“The little man in the canoe” might be the best one I’ve heard yet
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SeeMinusMinus@lemmy.world 11 months ago
“I would argue that masturbation is the human animal’s most important adaptation. The very cornerstone of our technological civilization. Our hands evolved to grip tools, all right—including our own. You see, thinkers, inventors, and scientists are usually geeks, and geeks have a harder time getting laid than anyone. Without the built-in sexual release valve provided by masturbation, it’s doubtful that early humans would have ever mastered the secrets of fire or discovered the wheel. And you can bet that Galileo, Newton, and Einstein never would have made their discoveries if they hadn’t first been able to clear their heads by slapping the salami (or “knocking a few protons off the old hydrogen atom”). The same goes for Marie Curie. Before she discovered radium, you can be certain she first discovered the little man in the canoe.” - Ernest Cline
sgbrain7@lemm.ee 11 months ago
TheTetrapod@lemmy.world 11 months ago
God, I fucking hate Ernest Cline.
Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Marie Curie had a husband though.
dubyakay@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
Had. And then she didn’t. Their marriage only lasted nine years.
pthaloblue@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Reminds me of the Einstein jerk off skit from UCB
NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 11 months ago
If this isn’t a joke (which i think it is), you have a very skewed sense of scientists. If it is a joke, then carry on my dude.
SeeMinusMinus@lemmy.world 11 months ago
It is indeed a joke
pyrflie@lemm.ee 11 months ago
The best jokes touch a deep truth. This one at least strokes the surface.
Send_me_nude_girls@feddit.de 11 months ago
Masturbation is an innovator. So many inventions go back to “because porn”. Take current AI development for example, there’s a massive drive because porn and porn has only one job.