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Towlie

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10. Science, however, has no evidence to support the claim. Neither does common sense, for that matter.

Reply to IronLionZion (Original post)

Mon Jan 1, 2018, 12:45 PM

Jan 2018

If there's anything to it, it may have something to do with people getting drunk on New Years Eve, or having the day off with nothing else to do on New Years Day. But if it's catching on then it could become a self-fulfilling prophecy, with people having more sex on a certain day, causing more births on a certain other day, causing even more people to have sex on that certain day, and so on.

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Who needs guidance when we've got Mother Nature to inspire us??? CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2018 #1

Happy New Year! IronLionZion Jan 2018 #3

My wife and I thought the way was to have candles and drink wine that requires a corkscrew. TexasProgresive Jan 2018 #2

Yeah but it makes for an awkward moment at the drive-thru window underpants Jan 2018 #4

It would be even more awkward if they went inside the restaurant IronLionZion Jan 2018 #6

Someone might want to break it to these people Takket Jan 2018 #5

40 weeks is for those who DON'T have the fries. JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2018 #9

I was going to say... EL34x4 Jan 2018 #11

They count it differently, they don't count the first 2 weeks IronLionZion Jan 2018 #12

The "normal" gestation period is counted from the first day SwissTony Jan 2018 #14

Timing d_r Jan 2018 #18

Nope. Crunchy Frog Jan 2018 #21

If you eat the fries while doing a head stand MyNameGoesHere Jan 2018 #7

I wonder if more or less safeinOhio Jan 2018 #8

Science, however, has no evidence to support the claim. Neither does common sense, for that matter. Towlie Jan 2018 #10

Oh yeah? lpbk2713 Jan 2018 #13

It should be National Birth Control Day. roamer65 Jan 2018 #15

National Adoption Day IronLionZion Jan 2018 #16

September 26 - my daughter's birthday - born while we were in Germany DrDan Jan 2018 #17

Is that the small fries? What if you get the large fries? ProudLib72 Jan 2018 #19

Trump isn't fat, he's just very pregnant IronLionZion Jan 2018 #20

Someone should tell them to stop using condoms blacklisted Jan 2018 #22

welcome to DU gopiscrap Jan 2018 #23