# A question I will probably regret asking about BJs **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 18, 2010, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-i-will-probably-regret-asking-about-bjs/529528 "2010-02-18T20:44:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-i-will-probably-regret-asking-about-bjs/529528/1 "2010-02-18T20:44:31Z")
I just watched a movie in which a scorned woman was wondering how she could have been dumped when “I can suck the nails out of a board”. In other movies/stand up routines etc., I’ve heard things like “She can suck start a leaf blower” or “She can suck the chrome off a trailer hitch.” Now, I’m not going to represent myself as the most worldly person, but neither am I the most sheltered. However, if air-lock level suction is really the goal the “jobs” I’ve done have been done wrong, and I’m sorry. Is that really what guys want? It doesn’t seem to me as if it would be pleasant. But what do I know… ---
**Author:** ![FallenAngel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@FallenAngel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FallenAngel)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-i-will-probably-regret-asking-about-bjs/529528/2 "2010-02-18T20:50:05Z")
Intensity of suction is pretty much the least important aspect of the act. I don’t take the phrases you referenced to mean how hard she can suck, but how well. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-i-will-probably-regret-asking-about-bjs/529528/3 "2010-02-18T20:52:43Z")
> [@gwendee](#): > > I just watched a movie in which a scorned woman was wondering how she could have been dumped when “I can suck the nails out of a board”. In other movies/stand up routines etc., I’ve heard things like “She can suck start a leaf blower” or “She can suck the chrome off a trailer hitch.” > > Now, I’m not going to represent myself as the most worldly person, but neither am I the most sheltered. However, if air-lock level suction is really the goal the “jobs” I’ve done have been done wrong, and I’m sorry. > > Is that really what guys want? It doesn’t seem to me as if it would be pleasant. But what do I know… In the first place, I don’t think those characters meant that literally. “Suck the chrome off a trailer hitch” is just slang for “gives good head.” That said, I have been the recipient of at least one disasterous blowjob from a woman who thought she was very skilled. It was a teeth issue. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-i-will-probably-regret-asking-about-bjs/529528/4 "2010-02-18T20:52:54Z")
It’s a comedic way to exagerate the concept of sucking. Don’t start buying trailer hitches. At least when it comes up physical stimulation, friction at the tip, the part between the tip and the shaft and the frenulum are what you should concentrate on. ---
**Author:** ![Gus\_Gusterson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85f322/32.png) [@Gus\_Gusterson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gus_Gusterson)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-i-will-probably-regret-asking-about-bjs/529528/5 "2010-02-18T21:00:46Z")
I don’t think I would enjoy the type of suction I could get out of my shopvac, but there has to be some suction. If it’s all licking and kissing it does little for me. The amount of suction you would use when sucking on a popsicle or lollipop is probably just about the right amount. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-i-will-probably-regret-asking-about-bjs/529528/6 "2010-02-18T21:15:46Z")
It is sometimes nice as a brief “flavor” for the overall BJ but as an end in itself it is mostly uncomfortable. My cite: the number of men who marry their vacuum cleaner. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-i-will-probably-regret-asking-about-bjs/529528/7 "2010-02-18T21:20:08Z")
The absolute positively _worst_ bj I’ve ever gotten (and I’m 51 years old) was actually pretty damn good. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-i-will-probably-regret-asking-about-bjs/529528/8 "2010-02-18T21:29:18Z")
Strong suction would be important I guess if you were one of those guys that need it to engorge the penis for an erection and then throw on a blood restricting band afterward to have sex. ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-i-will-probably-regret-asking-about-bjs/529528/9 "2010-02-18T21:30:46Z")
My brief observation: it’s called a blow job rather than a suck job. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-i-will-probably-regret-asking-about-bjs/529528/10 "2010-02-18T21:37:07Z")
I always liked “that girl could suck start a Harley”. Still, as others say, suction really doesn’t matter. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-i-will-probably-regret-asking-about-bjs/529528/11 "2010-02-18T21:41:08Z")
I’m thinking taking those saying too literally would result in more dick hickeys than actual pleasure. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-i-will-probably-regret-asking-about-bjs/529528/12 "2010-02-18T21:48:37Z")
Having a shaft partially in one’s mouth gives the **appearance** of sucking, and that more than actual suction is what’s behind phrases like “suck my \_\_\_” and the ones mentioned in the OP. I haven’t found a clip of it, but in the film “Baseketball” there’s a scene where Jenny McCarthy comes back from some hanky-panky with chrome paint all over her mouth. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-i-will-probably-regret-asking-about-bjs/529528/13 "2010-02-18T21:50:23Z")
> [@Harmonious\_Discord](#): > > Strong suction would be important I guess if you were one of those guys that need it to engorge the penis for an erection and then throw on a blood restricting band afterward to have sex. Or one of those guys who ends up in the ER because he tripped and fell on the vacuum cleaner. ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-i-will-probably-regret-asking-about-bjs/529528/14 "2010-02-18T23:01:10Z")
I’m reminded of a cartoon I once saw in Playboy. A man is passing the open transom of a hotel room door and hears coming from within: _“No, suck, damn it, suck! That’s just an expression!”_ ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-i-will-probably-regret-asking-about-bjs/529528/15 "2010-02-19T01:20:27Z")
An ex girlfriend of mine was a sucker, I hated it, put off BJs for life I reckon. It felt like she was sucking my balls dry before I’d even got anywhere. ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-i-will-probably-regret-asking-about-bjs/529528/16 "2010-02-19T01:32:12Z")
> [@bup](#): > > I’m thinking taking those saying too literally would result in more **dick hickeys** than actual pleasure. heh. heh. Band name. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![flyboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/4da419/32.png) [@flyboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flyboy)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-i-will-probably-regret-asking-about-bjs/529528/17 "2010-02-19T03:41:42Z")
The few bj’s I’ve had that were bad were because of lack of/wrong use of hands, and/or teeth getting involved. I don’t recall anyone ever getting their “suction” on with me, although admittedly I’m not really monitoring what’s going on down there in an analytical way. So I suppose it’s possible that the rest were good entirely because of suction, and I’ve just never realized it. ---
**Author:** ![black\_rabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-i-will-probably-regret-asking-about-bjs/529528/18 "2010-02-19T04:23:53Z")
A little bit of suction is nice. And by “a little bit,” I mean: Purse your lips and inhale for five seconds, just hard enough so that you make a popping sound when you open your mouth. But really, the most important part is the ability to use your lips, tongue, and the roof of your mouth without getting any teeth involved. Also: just swallow it, already. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-i-will-probably-regret-asking-about-bjs/529528/19 "2010-02-19T15:04:51Z")
> [@Gary\_T](#): > > …in the film “Baseketball” there’s a scene where Jenny McCarthy comes back from some hanky-panky with chrome paint all over her mouth. Well, that’s just silly. You surely don’t expect us to believe you actually saw the movie _Baseketball_. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-i-will-probably-regret-asking-about-bjs/529528/20 "2010-02-19T15:14:25Z")
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