Does it bother you that the phrase “blow job” describes something that involves no blowing at all? Wouldn’t “suck job” be a more accurate description here? We had to find out what was going on.
The real tipping point for the phrase being commonly use was Andy Warhol’s 1963 film, “Blow Job.” It was a silent portrayal of a dude receiving the act in the title for 35 minutes. That is apparently the whole flick, and the IMDB page for it only credits “the giver” and “the receiver” as appearing. After this movie, ‘blow job’ started to appear in dictionaries and the rest is history.
During the 1940s and 50s in America, extremely fast airplanes were affectionately called blow jobs because anyone near the place of take off received a blow job. (Not literally you fiends, we mean their hair was blown back.)
Some experts believe the phrase developed from the phrase to “blow off” as in to blow off steam. Hookers in the 1930s would offer to “blow you off” meaning that they would release the steam of your arousal, or cool you down.
Another possibility goes back even further to 18th century Europe, where a prostitute was known as a “blower.” The reason for this is that a slang term for a penis at the time was a “whorepipe,” and the prostitute playing the instrument was the blower.
It is hard to point to one of these as the exact point where the phrase started, but it is interesting to look back on the things we all take for granted sometimes. Plus it just sounds better than suck job anyway.
With the amount of casual sex that goes on these days, you would be wise to conclude that both men and women feel pretty good about it. Surprisingly, you would be wrong, according to a study published in the journal human nature. Researchers from Durham University in the United Kingdom surveyed thousands of people who had casual sex encounters and got answers about their feelings on the incidents. There were some interesting results.
The researchers theorized that if there are evolutionary benefits to casual sex, such as to spread the proverbial seed for guys, then positive feelings about the practice would develop to reinforce its practice in society and pass down the genes. For women, it is less clear what the evolutionary reason, but it could be to draw from a larger number of quality partners to increase the chance of one of them producing offspring with quality genes. These types of concepts were looked at going in.
The results showed that men felt positive about causal sex 80% of the time, while women felt positive about it only 54% of the time. Men felt more sexually satisfied and confident about the experience and were less concerned if others found out about it. Women reported feeling used and unappreciated, and were concerned that others finding out could damage their reputation. Also, women were not as sexually satisfied and perhaps surprisingly, did not feel any expectation that casual sex would lead to a longer term relationship.
Women clearly had much more negative feelings about casual sex than guys according to the study. The bottom line, however, is that quite a bit of casual sex continues to go on and shows no signs of stopping. The question, then, is what drives women to participate if their feelings about the experience are lukewarm?
Alright guys, when you get past all the “motion of the ocean,” “it’s how you use it,” and Easter Bunny stuff, it is time to face the reality that size matters. Thanks to the guys at penissizedebate.com, we now have an idea of how it matters as you can see in the penis size preference chart above. As you might have guessed, girth is as important as length and a sweet spot develops between the 7 ¼ to 8 ¼ inch range with 6 ¼ -6 ½ circumference.
The chart was developed based on a survey of many women and its creators, who are clear to point out that the chart was updated to reflect the “enormous amount” of women who sent comments to the site and to “me personally.” We also got a kick out of the key, which goes from perfect to enjoyable, with the last range covering everything from too small or big, along with “any freaky combination of small and big.” It is definitely an interesting chart, but how realistic is it? Consider this graph of actual penis sizes:
As you can see, the average is a little less than 6 inches and things heavily tail off as you get closer to 7 inches. When comparing the charts, there is definitely a discrepancy. One thing is clear, though – there is definitely a basis for some insecurity to be formed here! Sorry guys, but graphs are graphs.
Consider this a public service announcement, because we hear about way too many encounters where one person wants to keep it casual but ends up in a long term relationship. These are some do’s and don’ts of one night stands that seem obvious enough, but need to be made clear so people don’t forget.
DON’T: Make it known you forgot the person’s name. This will just make things awkward and ruin the natural flow of things.
DO: Use cute pet names if you forget the real name, including but not limited to “sexy,” “tiger,” “baby,” “hot pants,” or anything equally cheesy so that your cover is not blown. Get creative.
DON’T: Exchange contact info. You know you’re not calling so don’t give the wrong idea. Let it stand as what you both know it was.
DO: Make a stealth exit with a courteous goodbye on your way out. Preferably while your partner is still asleep.
DON’T: Go out for lunch, brunch, coffee, drinks, or any other activity that extends the encounter into the next day.
