Italian Study Shows Male Genitalia Is Shrinking

[Silent_Bob]

http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2012/09/19/italian-study-shows-male-genitalia-is-shrinking/

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – If size matters, male private parts are shrinking, according to a new Italian study on sexuality.

The study's leaders claim to have bona fide research that says the average size of a penis is roughly 10 percent smaller than it was 50 years ago.

The study doesn't say how the research was conducted or give numbers. But it does provide several reasons for the shrinkage, including: weight gain, stress, smoking and alcohol.

Researchers also say air pollution has also been shown to "negatively impact penis size."

[dalebert]

Maybe it's evolving in that direction because other characteristics are being favored more highly like intelligence, empathy, tongue-length...

[Free libertarian]

I'm staying out of this one....

[Jim Johnson]

I feel sorry for the Italian women.

[Free libertarian]

Dammit...I can't trust myself.  Like it or not I've taken the Ribald bait and I'm IN this thread.  (rolls up sleeve, winks to other potential lewd participants or readers)

Okay if certain parts are sposed to be 10% smaller than 50 years ago, I got a problem....mine is slightly bigger than it was 50 years ago...do I need medical attention or is it sposed to grow from the time a lad is 3 years old?

[Raineyrocks]

What I would love to know is who has been participating in these studies and have actually gone to have their penis measured for 50 years. 

[Pat K]

"A lot happened in 32 years"
Yeah they had no idea.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmNI7nrwBVk&feature=related

[KBCraig]

"A lot happened in 32 years"
Yeah they had no idea.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmNI7nrwBVk&feature=related

Note to self: never issue a challenge to come up with an obscure yet spot-on photo or video to Pat K. At least not if you're betting against it.

[Jim Johnson]

"A lot happened in 32 years"
Yeah they had no idea.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmNI7nrwBVk&feature=related

Ahh... now I feel sad for the Italian guys.

[Russell Kanning]

What I would love to know is who has been participating in these studies and have actually gone to have their penis measured for 50 years. 

or who was measuring back then
Is this also why eyetaliano men pinch women's butts? They have lost their pokers

[dalebert]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmNI7nrwBVk&feature=related

So much kissing! There must be a lot of herpes in Italian circles.

[Pat K]

No all the Garlic kills it. 

[MaineShark]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmNI7nrwBVk&feature=related

So much kissing! There must be a lot of herpes in Italian circles.

Uh, there were two kisses.  At what looks like a family gathering.  That's a lot?

[dalebert]

Uh, there were two kisses.  At what looks like a family gathering.  That's a lot?

That's just a 30 second snippet from their lives! Let's see... in a 24 hour day, divide 24 hours into 30 second increments...

[MaineShark]

Uh, there were two kisses.  At what looks like a family gathering.  That's a lot?

That's just a 30 second snippet from their lives! Let's see... in a 24 hour day, divide 24 hours into 30 second increments...

Probably not a representative sample.  It's important to avoid making predictions based upon a non-statistical set.