• AFK BRB Chocolate
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    618 months ago

    That sounds far fetched until you remember that they diagnosed women with hysteria and treated them by giving them orgasms. When the vibrator was invented to treat muscle pain much later, doctors latched onto them for treating hysteria to give their hands a break.

    • @disguy_ovahea
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      Absolutely. Hystéra is Greek for uterus. Hysteria, or the “roaming uteri” theory was a successor to Plato’s theory of hysterical suffocation. They believed that the uterus could migrate around the body, placing pressure on internal organs. It’s like gynecological fan fiction.

      • ✺roguetrick✺
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        238 months ago

        When pregnant that’s a pretty good explanation of what it does though. Uterus just tells everybody up to the diaphragm to get outta the fucking way.

        • @disguy_ovahea
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          Duh. Uterus is Latin. Thanks. I’ll edit for clarity.

            • @disguy_ovahea
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              8 months ago

              I couldn’t remember the spelling of the Greek word, so I looked it up yesterday for that comment. I searched “Greek word for uterus” and then wrote Latin in the comment like a dingus.

              Not only was Plato Greek, but Latin words that end in “us” are pluralized with an “i.” It was all right there mocking me. Lol

              • kora
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                18 months ago

                Wasn’t at all mocking! It wasn’t even me who caught it. My GF was like “Hmmm, thats too internet-only-fact” and looked it up. Just passing it along cause I sure as shit didn’t know lol

                • @disguy_ovahea
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                  No worries! I didn’t take it as such. I meant the comment itself was mocking me. I knew better.

                  • kora
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                    28 months ago

                    Oh, yeah, that feeling sure is fun… especially when it catches a hyperfixation wave.

    • @Dadifer
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      88 months ago

      I think that makes up for a lot of bad things that were done.

        • @toynbee
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          28 months ago

          Is your username a modem interpretation of OMGWTFBBQ?

          • AFK BRB Chocolate
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            18 months ago

            I’m not sure I’ve seen that one, but it does seem to have the same vibe.