# 99 rejected Cosmo story ideas

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-rejected-cosmo-story-ideas/609803>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 17, 2012, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-rejected-cosmo-story-ideas/609803 "2012-01-17T15:55:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-rejected-cosmo-story-ideas/609803/1 "2012-01-17T15:55:53Z")

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“Farting on the first date: Pros and cons”  
“Top ten signs he’s having sex with your sister”  
“Six bedroom tricks that will make his penis bleed!”  
“Stalking your secret crush: How to avoid jail time!”  
“How to turn your man gay in four easy steps!”  
“Launch your Internet porn career into the stratosphere: 10 SMOKING camera angles for 2012!”  
“Daddy issues? How to REALLY get your father to notice you this bikini season!”  
“What he really thinks about your vagina, but is too much of a pussy to tell you”  
“101 sex facts that will make you sick to your stomach!”

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**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-rejected-cosmo-story-ideas/609803/2 "2012-01-17T16:04:41Z")

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"Gwyneth Paltrow: ‘Anal sex saved my marriage!’ "  
“Four lies that guys tell you that you’re better off not knowing the truth about!”  
“Three surprising signs your man’s a pedophile!”

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**Author:** ![RoeCocoa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7feea3/32.png) [@RoeCocoa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RoeCocoa)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-rejected-cosmo-story-ideas/609803/3 "2012-01-17T17:00:56Z")

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I thought you said _rejected_ Cosmo stories.

“Six Easy Ways To Overthrow the Patriarchy”  
“Your VA-JAY-JAY: Stop Calling It That”  
“PLUS: An Interview With Jessica Valenti”

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**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-rejected-cosmo-story-ideas/609803/4 "2012-01-17T23:09:43Z")

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"Sexy scat! How to make sure your bowel movements will make him come back for more! (And more…and more…and more!)

“Talking your family into going to a nude beach (And six easy exercises you can do that will make them go ‘Wow!’ when the robe comes off!)”

“Anonymous sex with hobos: How not to go home with more than you bargained for”

“Is he cheating? Seven simple castration methods! (The first one will blow your mind!)”

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**Author:** ![Trick\_Rider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Trick\_Rider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trick_Rider)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-rejected-cosmo-story-ideas/609803/5 "2012-01-18T02:37:22Z")

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The 5 hot peppers that will spice up your love life!  
Throwing hot soup in your man’s eyes: Sexy or sexier?  
How to improve your love life with “Disco Duck”  
Change his cheating ways with voodoo!

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-rejected-cosmo-story-ideas/609803/6 "2012-01-18T03:41:30Z")

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This Month’s Craft Project: Cross-Stitch a Cute Kitty Cat!  
The Hottest Beaches in Saudi Arabia  
Slugging Back the Brewskis: How To Drink Like a Frat Boy  
Sensible and Comfortable Shoes  
Makeup: You Don’t Need It

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**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-rejected-cosmo-story-ideas/609803/7 "2012-01-18T04:16:59Z")

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they wouldn’t be rejected [if men wrote Cosmo](http://www.flickr.com/photos/74663312@N08/)
