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For everyone who thinks sex and carnality are pervasive in Western society, a cautionary tale<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A German couple who went to a fertility clinic after eight years of marriage have found out why they are still childless – they weren’t having sex.
\n[…] “We are not talking retarded people here, but a couple who were brought up in a religious environment who were simply unaware, after eight years of marriage, of the physical requirements necessary to procreate.”<\/p>\n

Of course, those of us in the tech support field always know to the first question should be, “Is it plugged it in and turned on?”<\/p>\n

(via Stan)<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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