08-20-2008, 09:23 PM
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Basement Chicken Choker
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: In a land without pants, or war, or want. But mostly we care about the pants.
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Extra wife = Extra life
http://www.newscientist.com/article/...6_head_dn14564
According to this study, men from polygamous cultures live quite a bit longer than those from monogamous cultures, and the hypotheses for this longer life include:
They take better care of themselves as they still have children to support as they get older.
There is evolutionary selection for longer life, as the longer life means more genes passed on thru young, fertile wives.
And my personal favorite - they have multiple women to take care of them when they get decrepit.
Ah yes, that's what I need when I'm a geezer - a few wives to share out the unbelievable fun of emptying my bedpan and giving me sponge baths.
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08-21-2008, 07:12 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Calgary, AB
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Sign me up! Now I just need to convince my wife........
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08-21-2008, 07:37 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Calgary
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idk, one woman in the house with PMS is about my limit...
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08-21-2008, 07:49 AM
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Atomic Nerd
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Calgary
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Where do I sign up?
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08-21-2008, 08:31 AM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Sec. 222
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It's a dangerous road to travel... in those cultures I'm sure the women don't have as many rights, men own them as opposed to us who date and get nagged and whatnot....
*sigh* Hef did it right....
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08-21-2008, 08:35 AM
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Disenfranchised
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Ha, sign me up under the no-thanks camp. At least twice the nagging ... girl movies ... TLC programming ...
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08-21-2008, 08:38 AM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Sec. 222
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^^^ don't forget multiple: "whats the matter?" "I'm fine"
I hate that
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08-21-2008, 08:38 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: In my office, at the Ministry of Awesome!
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I'm thinking economic factors probably have a role as well.
Let's face it, it isn't Johnny NoCash who is getting married to more than one woman, the richer you are the more wives you can afford, and the better medicine you can afford.
It's an interesting tidbit, but correlation does not necessarily imply causality.
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08-21-2008, 08:43 AM
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Disenfranchised
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pokerface
^^^ don't forget multiple: "whats the matter?" "I'm fine"
I hate that
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And multiple anniversaries to remember. Right, rubecube?
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08-21-2008, 08:44 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Calgary
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Could it also be that most of the those men are lazy SOB and make their slave wife(s) do most of the work around the house while they dont.
Please, take better care of themsleves give me a break.
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08-21-2008, 09:08 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Spartanville
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bring_Back_Shantz
I'm thinking economic factors probably have a role as well.
Let's face it, it isn't Johnny NoCash who is getting married to more than one woman, the richer you are the more wives you can afford, and the better medicine you can afford.
It's an interesting tidbit, but correlation does not necessarily imply causality.
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Yeah, that's what I thought initially. More resources = usually related to higher social status and more wives. Higher social status = better care the wives are going to take care of the husband to maintain that status.
Makes sense too that the longer life gene is selected for considering the longer you live the more times you get to pass it on.
Funnily enough It doesn't mention a correlation of no. of wives with age in general and within the same culture.
The interesting part for me was that remarried men in monogonous cultures that have more children in the second marriage and end up with on average more children than one marriage men don't end up with any more grandchildren.
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08-21-2008, 09:17 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Antithesis
Ha, sign me up under the no-thanks camp. At least twice the nagging ... girl movies ... TLC programming ...
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Tough call on whether multiple sets of breasts would make up for twice the nagging, TLC programming etc.
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08-21-2008, 10:14 AM
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In Your MCP
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Watching Hot Dog Hans
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Think of it in a business sense. You're the purchaser, they're the suppliers selling the same thing.
If one of your suppliers acts up, you go to the other one. If one tries to raise the price of its goods, you play the price of the other supplier against it, keeping them in line.
If the 2 suppliers get together and try to screw you over, you dump them both and develop 2 more!!!
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08-21-2008, 10:23 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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This research is clearly flawed. Husbands typically die before their wives because they want to.
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08-21-2008, 04:39 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: beautiful calgary alberta
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Oh I'd love 2 husbands. One to pay my visa bills and one to buy me other stuff 
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08-21-2008, 04:46 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Victoria
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Antithesis
And multiple anniversaries to remember. Right, rubecube?
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Which means less time to watch sports. Count me in the "no" camp as well...unless they're all bisexual and totally down for nightly threesomes (or foursomes)!
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08-21-2008, 05:05 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Ontario
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Antithesis
Ha, sign me up under the no-thanks camp. At least twice the nagging ... girl movies ... TLC programming ...
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But just think... they won't be lonely and REQUIRE your attention because they have each other. Get another TV and watch the sports there.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Antithesis
And multiple anniversaries to remember. Right, rubecube?
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Just coordinate them.. make them on the same day. One BIG party 
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