Is stabbing your partner a sign of affection?


	Is stabbing your partner a sign of affection?

haraya

10-9-2006 1:18 PM

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science, snails, sex, mating, habit, affection

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10-10-2006 1:11 PM

egoldstein

"during a typical 1-hour mating session"

hey, if your typical mating session is 1-hour you've got to come up with some creative ideas

10-10-2006 4:37 PM

haraya

So true!

10-11-2006 3:37 AM

RecordSage

Well, considering how small snails are and that there are 3300 stabs - just getting them in place should be creative by itself.

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