Toilet lid up or down ?

Toilet Lid Up or Down ?
Andre Willers
15 Feb 2011

Synopsis :
Women will tend to hide smells . Men to advertise them

Discussion :
The evolutionary argument is simple : a smelly human was a quicker lunch to the leopard-class predators .

Hominins evolved all sorts of tricks to beat this .
See previous posts .

Females especially were vulnerable , as oestrus and pregnancy lights them up to a olfactory predator .

They evolved a real instinct : hide smells or disguise smells .

Indeed , it is quite probable that human female year-round sexual receptiveness only evolved after most of the leopard-class carnivores that specialized in hominins (notably felix dino) were exterminated .

Males , especially after their partnership with dogs , used scent to mark territories .

What does this mean ?
Humans have long forgotten the underlying reasons for scent .
But women still are driven to hide odours or disguise them

Tricks :

1.Toilet lid down ,
2.toilet paper hanging over ,
3. pong freshener .

4.Wash behind the ears
From http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/370410
"The cheese-like unpleasant smell you have occasionally noted is your "human" scent as opposed to the scent of the deodorant, shampoo, bath soap and other toiletries you use. This human scent is sufficiently unique that trained dogs can follow your distinct scent trail even hours after you have walked through the grass and on into the woods. This is the scent bloodhounds follow and the scent you notice when you gather it up from behind your ears.
These human scents are somewhat volatile compounds associated with fats called sebum. They are, therefore, most prominent in oily areas of the skin like the face, behind the ears, under the arms, around the nipples and at the groin. I'm sure you have had your neighbor's ill-mannered dog greet you by sticking his nose directly into your crotch. He is just getting a clearer olfactory sense (or scent) of who you are."
Read more: Sometimes when I rub my finger behind my ear, my finger smells like Hershey's chocolate. Why is this? | Answerbag http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/370410#ixzz1F0cXxL2R

5.Wash around the nipples .
Extra sebaceous glands developed around the nipples to ensure an airtight seal with the suckling infant's mouth , and reduce chafing .But this released odours that predators could sense easily . Hence , nipple caps should be an early item of clothing .

An interesting line of research .
"I am passionately interested in Neolithic nipple caps . "
A guaranteed conversation stopper .

Do bodybuilders who abuse steroids have to use deodorants around their nipples ?
The mind boggles .

6 Use scent to disguise smells
Most women are quite aware that a nice-smelling scent does not significantly enhance reproductive success . But it is hardwired in that scent-disguise does enhance survival success . More , the scent-trail has to be broken . Hence , a new perfume every morning .
It is notable that the perfumeries have not yet figured out this fundamental instinctive drive .
A putative brand like "Neolithic Woman" would give a distinctive scent every day on a random basis . At present , women do the same with a number of different brands applied at whim .

7. Women hate woodsmoke at a deep , instinctual level . There are no "woodsmoke" perfumes , nor will there be . But it could be used as a subtle contrapunct .
See http://andreswhy.blogspot.com "Shampoo II" Feb 2011 et al
This why women dislike braais (barbecues) . The freely dispersed smells of woodsmoke , roasting meats and fats makes them feel vulnerable .

8.Farts
Farts amongst women are bad manners in nearly any culture . Polite belches might be acceptable .

9.Males like to disperse smells showing their putative dominance .
Hence the toilet lid up , farts , raucous barbecues , a small boy's hatred of washing behind the ears , or washing in general .

10 .Clothes and Fashion
Clothes get impregnated with smell-molecules . A woman gets uncomfortable with clothes that smells too much like her . She is driven to break the scent-trail , even if she does not know why . Males act the same way , but not to the same degree .

Hence fashion . Change clothes as often as possible . Ridiculous extremes were reached in European aristocracy , when clothes were changed 4 to 6 times a day .
Clothes were worn once , then given away . Or given away each season .

An interesting correlation is that the sales volumes of perfumes vs clothes are in an inverse relationship during or after big wars .
Old clothes are revitalized by new perfumes . Cf Chanel , etc .

11. Auto-immune diseases
Some humans will literally sicken of their own scent , especially women . In our terms , the immune system targets it's host because the same molecules are being presented too often .
So , something like rheumathroid arthritis might benefit from a complete change of clothing (especially underwear) and scent . Use the scent in large doses .
This is relatively cheap . A practical application of the placebo effect .
Besides which , the horse might learn to talk .

Some practical applications for human males :
1. Putting the toilet seat down does matter .
2. When giving perfume , give at least four completely different scents .
3. Do not give perfumes and clothing (especially lingerie ) at the same time. The woman will see this as a double change of identity , hence a dissatisfaction with her on the man's part . Go figure .
4. Wash behind your ears .


It is not a war between sexes . Just a long mutual surrender .

Andre