At 8:16 AM -0700 on 9/9/02, Gordon Mohr wrote:
<Calculations elided...>
> Of course this says very little, almost nothing, about the overall
> population behavior, gay or straight, and the relative prevalence
> of 3K+ individuals in either group. But it does strongly suggest
> that gay males with 3K+ partners exist in measurable numbers, so
> people should stop treating Eugen's anecdotal estimation as if it
> were sheer fantasy. BitBitch's own citation suggests otherwise.
That math stuff's, a, um, bitch, i'nit?
;-)
Cheers,
RAH
[Who could care less who boinks whom, or for how much, though watching the
Righteous Anger(tm) around here this morning *has* been amusing...]
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Why so fast?  Normal terminal velocity is much slower.
> Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 8:36 AM
> So uh, would this qualify for the Darwin awards if he doesn't make it?
> RH> Today a French officer called Michel Fournier is supposed to get
> RH> 350-metre tall helium balloon, ride it up to the edge of space (40
> RH> altitude) and jump out.  His fall should last 6.5 minutes and
> RH> speeds of Mach 1.5.  He hopes to open his parachute manually at
> RH> end, although with an automatic backup if he is 7 seconds from the
> RH> ground and still hasn't opened it.
> RH>   "Vederò, si averò si grossi li coglioni, come ha il re di
> RH>   ("Let's see if I've got as much balls as the King of France!")
> RH>   - Pope Julius II, 2 January 1511