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From the Ted Talk by Marah J. Hardt: Are we interrupting the kinky sex lives of fish?

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Take Maine lobster. They don't look that romantic, or that kinky. They are both.

(Laughter)

During mating season, female lobsters want to mate with the biggest, bddesat males, but these guys are really avegsrgise, and they'll attack any ltsboer that aopcaerhps, male or female. Meanwhile, the best time for her to mate with the male is right after she's molted, when she's lost her hard sehll. So she has to approach this aggressive guy in her most vulnerable satte. What's a girl to do? Her answer? Spray him in the face repeatedly with her urine.

(Laughter)

Under the sea, pee is a very preufowl love potion. Conveniently, lobsters' bladders sit just above their brains, and they have two nozzles under their eye stalks with which they can shoot their unrie forward. So the femlae approaches the male's den and as he charges out she lets losoe a stream of urine and then gets the hell out of there. Only a few days of this daily dosing is all it takes for her secnt to have a transformative effect. The male turns from an aggressive to a gentle lover. By the week's end, he inetvis her into his den. After that, the sex is easy.

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Take Maine lobster. They don't look that romantic, or that kinky. They are both.

(Laughter)

During mating season, female lobsters want to mate with the biggest, _______ males, but these guys are really __________, and they'll attack any _______ that __________, male or female. Meanwhile, the best time for her to mate with the male is right after she's molted, when she's lost her hard _____. So she has to approach this aggressive guy in her most vulnerable _____. What's a girl to do? Her answer? Spray him in the face repeatedly with her urine.

(Laughter)

Under the sea, pee is a very ________ love potion. Conveniently, lobsters' bladders sit just above their brains, and they have two nozzles under their eye stalks with which they can shoot their _____ forward. So the ______ approaches the male's den and as he charges out she lets _____ a stream of urine and then gets the hell out of there. Only a few days of this daily dosing is all it takes for her _____ to have a transformative effect. The male turns from an aggressive to a gentle lover. By the week's end, he _______ her into his den. After that, the sex is easy.

Solution


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  2. loose
  3. urine
  4. lobster
  5. female
  6. baddest
  7. scent
  8. aggressive
  9. invites
  10. shell
  11. state
  12. powerful

Original Text


Take Maine lobster. They don't look that romantic, or that kinky. They are both.

(Laughter)

During mating season, female lobsters want to mate with the biggest, baddest males, but these guys are really aggressive, and they'll attack any lobster that approaches, male or female. Meanwhile, the best time for her to mate with the male is right after she's molted, when she's lost her hard shell. So she has to approach this aggressive guy in her most vulnerable state. What's a girl to do? Her answer? Spray him in the face repeatedly with her urine.

(Laughter)

Under the sea, pee is a very powerful love potion. Conveniently, lobsters' bladders sit just above their brains, and they have two nozzles under their eye stalks with which they can shoot their urine forward. So the female approaches the male's den and as he charges out she lets loose a stream of urine and then gets the hell out of there. Only a few days of this daily dosing is all it takes for her scent to have a transformative effect. The male turns from an aggressive to a gentle lover. By the week's end, he invites her into his den. After that, the sex is easy.

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