DO: Be sure to use protection. Pregnancy and STD scares do not lend themselves well to a clean break.
DON’T: Be the host of this fiesta. Do whatever you can to go back to the other person’s place so your exit strategy is quick and easy.
Don’t say we never did anything for you. Do feel free to add your own to the comments below. Let’s blow this thing out.
Now this is what I call innovation! Bedpost is an app currently in its beta stages that lets you track your sex life online. It is completely private and has no social networking features. However, there is word that it will eventually include a notification if a partner logs in, but there will still be no communication or viewing of other people’s profiles.
The application works in a calendar view, and lets you tag things by time of day, day of week, how long it lasted, and more. You can also add your own tags to track more, uh, “descriptive” things like what was done, what devices were used, positions, and all that good stuff.
If used over time, there could actually be some interesting information gathered out of this. For example, looking at weekend hookups only, are you more likely to get lucky on a Friday or a Saturday? When it comes to weekday dates, which day of the week is most successful? Even if you have a steady partner, you can track your performance and learn whether you do better in the morning or at night, on what day, with which foreplay, and so on and so forth.
On the one hand, it seems a little like a novelty, but when you really think about it, this can be a useful little app. If you are honestly getting some regularly, that can be hard to keep track of! Well pretty soon, we could have a solid solution for that.
Sometimes an old fashioned score needs to be settled between friends. That is all that is going on here and the beauty of the request lies in its simplicity: friends can’t see friends’ penises, friends’ girlfriends can’t see friends’ penises, so there is a problem in need of a solution.
Seems easy enough, but there are some issues raised that need to be explored. First of all, there is the problem that the measurements are to be done individually and that is understandable as it would be, like, totally gay to whip out the cocks in the same room. However, this places way too much trust in the measuring girl. All kind of sparks have been known to fly when shlongs get whipped out with a guy and girl in a room together. This can lead to favoritism and inaccurate reporting of the measurements. There would need to be another, independent girl playing the role of penis measuring “auditor”. Call her the KPMG girl.
Assuming KPMG girl has to be paid also, the question of how much is this measurement worth comes up. We want to know what is the bet between the two original friends worth? If it is just an argument, as they state, they would have to put some of their own betting stakes on the contest to offset the costs of measuring girl and KPMG girl. That’s just basic economics. Once all that is settled, my friends, you have cleared the way for a proper penis measuring contest.
Casual sex is supposed to be fun, carefree and a pleasurable diversion from life’s stresses. However, many who have not mastered the “friends with benefits” relationship status often end up creating the same emotional angst for themselves which they sought to avoid by shunning traditional monogamous relationships. In this amusing — but informative — video by Pop Waffle, an interesting parallel is drawn between FWB relationships and doing work as a temp. Myriad nuggets of wisdom can be gleaned from the video by fans of casual sex from all walks of life.
Pop Waffle starts off by illustrating the importance of those seeking temp work verifying that the position they are applying for is one of a temporary nature. Similarly, those desiring an FWB relationship should clearly ascertain that any potential partner is likewise seeking a temporary arrangement as opposed to something more permanent in nature. Furthermore, don’t assume that anyone hiring you as a “temp” is open to transitioning to a permanent relationship in the future. Another helpful tip for both arenas is never to take a temp job at a place where you’ve held full time employment within the past 90 days.
Also, it is probably wise to keep looking for a full time position — without flaunting it in front of your temp employer. In both temp environments you should have no illusions that you will be treated any differently on your birthday opposed to any other day, and don’t expect a temp boss or FBW partner to bring you chicken soup when you’re sick.
Many claim that the Internet has triggered the decline of journalism, and news is now filled with useless tripe concerning celebrities, scandals and White House party crashers. However, one intrepid journalist is showing that quality and informative news content can still be created — even on the Internet. The above clip provides much needed illumination and detail about the perspectives of recent college girl grads when it comes to taking it up the ass. There is no doubt that this topic is of great importance to many men, and modern norms have now allowed anal play to even enter the realm of casual hook-ups.
The interview above indicates that the newest generation of women are amenable to having anal sex, although it “really hurts” even when high. One claims the pain was so intense that she passed out — possibly indicating a good strategy for guys to deal with girls who never shut up. The subjects of this interview — when asked why they think guys are always asking to put it up their butt — theorized that the answer must relate to the tightness of this particular orifice. She then comes to the epiphany that her ass wasn’t created for cocks to be put up it — an assertion which many men would disagree with. Further insights included the importance of lube and a solution to the intractable political situation in the Middle East.
