Opposites attract

February 14, 2007 11:33 AM

Science says opposites may attract.* So does this cat. *Or, opposites may be less likely to cheat.
posted by onlyconnect (22 comments total)

Double. Forgot when it was posted, but the puppy's dead, and the cat was trying to see if it was asleep. The voiceover doesn't help lift the grimness of the incident.
posted by Smart Dalek at 11:40 AM on February 14, 2007

Previously.
posted by Smart Dalek at 11:42 AM on February 14, 2007

oh no. please please delete.
posted by onlyconnect at 11:44 AM on February 14, 2007

The vets tried to resuscitate the pup but gave up and said they couldn't. Luckily, the catscan.
posted by hal9k at 11:46 AM on February 14, 2007

Eep! Jesus. I wish I hadn't read that, Smart Dalek.
posted by brundlefly at 11:47 AM on February 14, 2007

The consensus in the last thread was that the puppy probably wasn't dead, just so you know...
posted by bhouston at 11:49 AM on February 14, 2007

It's resting.
posted by hal9k at 11:52 AM on February 14, 2007

Here's the thread. The "dead puppy" thing was clearly intended as a joke.

*Whew!*
posted by brundlefly at 11:57 AM on February 14, 2007

LOL pwned.
posted by jimmythefish at 12:05 PM on February 14, 2007

I'm struck by how the article and the researcher equate "sexual chemistry" with "romantic chemistry". In my opinion, the two are often related, but not always, and in any case at least somewhat distinct. For some of us, sexual chemistry and romantic chemistry are quite distinct.

On the other hand, I'm much more inclined than I once was to believe that sexual compatibility is very predictive of long-term relationship resiliency. But back to the first hand, I also think that this is culturally determined—the less there are influences other than personal preference involved in the decision to remain with a mate the less anything other than sexual chemistry matters. On the other hand, even then for many people there may be innately determined factors that weight as heavily, or nearly as heavily, in determining relationship satisfaction.
posted by Ethereal Bligh at 12:06 PM on February 14, 2007

There were anecedotal arguments in favor of the puppy being alive, but it wasn't very responsive in the video, and people on a number of other forums also questioned the matter.
posted by Smart Dalek at 12:18 PM on February 14, 2007

But back to the first hand

Heh.
posted by ZenMasterThis at 12:23 PM on February 14, 2007 [1 favorite]

Hadn't seen the kitty video before, but yeah, there is no question that dog is alive. Puppies just sleep like that.

From the article:

Men showed no discrimination when it came to sexual desire toward their partners. That supports the idea that men don’t put as much energy into reproduction. They just copulate when the opportunity arises.

SCIENCE!
posted by quin at 12:37 PM on February 14, 2007

Whoever wrote that article needs a good firing.
posted by azazello at 1:22 PM on February 14, 2007

Heh.

Heh.
posted by Anything at 1:30 PM on February 14, 2007

These MHC studies have been around awhile, nothing earth-shakingly new about this one. Nice to see the finding reconfirmed though...
posted by Arthur "Two Sheds" Jackson at 1:32 PM on February 14, 2007

He's not dead, He's pining for the fjords.
posted by Gungho at 1:36 PM on February 14, 2007

I clicked that link hoping like hell the "cat" in question wasn't "MC Skat Kat".
posted by Jimbob at 1:46 PM on February 14, 2007

Empurr'r Palpating

That may have sounded funnier in my head.
posted by hal9k at 2:11 PM on February 14, 2007

I had to say it a few times before I got it, but nice.
posted by brundlefly at 2:13 PM on February 14, 2007

The dog in THIS one ain't dead.
posted by davy at 4:28 PM on February 14, 2007

I think the dude who did davy's video must re-edit porn for a living. The re-loop it does in the middle was so egregious and jumpy that it almost made me queasy.
posted by phearlez at 8:34 AM on February 15, 2007