Cobol - Hormones in the water was Re: Celebrating the creator of Cobol

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Hormones in the water was Re: Celebrating the creator of Cobol

Clark F Morris

2006-12-22, 6:55 pm

On Sat, 23 Dec 2006 09:47:28 +1300, "Pete Dashwood"
<dashwood@removethis.enternet.co.nz> wrote:

>
>"Alistair" <alistair@ld50macca.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:1166790422.178779.233570@80g2000cwy.googlegroups.com...
><snip>>
>
>Ah, yes...urban myth...
>
>Entertaining and interesting, but unlikely.
>
>I remember hearing this 25 years ago. You'd think by now they would have
>built better catchment, distribution and treatment... The number should be
>at least 8, given the size of the population now and then.
>
>Another "interesting" story circulating at the same time was that, with an
>increasing number of women taking birth control pills, the water passed
>through their kidneys was acquiring female hormones. This was supposed to
>account for the increasing Gay population in London.

I have vague recollections of reading about certain chemicals in the
water that were supposed to affect the sexual functions of frogs and
possibly other animals. This was a serious article in at least a
mainstream periodical. The addition of various things into the water
may be having effects.
>
>Many people believe this is true.
>
>And there are giant blind crocodiles living in the sewers of New York....
>
>Pete.
>

LX-i

2006-12-22, 6:55 pm

Clark F Morris wrote:
> On Sat, 23 Dec 2006 09:47:28 +1300, "Pete Dashwood"
> <dashwood@removethis.enternet.co.nz> wrote:
>
>
> I have vague recollections of reading about certain chemicals in the
> water that were supposed to affect the sexual functions of frogs and
> possibly other animals. This was a serious article in at least a
> mainstream periodical. The addition of various things into the water
> may be having effects.

Be careful - you might end up on the politically incorrect side of the
"nature vs. nurture" debate... ;)

(I can hear it now... "The *water* made me do it!")

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