T H E D A I L Y T R A V E S T Y
11 April 2000
Vol. 1, Issue 68
Hello,
I found this on the web. Thought it was
interesting, especially since I believe that you do truly "know" someone when
you kiss them through the exchange of DNA that then becomes a part of your
body. I heard on the news recently
that your mouth still contains the bacteria of anyone you've ever kissed. I've read that the reason couples begin to
look like each other over time is that the DNA in their cells mutates through
the introduction of the partner's DNA. All that exchanging of bodily
fluids!! Their cells literally "know" the
DNA of the partner.
Mel Clark
The Benefits Of Kissing
By Kristi Sandlin
If eyes are
the portals to the soul, then lips are the corridor to the mind. We react
to thoughts with a smile, express love with words and intentions with a
kiss. A kiss can say many things that are difficult to put into
words.
"Kissing is an art and a highly individual and personal expression
of affection and love," said John L. Ferri, author of "Sex in the Romance: A
Review of Romantic Encounters of the Close Kind."
A kiss is usually the
first time that two people come in close contact with one another, so it makes
perfect sense that people become anxious and nervous.
An anonymous source
in "The Book of Kisses" by William Cane describes a kiss as something that you
cannot give without taking, and cannot take without giving.
Another
anonymous source says that you shouldn't wait to know someone better before
kissing him or her, you should kiss them first and then you will know them
better. The beauty of the kiss is that it translates into every language
and religion.
Vaughn Bryant Jr., professor and head of the anthropology
department at Texas A&M, said in a "Chicago Tribune" article that the first
erotic kiss was exchanged about 1500 B.C. in India. Prior to that time
there is no evidence; (clay tablets, cave paintings or written records) that
indicate the history of the kiss.
Bryant also said that rubbing and
pressing noses together, a no-tongues exchange between lovers, became popular
about 1500 B.C.
It was the Romans who unleashed the kiss, as we know it
today. Romans kissed each other hello, kissed the robes and rings of their
leaders and kissed statues of Roman gods to signify their submission and
respect.
The Romans soon discovered that a kiss has many meanings and
assigned words for these different types of kisses, such as osculum meaning
friendship kiss, basium meaning passionate kiss, and savium meaning deep kiss,
otherwise known as the French kiss.
From that point on, kissing
encountered opposition from religion as a venial sin. However, the kiss
triumphantly endured and thankfully so.
It is a scientific fact that
kissing signals our brains to produce oxytocin, a hormone that gives us that
good-all-over feeling we experience when kissing. It is also known that
biology causes one kiss to prompt another. When we kiss, the insides of
our mouths and edges of our lips produce a chemical that shouts for
more.
A study in 1997 out of Princeton University concluded that our
brains are equipped with neurons that help us find our lovers lips in the
dark. It is no wonder that many couples enjoy kissing in a dark
theater.
German physicians and psychologists have concluded that those
who kiss their spouse each morning miss less work because of illness than those
who do not. Those who kiss also have fewer auto accidents on the way to
work, earn 20 to 30 percent more monthly and live approximately five years
longer. Dr. Arthur Sazbo, one of the German psychologists, says the reason
behind the good fortune is those who have a morning kiss begin the day with a
positive attitude.
Therefore, if you want to be happy, healthy,
successful, and live longer, you should kiss your loved one before you go to
work each day.
A woman was out golfing one day
when she hit her ball into the woods. She went into
the woods to look for it and found a frog in a trap.
The frog said to her, "If
you release me from this trap, I will grant you 3 wishes."
The woman
freed the frog and the frog said, "Thank you but I failed to mention that there was a condition to your
wishes- that whatever you wish for, your
husband will get 10 times more or better!"
The woman said, "That would be
okay," and for her first wish, she wanted to be the most beautiful woman
in the world. The frog warned her, "You do realize that this
wish will also make your husband the most handsome man in the world, an Adonis, that women will flock to." The woman replied, "That will be okay because I will be the most beautiful woman and he will only have eyes for
me."
So, KAZAM - she's the most beautiful woman in the world!
For
her second wish, she wanted to be the richest woman in the world. The frog said, "That will
make your husband the richest man in the world and he will
be ten times richer than you." The woman said, "That
will be okay because what is mine is his and what is his is mine."
So, KAZAM
she's the richest woman in the world!
The frog then inquired about her
third wish, and she answered, "I'd like a
mild heart attack."
Moral of the story: Women are clever bitches....
Don't mess with them.
Often things ARE as bad as they
seem.