Probably ... a quick search found this — might be of some help:
https://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/534650.html
Rarely do I stumble across a website with detailed information that is worth a long read. Your link was one of those. Thank you!
It had me chuckling, too, so of course wifey got curious. But I’ve been a freeper for over 20 years, so when I told her it was more “guy-only” stuff in Free Republic she merely groaned and walked away. Whew!