The people are friendly, the state is a giant fossil bed from
end to end, and the ‘go your own way’ attitude is refreshing when you come from other parts of the country.

Of course I come from the San Joaquin Valley, which has a climate much like Texas, along with a population from ‘back East’ including refugees from the Lone Star state, like Grandfather Avenger, so it’s a matter of loving the ones you’re with(to paraphrase an old ’60s lyric.) as well :>)

Texas and Sweden pretty much represent both sides of the spectrum when it comes to western civilization, don’t they?

If you mean across the board, not necessarily. In Sweden you can meet plenty of redneck types, who like their beer, barbecues, pick-up trucks and guns (except they think guns, instead of dildos, should be regulated by the government)

And then there are even weirder things like the Raggare.

Well, we’ve found what that lube was made for. If you get some of that lube, you can slide the chair around a lot easier. Its a futon. Does it have any moving parts that could use Lycksele Lubricant?

Oh great… now I’m going to be looking at my futon weird for weeks!

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10119584

Frequent orgasming is good for the heart and good for the pelvic muscles,

For both the girls and the boys — but for the latter don’t forget the actual medical/prostate benefits of the frequent! ejaculation.

[NEJM..2003] LO-ve that article…such a great incentive.]

Yeah, I had a feeling that benefit didn’t apply to men. If anything, we’re probably only hastening the inevitable decline of our prostate. Oh well, back to Plan B: no reason at all … Actually, according to this study, it’s just the opposite.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn3942-masturbating-may-protect-against-prostate-cancer.html

So there are likely benefits for men as well, just different ones.