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An Iraqi man walks away with a new electricity generator used in private homes when there is a power outage in central Baghdad, December 2005. Many young married couples in Baghdad are not getting enough sex and the problem, they say, is not a lack of desire but of power -- electrical power.(AFP/File/Karim Sahib)

1 posted on 01/14/2006 4:31:39 AM PST by martin_fierro
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"Sometimes, when we are in the middle of making love the electricity turns off so we have to stop. I get out of bed to put a generator on and then we have to wait for the water to heat up," he told AFP.

Nope. Not goin' there.

2 posted on 01/14/2006 4:32:29 AM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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Naw....too easy.

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3 posted on 01/14/2006 4:35:57 AM PST by Lurker (You don't let a pack of wolves into the house just because they're related to the family dog.)
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I have something to say,
NO MORE SEX FOR OIL! !


4 posted on 01/14/2006 4:36:02 AM PST by 1FASTGLOCK45 (FreeRepublic: More fun than watching Dem'Rats drown like Turkeys in the rain! ! !)
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You have to wash after sex before you're allowed to pray?

So... I gues yelling 'Oh God!!!' during sex is right out.

What a stupid religion. Who needs that baggage in their life?

5 posted on 01/14/2006 4:36:17 AM PST by ovrtaxt (I looked for common sense with a telescope. All I could see was the moon of Uranus.)
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I find this story hard to believe. What did Muslims do for all those centuries before electricity was invented?


9 posted on 01/14/2006 4:44:53 AM PST by Daralundy
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In so many ways, it's a 10th century religion.

In this case, it's a 10th century religion which relies on modern plumbing. Unbelievable.

10 posted on 01/14/2006 4:45:00 AM PST by ClearCase_guy
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Of course, doesn't resistance increase as current drops?


12 posted on 01/14/2006 4:54:19 AM PST by pt17
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There Iraqis brag how they have been civilized for what, 4000 plus years? And electric power came into existence oh, about 1900?
So what did these jokers do about bathing for the first 3900 years?


13 posted on 01/14/2006 4:54:33 AM PST by Cheburashka
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This is clearly a case of BUSH'S FAULT.


15 posted on 01/14/2006 4:56:01 AM PST by Loyal Buckeye
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Wonder what the terrorists are doing? If all we have to do is cut the electricity off, they can't have too many kids, so there would be fewer terrorists in the future. Hmmm.....not a bad idea. Keep 'em in the dark, so to speak!


16 posted on 01/14/2006 4:56:23 AM PST by geezerwheezer (get up boys, we're burnin' daylight!!!)
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IT'S ALL BUSH'S FAULT!!!!!

Couldn't this article have managed to say that the amount of electricity generated has more than doubled since pre-war?

Perfect? No. A heck of a lot better for most Iraqis? Yes. A little worse for Saddam's priveleged few, ie those with secure state civil service jobs in the 'water sector'? Yes, and I can quite comfortably live with that.


17 posted on 01/14/2006 4:56:55 AM PST by blanknoone (When will Europe understand there is no one willing to accept their surrender?)
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Why the hell is it taking so long to restore basic services? I mean it. IF our goal is to change the ME, then this must be our FIRST priority, above other showy stuff.


19 posted on 01/14/2006 5:05:31 AM PST by Clock King ("How will it end?" - Emperor; "In Fire." - Kosh)
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Power interruptus for Baghdad January 14 as of 4:10 p.m. local time - 3 times.

Population control?

21 posted on 01/14/2006 5:09:41 AM PST by Allegra (I'm Wearing New Socks!)
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"The soft glow of electric sex."


23 posted on 01/14/2006 5:12:16 AM PST by Cagey
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My B.S. detector is going nuts.


24 posted on 01/14/2006 5:12:17 AM PST by Waco
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Two things: AFP is French, so not surprising they're hung up on Iraqi sex life. And the problem in Iraq IS a lack of desire, not power - no one can rationally blame cold water.


34 posted on 01/14/2006 6:04:01 AM PST by gotribe (Hillary: Accessory to Rape)
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Good. Maybe their frustration will turn into anger and action at the terrorists that disrupt power. Victory through sexual frustration...


38 posted on 01/14/2006 6:45:41 AM PST by TADSLOS (Right Wing Infidel since 1954)
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No, it's not a boombox, it's a bangbox.

40 posted on 01/14/2006 6:48:41 AM PST by arasina (So there.)
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No wonder these poor bastards lost the war; they evidently don't have real gonads. Hot water a requirement my ass.


43 posted on 01/14/2006 6:54:43 AM PST by ReaganCowboy (History books are written by winners.)
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Lets cut power throughout the muslim world then. Sounds like a good way to cut down on lil' baby Jihadists.


46 posted on 01/14/2006 7:16:26 AM PST by SmoothTalker
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