From Aristotle’s Problems:
872b
“Why can’t drunk people have sex?”
Διὰ τί οἱ μεθύοντες ἀφροδισιάζειν ἀδύνατοί εἰσιν;
874b
“Why are the drunk more prone to tears?”
Διὰ τί οἱ μεθύοντες ἀριδάκρυοι μᾶλλον;
“Why is it hard to sleep when you’re drunk?”
Διὰ τί τοῖς μεθύουσιν οὐκ ἐγγίνεται ὕπνος
“Why does someone who is buzzed act more inebriated than either the drunk or the sober?”
Διὰ τί ὁ ἀκροθώραξ μᾶλλον παροινεῖ τοῦ μᾶλλον μεθύοντος καὶ τοῦ νήφοντος;
876b
“Why does a drinker’s tongue stumble?”
Διὰ τί τῶν μεθυόντων ἡ γλῶττα πταίει;
877a
“Why is being barefoot not an advantage for sex?”
Διὰ τί ἡ ἀνυποδησία οὐ συμφέρει πρὸς ἀφροδισιασμούς;
“Why does sex wear humans out more than other animals?”
Διὰ τί ἐκλύεται μάλιστα τῶν ζῴων ἀφροδισιάσας ἄνθρωπος;
877b
“Why do people fasting have sex so quickly?”
Διὰ τί νήστεις θᾶττον ἀφροδισιάζουσιν;
878a
“Why is it harder for people for have sex in water?”
Διὰ τί ἐν τῷ ὕδατι ἧττον δύνανται ἀφροδισιάζειν οἱ ἄνθρωποι;
880b
“Why does a person’s eyes weaken if they have sex?”
Διὰ τί, ἐὰν ἀφροδισιάζῃ ὁ ἄνθρωπος, οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ ἀσθενοῦσι μάλιστα;
A series of responses by poet and reader Eric Sigler:
