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    Image of PostMarque PostMarque
    11/03/09

    In reply to Why Do Humans Kiss? To Share Our Germs
    science is awesome #kissing
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    11/03/09

    In reply to Why Do Humans Kiss? To Share Our Germs
    cool.then i must kiss her for 6 months or else.....
    herpes anyone #kissing
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    Image of Anekanta - Go Play! Anekanta - Go Play!
    11/03/09

    In reply to Why Do Humans Kiss? To Share Our Germs
    Cool! So, can I say this at the end of a good first date?

    "Kiss me, baby--it's good for your immune system!"

    Yeah, that should get me lots of action... no, really... no? What if I only say it to nerdy and bookish women--who will appreciate my knowledge of science? Remember Rachel Weiss in The Mummy?

    Not a chance, huh?

    *sigh*
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    Image of hrunting hrunting
    11/03/09

    @Anekanta: Can't say it would work on a first date, but if yall were comfortably dating it probably would.

    I'd certainly giggle and kiss my boyfriend if he said something like that. #kissing
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    Image of Anekanta - Go Play! Anekanta - Go Play!
    11/03/09

    @hrunting: Yeah, it makes a little more sense that way, when the comfort zone is there. So, maybe there's hope for me yet.

    Thank you! #kissing
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    11/04/09

    @Anekanta - Go Play!: "it's for the good of your immune system for when I get you pregnant! Wait, where are you going???" #kissing
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    11/04/09

    @nagumi: Hmm... I hadn't thought to include that last bit, but in that case then yeah... really better wait until the relationship is well established... #kissing
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    Image of bookwench bookwench
    11/03/09

    In reply to Why Do Humans Kiss? To Share Our Germs
    Wikipedia says it's a form of herpes, and between 50% and 80% of the adult population in the US has this virus. Nice. The more I learn about biology the more I think the Puritans had it right: no holding hands, no kissing, and most definitely no sex. Physical contact with other members of our own species is just rife with nastiness!

    But the Puritans never weighed in on sex with aliens, so maybe there's still hope... especially if their biology and ours are incompatible. So, the more alien it is, the healthier it would be to get freaky with it! #kissing
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    11/03/09

    @bookwench: It is a member of the herpes virus family, but so is the virus the causes chicken pox. CMV won't cause the disease herpes; it adults it either doesn't cause a disease at all, or form of meningitis. The people most at risk are those with a suppressed immune system, or as mentioned in the article, fetuses. #kissing
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    11/04/09

    @icelight: But you still agree, sex with alien species involving non-compatable biological systems would be safer from a hygiene point of view? #kissing
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    11/04/09

    @bookwench: Of course. Also, no need for protection.

    Either that or you're going to need a whole lot more than a millimeter or so of latex. #kissing
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    Image of CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton) CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton)
    11/03/09

    In reply to Why Do Humans Kiss? To Share Our Germs
    That's why you never kiss 'em on the mouth. #kissing
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    Image of Gemini2 Gemini2
    11/03/09

    @CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton): You dont kiss on the mouth? What is this Pretty Woman? #kissing
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    11/03/09

    @Gemini2: Nope, it's the Hero of Canton!

    @CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton): Darn it, beat me to it. #kissing
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    11/03/09

    In reply to Why Do Humans Kiss? To Share Our Germs
    "You need to keep kissing me for at least 6 months so you'll build up an immunity to my germs."

    Not sure how well that will go over.. #kissing
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    Image of Yellowphant Yellowphant
    11/03/09

    In reply to Why Do Humans Kiss? To Share Our Germs
    So if a pregnant woman kisses a bunch of random guys, there's a chance it'll kill her fetus?

    O_o

    I am seriously freaked out right now. #kissing
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    Image of psychiccheese psychiccheese
    11/03/09

    In reply to Why Do Humans Kiss? To Share Our Germs
    I just lick a doorknob every so often. All of the foreign germs to help build immunity, none of that silly human interaction stuff. #kissing
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    Image of Dash_Stryker Dash_Stryker
    11/03/09

    In reply to Why Do Humans Kiss? To Share Our Germs
    But I got the cooties shoot times INIFINITY?!?! #kissing
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    Image of FrankenPC FrankenPC
    11/03/09

    In reply to Why Do Humans Kiss? To Share Our Germs
    (ERRRGHHH!!)

    Wow it's tough to avoid going into the gutter with this topic :-D #kissing
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    Image of dumanue dumanue
    11/03/09

    @FrankenPC: why avoid? and nothing should ever be gutter or taboo about sex or kissing... prudism should be killed... #kissing
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    11/04/09

    @dumanue: Ok. I hope I don't offend anyone...but I do believe what I'm about to say.

    One thing I've noticed is, my genital area seems to adopt my partners smell. I thought it was because we were essentially sharing each others unique bacteria signatures. This article kind of confirms that's what's going on. When two people are together, they literally become a part of one another by swapping fluids. #kissing
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    Image of evildead1971 evildead1971
    11/03/09

    In reply to Why Do Humans Kiss? To Share Our Germs
    i just need your extra time and your

    kiss #kissing
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    Image of Tifosi24 Tifosi24
    11/03/09

    In reply to Why Do Humans Kiss? To Share Our Germs
    "That's why I never kiss 'em on the mouth." #kissing
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    Image of ManchuCandidate ManchuCandidate
    11/03/09

    In reply to Why Do Humans Kiss? To Share Our Germs
    You must remember this
    A kiss is just a kiss, a bug is just a bug.
    Cytomegalovirus dies
    As time goes by. #kissing
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    Image of FrankenPC FrankenPC
    11/03/09

    @ManchuCandidate: Nice! :-D #kissing
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    Image of mosquitosBuzzz mosquitosBuzzz
    11/03/09

    @ManchuCandidate: Okay.............

    so what if your girl is pregnant and she's immune to your cytomegalo but then the dirty slut goes off and has a one night stand, introducing another males cytomegalo to her insides..... would this kill or harm the baby? and if it does, is that dirty cheating slut therefore responsible for the death/abnormality of the child?
    This could create new legal precedents and make any miscarriage seem like an indication of adultery #kissing
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    11/04/09

    @mosquitosBuzzz: according to the article... possibly, and yes, unless she's beeen doing it for a looong time #kissing
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    11/03/09

    In reply to Why Do Humans Kiss? To Share Our Germs
    "...Her lips are venomous poison!!!" #kissing
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    11/03/09

    @Belabras ate my dingo!: #kissing
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    Image of GodofMonkeys GodofMonkeys
    11/03/09

    In reply to Why Do Humans Kiss? To Share Our Germs
    The needs of emotionally-stunted fanboys should not be underestimated. On behalf of those fanboys, I'd like to thank io9 for that picture. #kissing
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