Up in Smoke: Sex Hurricane

On average, there are about 4,000 people having sex at any given time, but, according to an OB/GYN in Manhattan, Hurricane Sandy made that statistic skyrocket in areas that weren’t dramatically affected. “We see around a 10 percent spike [in pregnancies], so we’re anticipating a lot of business by the end of the summer,” said Dr. Luba Soskin.

While we’re sure there were those who opted to eat everything perishable in the safe blanket of darkness instead of getting busy, for others sex was being used as currency in the no-man’s-land of the Craigslist Casual Encounters section.

Won’t that be a sweet story to tell your kids? “You were born because I needed a gallon of gas for my generator so I could charge my iPhone!”

Sex wasn’t just being used as barter, either; others were taking to Craigslist to find a partner to join them in a powerless night of passion. So for those of you who decided to ride out the superstorm by riding your partner, good on you! Just promise us you won’t be calling your kid any variation of the name Sandy.