@dfyx @alice

i too would like a dating site that matches people on the basis of believing handshakes should be replaced with sniffing butts. 👍

@old_angry_queer @dfyx @alice

let's just assume for a minute that this is acceptable social behavior. you've just sniffed a butt; now, what do you do with that information?

i'd assert that we're gonna need much better noses before this becomes a useful means of assessing potential dates.

[i'm unreasonably pleased that i managed to slip an 'ass' or two into each of those paragraphs]

@saltywizard

How much info do you get from a handshake?

People do actually get information from each other's smells and they've done brain scans that show male-attracted people respond to male scents different than non-male attracted people. Also there's been one-off dating pools that match people based on everyone sending in a worn tshirt, then cutting them into squares and mailing'em out so people can sniff the squares and indicate potential matches. double match == date arranged.

@alice

@old_angry_queer @alice

okay. i'm convinced. bring on the butt sniffing!

@saltywizard @old_angry_queer @alice

Matching based on sweat, I can understand. Matching based on butt smell… not sure how that would work.

But it would most definitely be an interesting double-blind experiment. Sounds like a solid contender for the Ig Nobel prize!

@avuko given the number of guys that admit to not wiping, I could certainly exclude a few based on butt-sniffing!

@saltywizard @old_angry_queer