Science has now shown that we are not all equally horny. There appears to be a gene responsible for dictating whether we end up as faithful partners in a monogamous relationship — or whether we are driven to fuck everything in sight even when we know it is not the best of ideas. When celebrities and politicians are caught in the myriad cheating scandals which are divulged on almost a daily basis, many ask why they simply couldn’t control themselves. Researchers now believe that many couldn’t help themselves from engaging in these dalliances, and that their genetic make-up made their Tiger-like behavior inevitable. Although some dismiss this as junk science, researchers like Hasse Walum of Sweden’s Karolinska Institute has sought to back up this theory with scientific proof.
Dr. Walum crafted a study where he analyzed 552 sets of male twins looking at the hormone vasopressin which is commonly referred to as the “fidelity gene”. His study found that men deficient in this hormone had far less likelihood to be in a monogamous relationship, and these men who were in relationships had a higher propensity to sleep around. He is now preparing to conduct the same study using female subjects. Walum sought to further explain the proclivity to hook-up, and he analyzed vasopressin’s effect upon actual behavior.
He conducted an experiment where he showed men pictures of various women and asked the men to rate them based upon attractiveness. The results were as expected with the best looking women getting the highest scores. Dr. Walum then conducted another study where he did the same thing but indicated that the highest ranked women would be prepared to meet the men. This time around, men with high levels of vasopressin who were already in a relationship ranked the attractive women with lower scores — in an apparent attempt to avoid putting themselves in a scenario where temptation would be present. This “self-defense” mechanism against sleeping around seems to definitely be tied to this hormone. So the next time you’re feeling guilty for hooking up — you can rationalize that you had no choice, it’s just in your blood.
Good news for fans of casual sex — the University of Minnesota recently released a report which quantified that those who’s last sexual encounter was casual in nature are not more prone to suffer adverse psychological conditions. The study was overseen by Dr. Marla Eisenberg of UM’s medical school, and it looked at a universe of just over 1300 young adults who are sexually active. This group was divided into approximately 575 males and 725 females. This disparity was not explained, but one can assume male researchers preferred to select females in order to query about their sexual dalliances.
Out of the respondents, 55% indicated that their last encounter was with a partner in a serious dating relationship, 25% were last with a spouse or fiance and the remaining 30% last got naked within the context of a casual hook-up. It was no shocker that twice as many males reported that their last fuck was of the random variety as compared to their female counterparts. After reviewing the psychological history of all participants in the study for several years after their sexual habits were quantified, the study was able to definitively show that those prone to engage in casual sex had equal — and in many cases superior — mental health compared to the monogamous subsets. True, STD’s are always a risk — but it now appears that your peace of mind is not put at risk by random sex.
According to media reports, Tokio Hotel guitarist Tom Kaulitz recently suffered from an overdose on Viagra. Usage of this drug by a 20 year old rockstar underscores the fact that Viagra is increasingly popular as a recreational drug — as opposed to solely being utilized by aging former Republican presidential candidates. Many of you reading this who are lucky enough to hook up as much as a rockstar does (well, maybe not quite as much) could very well be among the large universe of guys using Viagra in order to facilitate high volume sexual conquests. This overdose by Tom Kaulitz might give pause to those who fall into this group.
So what constitutes a Viagra overdose, and what are the possible ramifications? After popping several of the magic blue pills in rapid succession, Kaulitz reports having a pounding headache, nausea and eventually blurry and double vision. If you experience such effects, then it is safe to say they didn’t emanate from your partner’s sexual prowess. Reactions to large doses of Viagra vary by the user, but some can experience chest pains — or even heart attacks. Additionally, priapism (the multi-hour boner) can arise from a Viagra overdose — although probably pleasing to your partner, its effects upon you can be less than enjoyable. This condition is often extremely painful. If you are one who is inclined to use Viagra for recreational purposes — be careful. Arriving in the ER with chest pains and a raging boner is probably not your idea of a fun evening.
With the amount of casual sex that goes on these days, you would be wise to conclude that both men and women feel pretty good about it. Surprisingly, you would be wrong, according to a study published in the journal human nature. Researchers from Durham University in the United Kingdom surveyed thousands of people who had casual sex encounters and got answers about their feelings on the incidents. There were some interesting results.
