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Friday, October 27, 2006
When war seems imminent...
...make love. The Daily Telegraph reports:
(Link via email from Deepika Shetty.)
North Korea's nuclear test has boosted condom sales and bookings at South Korean "love" hotels," a newspaper said today.Yes, the thought of death does concentrate the mind and rev up the libido, and that happened after 9/11 as well, when "terror sex" became common. But I wonder why it needs a terror attack or the thought of war to bring home to us an obvious truth: that we're all going to die anyway, and we might as well make the most of what's left.
Experts told the Chuson newspaper the developments reflect widespread jitters over the October 9 test, with many people seeking solace in sex.
(Link via email from Deepika Shetty.)
