# A most pleasurable form of exercise

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-most-pleasurable-form-of-exercise/323897>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [September 28, 2005, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-most-pleasurable-form-of-exercise/323897 "2005-09-28T19:07:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![The\_Controvert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-most-pleasurable-form-of-exercise/323897/1 "2005-09-28T19:07:56Z")

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In this column: [http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1\_054.html](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_054.html)

Cecil fails to mention how many calories it takes to produce the ejaculate. Is this a viable way to use up excess calories?

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**Author:** ![brownie55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f14d63/32.png) [@brownie55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brownie55)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-most-pleasurable-form-of-exercise/323897/2 "2005-09-28T23:17:50Z")

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> [@The Controvert](#):
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> In this column: [http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1\_054.html](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_054.html)
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> Cecil fails to mention how many calories it takes to produce the ejaculate. Is this a viable way to use up excess calories?

Which reminds me of a Limerick produced by Isaac Asimov at a National Geographic land use seminar…

Young Frieda, accustomed to hand use,  
Decided to try out some manned use  
She was screwed on the ground  
and decided she’d found  
the delightfullest aspect of land use

Now, if I could figure out why it reminded me…