On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 15:46:53 GMT, jay > wrote:

>On 19 Oct 2006 08:29:22 -0700, Sheldon wrote:
>
>> You're a limp lover... don't you know that asparagus is probably the
>> most powerful aphrodisiac... dincha ever watch a woman with a banana,
>> well asparaguys are a hundred times more potent.
>>
>> Sheldon Tongue
>
>I guess this is why?
>
>Some of the constituents of asparagus are metabolised and excreted in the
>urine, giving it a distinctive, mildly unpleasant odor. The smell is caused
>by various sulfur-containing degradation products (e.g. thiols and
>thioesters). Studies showed that about 40% of the test subjects displayed
>this characteristic smell; and a similar percentage of people are able to
>smell the odor once it is produced. There does not seem to be any
>correlation between peoples' production and detection of the smell.[1] The
>speed of onset of urine smell is rapid, and has been estimated to occur
>within 15-30 minutes from ingestion.[2]
>
>From Wikipedia

Sheldon is just being his usual self. He's talked about "****ing
chunks" but I think it was back when he was posting from his AOLuzer
account so it's not archived.

But thanks for seeing my point and hopefully the humor involved.

Lou <---- going to get a cat so I can add to the group