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Has anyone ever told you that women aren't funny? Well, they're not--they're hysterical. Possibly because Hippocrates thought that their uterus was an old-timey Pacman prototype. Angeline and Andrew discuss hysteria, the invention of the vibrator, and modern sex toys.
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