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Spider venom to replace Viagra?
Eitan Glickman
Published: 12.04.07, 15:26
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1. Good news for Arabs
Frank ,   Canada   (04.12.07)
They will be able to use spiders with their virgins.
2. One type of spiders to be used in the study is the notorious
..............DACON9   (04.12.07)
One type of spiders to be used in the study is the notorious BLACK WIDOW.. KINDA TELLS YA SOMETHING ABOUT THE SPIDER THERAPY, DOESNT IT?. I THINK THE ENGLISH WOMAN IN THE VICTORIAN AGE USED THIS THERAPY.. THATS WHY THERE IS AN UNUSUAL HIGHER PERCETAGE OF WOMAN THAN MEN IN ENGLAND...
3. is it kosher?
mike ,   israel (formerly usa   (04.12.07)
we don't want no goy spiders medicine here.
4. So is that a tarantula in your pocket...
AJ ,   Tel Aviv   (04.12.07)
... or are you just happy to see me?
5. Maybe snake venom next...
AJ ,   Tel Aviv   (04.12.07)
... after all, we're dealing with the one-eyed trouser snake!
6. #3 TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
..............DACON9   (04.12.07)
ROYAL BEE HONEY IS NOT KOSHER BECAUSE IT IS FROM THE SECRETION (if i remember with the waste matter) OF THE FEMALE BEE, WHICH IS NOT THE SAME AS REGULAR HONEY WHICH IS MANUFACTURED FROM POLLEN. VENOM IF IT IS A SECRETION LIKE THE FEMAILE BEE, IT MAY NOT BE KOSHER IF YOU ARE INGESTING IT.if its not a secretion but a bodily spider fluid, is aother matter again, IF IT APPLIED LOCALY IT WILL HAVE A DIFFERENT STATUS. YOU JOKE HAS SERIOUS MERIT, (which brings up even more questions of EATING an insect,which is even more serious than eating bacon) ''STAR K'' HAD A WRITE UP ON THE HONEY MATTER A FEW YEARS BACK.((it may be found online) BUT IF IT IS FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES PRESCRIBED BY A DOCTOR YOU WOULD HAVE TO CONSULT WITH YOUR ORTHODOX TORAH COMMUNITY RABBI FOR THE ANSWER. so i gave you no answer but more questions, to those that are interested. SEEK A QUALIFIED ORTHODOX TORAH RABBI WHO WILL PROVIDE ALL YOUR ANSWERS AND WILL ANSWER AS DEEP AS YOU WANT TO GO.
7. spiderman
mb ,   nyc   (04.12.07)
Spiderman Spiderman Does whatever Viagra can Gets aroused, supersized Catches girls, just like flies. Lookout, here comes the Spiderman thankyouverymuch
8. 5# venom
gabriela ben ari ,   Jerusalem   (04.12.07)
I think it was actually also in South America, in argentina that they found that a type of snake venom, called crotoxine was very usuful for cancer patients. I don't know how largely it is in use though
9. Spider venom
Bernie ,   Jerusael   (04.12.07)
I hope they don't try this on females since the female spider usually kills the male after mating, hence Black Widow!
10. Toxin
Frank ,   London   (04.12.07)
Re toxin - most animal toxins don't work orally, but need to be injected. And as we know, injected or implanted things are kosher - take pig insulin or blood transfusions for example. Whereas eating these or similar things would be of course unkosher if for eating purposes. And in need of rabbinic approvement in case of essential medicine. This problem is more common than one would think. For example, some oral medicines contain gelatine as a carrier.
11. to Frank # 1
Hana ,   NY   (04.12.07)
just a shallow person with shallow remarks. But since we are on the same topic, may be you should use it for your brain and get it to think "harder" about what you say.
12. 11 Hana I thought #1 was quite funny.....
Adam, US   (04.12.07)
but what is even more funny is the subject. That some people actually "beleive" that 72 virgins will await them after a martyrdom operation. That is Hillarious!!!!!!!!!! In fact it's one of the "hardest" things to figure out about Isalm.
13. The true prescription for peace?
R. Alkalai ,   United States   (04.12.07)
Perhaps putting some of those spiders down Ahmadinejad 's shorts will cure him of his need for nuclear weapons. Maybe this has been his problem all along?
14. # 13 there is nothing for spiders to bite down there!
Frosty   (04.12.07)
15. got to admit
Roy Galut ,   Selah Washington USA   (04.12.07)
it added humor to the morning
16. no wonder why...
speedy gonzalez ,   guadalajara   (04.12.07)
my beloved juanita dolores de la contraception, she often exhausted!
17. biting a muslim will do the same thing.
Stan ,   van can   (04.12.07)
18. A scientific explaination for this
jason white ,   afula,israel   (04.12.07)
Of course if a man gets bitten by a poisonous spider he will have a prolonged erection.He needs something to beat the spider to death.
19. I hate to nitpick.......
Little Miss Muffett ,   Sitting on a Tuffett   (04.13.07)
....but the spider in the photo above is not a black widow. I know a thing or two about spiders. After all, I am Little Miss Muffett.
20. Tough Part Is Getting Spider To Bite The Zubi
Seth ,   Washington, DC   (04.13.07)
21. 19# correct , her name is 'eansy weansy'
gabriela ben ari ,   jerusalem   (04.13.07)
22. If the hairy tarantula bit the hairy Ahmadinejad
Lina ,   USA   (04.13.07)
He could parade his missile around without nuclear power!
23. To Gabriela
Little Miss Muffett ,   Sitting on a Tuffett   (04.14.07)
Ha! : - ) But I have to nitpick some more. I'm afraid that you have two nursery rhymes confused. The "eensy weensy spider" is the one who went up the water spout, down came the rain and washed the spider out. The spider in MY nursery ryhme just sat down beside me while I was eating my curds and whey. And let me tell you, he was BIG !!!
24. Spider bite
Paul ,   Brush Creek USA   (04.14.07)
How many hours do you need an erection today? In my youth, only several minutes was enough. Has that fun changed that much?
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