Blind

[Coldfusion]

I know this is a myth and a stupid question but why do they say that too much w**king makes you blind?

[sft42]

It's the same as "All w@"k and no play makes Jack a dull boy"....No seriously, it was a myth perpetuated by the church to put fear into young men (they didn't believe young ladies did such things) to stop what they seen as a heinious sin.

[PaulB]

Hmmm, I was wondering why my sight was gettin worse... ;op

[Birchy]

So it doesn't stem from the Battle of Hastings then? Let's face it, what are the chances of being hit in the eye by an arrow from that distance?

[Coldfusion]

Where did that come Birchy. I don't understand!!!

[bernardo]

The nineteenth-century people who said that m*st*rb*tion made you go blind were probably just a bunch of w**kers anyway. :-)

[RCP]

And if it were true every man on here would be typing their answers on a braille keyboard.

[bluedolphin]

What about that report last week that it cuts the chances of prostrate cancer in half for those who conscientiously indulge in their 20s 30s....reason being that it flushes out the prostrate gland and doesnt allow nasty chemicals to lodge there.

[PaulB]

That's good enough advice for me bluedolphin :o)

[Hippy]

Be careful! You'll have someone's eye out waving that thing around!

[PaulB]

Hehehe So THAT's where it originates from then lol

[j2buttonsw]

When I was at school it was always: *whisper* "waynking makes you deaf"...

[boviner]

THE REASON PEOPLE USED TO SAY THAT WAS BECAUSE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO TAKE THE WHITE FROM BEHIND YOUR EYES RESULTING IN BLINDNESS ITS AN OLD WIVES TALE .. KEEP DOING IT LOLOLOL .

[dave_in_cw]

Depending on aim and luck I would say it might be able to cause very temporary blindness in at least one eye. I've heard before that certain "projectiles" are more alkaline than others which would no doubt affect the irritation caused to the unfortunate person whose eye is affected.