Date rape is never funny, so I’m told. But then again, maybe I’m reading too much into the comic. Maybe he was just giving her roofies so that she would pass out, but then he was going to take her to a nice dinner and spa treatment. You don’t know the intent. That’s the argument I’m planning to give the judge, at least.

Drink spiking is largely a myth and far more likely to be an excuse young women use after they become heavily intoxicated, according to WA research.

A Perth study of suspected drink spiking victims found claims of being given sedatives or illicit drugs without consent are exaggerated and that alcohol is often the real culprit.

QEII Medical Centre clinical toxicologist Mark Little said the findings did not support the public perception of sedatives being placed by men into the drinks of women for the purpose of sexual assault or robbing them.

“Drink spiking with sedative or illicit drugs appears to be rare and if it does occur alcohol appears to be the most common agent used,” he said.

The study also showed that many people remained in denial, with more than a third still believing they had been victims of drink spiking, irrespective of test results which disproved this.

This is a very eye-opening study. And what a boon for any creep who was planning on dateraping someone in the not-too-distant future. “Sorry babe, study says you’re wrong.” Then he makes her unconscious body mouth the words, “Oh Johnny, you’re so right. I lurvvvvve youuuuuu.” And thanks to this study, we find that this behavior is totally healthy.

I don’t think it’s appropriate to sleep with a woman in a discombobulated state, regardless of whether she was drugged or not. I like to just set them loose in the wild so that when they awake, they can find their way home. Run free, Sorority Girl Who Had Too Much Jungle Juice And Whom I Briefly Took Upskirt Photos Of. Run free!

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Birth control pills could screw up a woman’s ability to sniff out a compatible mate, a new study finds.

While several factors can send a woman swooning, including big brains and brawn, body odor can be critical in the final decision, the researchers say. That’s because beneath a woman’s flowery fragrance or a guy’s musk the body sends out aromatic molecules that indicate genetic compatibility.

Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes are involved in immune response and other functions, and the best mates are those that have different MHC smells than you. The new study reveals, however, that when women are on the pill they prefer guys with matching MHC odors.

“The results showed that the preferences of women who began using the contraceptive pill shifted towards men with genetically similar odors,” Roberts said.

This study really opened my eyes. Here I was thinking that the only type of pill that impaired women’s judgment were the ones I bought from that dude at a frat party but apparently my drug dealer Sparky was blatantly false-advertising. It’s shameful how much they get away with.

Anyway this is a genetic thing so there’s no real way to take advantage of it men, so don’t go running around dipping your genitals in tuna yet. Unless you have a cat. Then we call that love.