennant. Those types of stories only happen in the movies (and Denver Broncos games)…and they already made that film. Perhaps this will be the sequel to Angels in the Outfield. We’ll call it Angels at the Bargaining Table.

You can continue to use your failed techniques or you can try something different. Perhaps you need some lessons in seduction from James Charm. Check out these entertaining and unorthodox tips on a number of ways to pick up girls.

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The premise is simple. I’ll take a celebrity that is often on the fence when it comes to her perceived hotness and then debate whether she is truly hot or not. The celebrity woman in question would typically fall in the 5-6 range on the LWB Hotness Scale, which is on the borderline between being hot and not being hot.

Typically the woman we are discussing will have some features that men will find attractive, while having others that are not. The perfect example of this debate came in a 2010 episode of The Office, in which Dunder Mifflin-Scranton debated the hotness of Hillary Swank. Today, I build on a feature so brilliantly portrayed in that episode, with my own version of it.

Today’s Hot or Not debate features Jillian Michaels.

As a celebrity fitness guru, Jillian Michaels is best known for her role on The Biggest Loser and her bestselling workout videos.

All men want a woman with a great body and Jillian is certainly in fantastic shape. But when it comes to women, there is fine line between being in shape and being too muscular. Jillian is hovering dangerously on that border.

Men obviously enjoy a woman with a flat stomach, a nice ass, and shapely legs, and Jillian certainly has all these things, but we also don’t want a woman who can bench press more than us—and I don’t feel that confident that I can actually out-bench her. A girl that is too muscular is definitely a turnoff for men (unless your Alex Rodriguez).

Jillian also seems to suffer from the Seinfeld “Two-Face Syndrome.” I’ve seen some pictures where she looks great and other where she looks kind of manly…And I’m not alone in this. Just type in “Is Jillian Michaels” into Google and one of the suggested search terms is, “Is Jillian Michaels a Man?”

Here are some examples where she looks kind of hot…

…and here some others where she doesn’t look so hot…

So is she hot or not? Personally, I feel the same way that Kevin feels in the linked Office clip towards Hillary Swank. Would I have sex with her, if presented with the opportunity? I probably would…but the question is, is she hot?…and that one isn’t so easy to answer.

What do you think? Vote in the poll below.