I’ve had to start doing this recently. It’s one of those things that made me feel really old. I’m 37.
(I’m talking about powdering the man bits in case it isn’t obvious)
Do you mean using talcum on your groin? I do it occasionally and am 25 but had no idea it was something that was supposed to be related to age.
I am a 38 year old male and I have no idea what you are talking about. Except for the rare bout of jock itch I cannot imagine why you would have to use powder regularly.
Been doing it since I was 18 actually, to combat body stickiness in hot muggy weather. Not just the grundle either… back, chest, buttocks. Why is this an old man thing?
Houston, I am having trouble hearing your up here. Copy on the powder. After that, it sounded something like manbits. I don’t see any of that in the manual. Can you repeat?
Well, OK; maybe I’m mistaken. It’s just that every time I’m in the locker room at my gym; old men are the only ones using it that I’ve noticed.
In all honesty, what are you talking about? I am 34 and I understand the concept of powder but you could be referring to anthrax or drywall dust for all I know. Who does this and why?
I’m 54 and I have no idea what you’re talking about. 
I thought we were talking about cocaine or blow.
[edit] What are the benefits of powdering?
I’m really susceptible to chafing and jock itch and started doing the crotch powder thing years ago.
But then I STOPPED doing it almost as many years ago because there was too much airborne talc and it was bugging my lungs. Wasn’t worth it.
Er…powdering…your man bits?
That stuff dries your man bits out, which can lead to open wounds, which can lead to both penile bleeding and penile infections if you’re rather exceptionally unlucky. Penises like to be wet, and excessive dryness can be painful and/or lead to painful things.
I apply lotion regularly, myself. Not like that, pervs. (Well, actually, rather like that, except that I don’t finish the job because that kind of kills the point.)
The reason you see old men using it is probably due to the possibility that they have experienced the joy of Jock Itch at some point in their lives and have learned to take preventative measures.
I’ve had Jock Itch twice in 20 years, and after the second time during which I smeared my man parts with Lotramin and they swelled to twice their normal size due to an allergic reaction and I had to miss a day of work while I lay in bed with an ice pack on my dingulus, I decided a daily sprinkle of Gold Bond was the way to go.
Jock Itch can take weeks to get rid of, and while scratching the affected area can be tons of fun, it doesn’t help your social life.
Use of talcum powder in that area is strongly contraindicated for women as a potential cancer risk. So please be considerate of any women who may come in contact with the areas you powder. There are cornstarch based powders as an alternative.
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Similarly, while the vagina is a particularly effective place to take cocaine, it’s recommended that women not get too friendly afterwards, as cocaine eats away at penis flesh :eek:
Sorry for the hijack, but I always thought cocaine and blow were the same thing. No?
Not according to Cecil.
I aways knew deep down that I wore my blue jeans way too tight especially for my activity level. However, this was 1989 in Louisiana and I was in high school. That was simply the style at the time and I didn’t have any better role models. I knew that something was growing wrong because of the itching and scratching growing in my groin over a period of weeks. One day, I looked down my pants and it was just like that scene in Stand By Me where the kid realizes there was a leech chomping on his private parts. I faced facts and bought an aerosol can of Tinactin which made high promises.
It so happened I was to go and see my best friend’s girlfriend out in the sticks later that day. I was a good friend to both and kept her occupied so that he could do whatever deviant things she didn’t approve of while I kept her busy. I started driving to the trailer house where she lived. I passed over the Texas border and realized that if I was going to use the Tinactin, it better be then. I inched my pants down while driving until I had a straight shot at the infected area.
I aimed and pulled the trigger. The pain literally blinded me instantly and I drove off in a ditch trying to frantically manage the vehicle, my pants falling down past my knees, and the tremendous searing pain that I was facing at the same time. I managed to get the vehicle stopped safely half-way in the ditch, pull my pants back up and let the pain subside but it took a while for the terror and pain to be “under control” as firefighters put it.
I eventually arrived at my destination safely but it was a close call. Jock itch almost killed me and even I don’t see the need for groin powder. Sensible pants and underwear are the keys to successful crotch management.
Hand lotion. Talcum powder. Men are weird.
If you mix them together, you get this substance kind of like Play-Doh which can give you an extra inch or maybe more until it falls off.
If you knew The Story of the Open Penis Wounds and the Dead Sea, you would not think it were so weird to apply hand lotion regularly.
I think that’s what he meant, like when a pamphlet says something like:
“Cannabis, or marijuana, is the most popular etc. etc.”