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From: alan@allegra.UUCP (Alan S. Driscoll)
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Subject: Re: The Unanswered Question(s), part 2
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Date: Wed, 4-Jul-84 16:45:53 EDT
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> (Side note:  The hymen seems to have been one of God's most
> sexist ideas; it treats women like aspirin bottles ["Do not purchase if seal
> is broken"].  Curiosity:  In the non-religious view, why on earth would
> something so seemingly useless as the hymen have evolved?)

It's my understanding that the hymen often breaks as a result
of menstruation or physical activity, so the idea that

	~ HYMEN(x) -> ~ VIRGIN(x)

is incorrect.

At any rate, I, for one, have never seen, or even heard of, a
"do not purchase if seal is broken" warning on a woman.  Jeff,
you must keep very stange company...

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	Alan S. Driscoll
	AT&T Bell Laboratories