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Thu February 14, 2013
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Valentine's Day

The Kiss, Taxonomically Classified

Originally published on Thu February 14, 2013 9:36 am

By Claire O'Neill
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If it were a movie, it would be called The Third Wheel by Orson Welles
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It's not working!
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Hollywood kiss
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Goodbye kiss
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Monkey love kiss
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The Kiss by Auguste Rodin
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If it were a movie, it would be called The Third Wheel by Orson Welles
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These guys.
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Bear hug? Bear kiss!
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Diamond anniversary (married for decades) kiss
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Aspiring Hollywood kiss
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Welcome home
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Narkissus
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Awesome
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World-trampolining-champion kiss

Actually, this isn't at all scientific. Here are just a few examples of PDA that hopefully won't make your skin crawl. Happy Valentine's Day!

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