Woman Claims Wii Fit Caused Persistent Sexual Arousal Syndrome 380
Amanda Flowers always liked her Wii Fit but now she can't get enough of it. Amanda claims a fall from her balance board damaged a nerve and has left her suffering from persistent sexual arousal syndrome. From the article: "The catering worker said: 'It began as a twinge down below before surging through my body. Sometimes it built up into a trembling orgasm.' A doctor diagnosed her with persistent sexual arousal syndrome due to a damaged nerve."
Queue the same joke over and over... (Score:4, Insightful)
"nice"
Check the source (Score:1, Insightful)
The Daily Star, seriously? Get your act together /.
Worst Source Ever (Score:4, Insightful)
The Star? Come on, really?
Why not the National Enquirer? Or the Globe?
Now comes the obligatory ... (Score:2, Insightful)
Woman Claims Wii Fit Caused Persistent Sexual Arousal Syndrome
And now the obligatory: Correlation doesn't mean causation.
Plus or minus? (Score:2, Insightful)
The question is whether to post warning or pitch it as a benefit of using the Wii Fit. With the right ad they could be harder to find than a Tickle Me Elmo.
Re:Hold on (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Oh my god!! (Score:5, Insightful)
You need one more of these:
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Re:Not crazy (Score:2, Insightful)
This is definitely possible. I don't understand the slightly derogatory tone in the article/summary.
Well, the derogatory tone in the article is par for the course for this particular rag. I think there is some kind of a rule that the Daily Star, the Daily Mail and a few others have to publish at least one perpetual arousal symptom story per month (the sufferer is always young, female and unattached). Then there is the story about the adulterer, from the mistress' point of view but trashing her nevertheless, the fat lady trying every diet possible story... etc. These stories are all pretty sordid, sad and derogatory toward women. I hate them, but they have a very distinct, disturbing pull...
And finally, since I'm on a rant, TFA isn't even an article, it's a friggin' blurb advertising an article in a magazine!
Seriously.
Re:Oh my god!! (Score:2, Insightful)
if(Slashdot && Vaginas){
if(sleeping){
wakeup();
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else{
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There, FTFY.
Re:Worst Source Ever (Score:5, Insightful)
I think that story is one of the best examples of British tabloid journalism you'll find. It's almost perfectly written, in fact.
Base, trashy and possibly bollocks. You can only find this high quality of bullshit in the British press. It's just got more...style.
Re:Problem? (Score:3, Insightful)
He was happy for the first few days. Now he's just desperate for a good night's sleep.
Re:Hold on (Score:3, Insightful)
-1 Nauseating.
Depends on your point of view I guess. Personally, I think if you haven't broken furniture at least once you're not doing it right.
Re:Hold on (Score:5, Insightful)
Sheesh, get a room. Nobody wants to know about you and your RealDoll.
Only men could find humor in this article (Score:4, Insightful)
A. Redundant.
Re:Oh my god!! (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:Check the source (Score:2, Insightful)
That's not a counter example.
It might seem funny......... (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:I might be able to help (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:I might be able to help (Score:5, Insightful)
You obviously didn't read the footnote, that says "but really, if that happens then you're doing it wrong".
Re:Actually, you are butt-ficking wrong! (Score:3, Insightful)
I read that post (probably by the same author as the GGP) long enough to say:
What the shit?
God damn, people, different people have different libidos. We don't have to kill each other over it.
Re:I might be able to help (Score:3, Insightful)
Everyone thinks the installment plan is cheaper but they don't read the fine print. Pay as you go will save you money and will get you a much better product.
Re:I might be able to help (Score:1, Insightful)
this is the daily star reporting it. That means to me it's probably a fake.
Re:Hold on (Score:3, Insightful)
Why? It seems most people come here in their work time, so having a wife/girlfriend or not should really make a difference. Unless having a wife/gf changes nerds habits and they start logging to Facebook and growing virtual carrots instead of logging to /. and make ignorant rants.
I usually log on to /. during classes, so my time for socializing isn't affected.
Re:Have some compassion (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:I might be able to help (Score:5, Insightful)
I know it does. A friend got one for her birthday once, with explicit instructions to don it immediately.
The remote was passed around the party.
She soon developed an amusing twitch in her conversations...