# How often do you wank? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 21, 2003, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582 "2003-08-21T03:07:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![gouda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c77e96/32.png) [@gouda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gouda)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582/41 "2003-08-22T10:19:52Z")
63% normal. What freaked me out was "Is it possible to get a sexually transmitted infection from masturbating? You said: “No.” 92% agree. " 8% think it’s possible?? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![dctaz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9c0ed/32.png) [@dctaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dctaz)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582/42 "2003-08-22T10:35:22Z")
I agree, have had tougher questions on the subject elsewhere. I have a SO, and it has not diminished my play time any, but then we don’t lvie together yet, so… but do have plenty of fun together when we do spend time together 🙂 oh, got a 54% normal ---
**Author:** ![Tommyturtle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@Tommyturtle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tommyturtle)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582/43 "2003-08-22T10:43:33Z")
67% normal I cannot believe I am posting that ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582/44 "2003-08-22T10:55:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Omnipresent \* > \*\*Oh sure! C’mon, a cousin? You know you have! \*\* Again I say - EWWWWWWWWWW!!! ---
**Author:** ![Shade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@Shade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shade)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582/45 "2003-08-22T12:31:14Z")
61%. Umm… wonder what _is_ normal? > [@](#): > > 19% have masterbated over one of their family members The question in the test seems to suggest ‘over’ means ‘about’ not ‘onto’, which is slightly less, but still quite :eek: Re: STI - isn’t it possible that some bacteria will be living on another bit of your skin and your activity will move them onto the genitals where they will be an infection? Some of the questions seem more about how you define ‘STI’ or ‘family member.’ (No jokes about ‘memer’, please) ---
**Author:** ![gouda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c77e96/32.png) [@gouda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gouda)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582/46 "2003-08-22T13:13:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Shade \* > \*\*(No jokes about ‘memer’, please) \*\* There was this guy from memer… ---
**Author:** ![Shade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@Shade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shade)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582/47 "2003-08-22T13:48:53Z")
There once was a girl from down Memer, Who had friends who’d always ream her For spelling mistakes And missing rymes And incongrous mentions of ‘lemur.’ ---
**Author:** ![verbenabeast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c4cdca/32.png) [@verbenabeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/verbenabeast)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582/48 "2003-08-22T14:58:40Z")
I wank with pleasure and with glee I like to watch pornography put on all my favorite tunes while away the afternoons I like to do it night and day I think of women, I’m not gay I do it when I’m all alone rarely ever on the phone I never got caught by my dad I hafta say THAT makes me glad I like to do it in the house I do while I listen to Strauss I like to do it in the yard I did it at Wal\*Mart… now I’m barred sometimes I wank 5 times a day nice you don’t get VD this way I’d like to do it in a boat I’d never do it with a goat I love to do it in the shower fun and games hour after hour I never think about the fam’ when I read that I just said “DAMN!” ---
**Author:** ![troub](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troub/32/14802_2.png) [@troub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/troub)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582/49 "2003-08-22T16:02:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Shade \* > **. . . > For spelling mistakes > And missing _rymes_ > . . .** 😃 😃 😃 😛 ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582/50 "2003-08-22T19:09:34Z")
Nice rhyme there, **verbenabeast** - obviously you have tooo much “time” on your hands 😛 But what’s your score? ---
**Author:** ![verbenabeast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c4cdca/32.png) [@verbenabeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/verbenabeast)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582/51 "2003-08-22T20:14:22Z")
I got so busy writing my Dr. Suess I forgot to say I am 47% normal… is that a bad thing? ---
**Author:** ![ABBAJen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b3f665/32.png) [@ABBAJen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ABBAJen)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582/52 "2003-08-22T23:14:33Z")
I got 48% normal. Why am I below average normalcy? I was told, if you masturbate with an object that someone with an STI/STD has just used, and no condom use/washing occurred, the STD/STI can be passed to you. So, the way I masturbate (with a vibrator) could give me an STD/STI if I shared like I just described. So the answer could possibly be yes. ---
**Author:** ![Kempis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kempis/32/19248_2.png) [@Kempis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kempis)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2003, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582/53 "2003-08-23T03:46:45Z")
60% normal here, though I forgot about cousins being part of the family. 🙂 I don’t see them much so it’s hard to think of them as taboo. And you wouldn’t say Ewwww if you saw my cousin’s posterior. Good god it’s nearly perfect. I wish the database could be downloaded. I’d like to run an analysis on the difference between men and women. All my SO’s have been similar in orgasmic habits, I’m wondering if there is much difference. -k ---
**Author:** ![Lockz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Lockz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lockz)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2003, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582/54 "2003-08-23T04:22:48Z")
:: looks around for anyone he knows :: Yeah, I’m not too deviant: 65% normal. :: dashes off and hides :: ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2003, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582/55 "2003-08-23T04:33:52Z")
Heck, I’m wanking right now. ---
**Author:** ![NoCoolUserName](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5fc32e/32.png) [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2003, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582/56 "2003-08-23T04:41:08Z")
> [@](#): > > 8% use lubricant and 35% sometimes do but not always. Don’t they (the ones who don’t) get raw/sore? Or are they just really quick? 54% normal–which does not exactly have any particular meaning, I understand. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Already\_in\_Use](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@Already\_in\_Use](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Already_in_Use)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2003, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582/57 "2003-08-23T07:47:13Z")
I once considered masturbating to Devo. Considered it, but never got around to it. I forget whether I actually thought it would be arousing music or that it would just make a philosophical statement. Fascinating story, eh? ---
**Author:** ![gouda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c77e96/32.png) [@gouda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gouda)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2003, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582/58 "2003-08-23T08:04:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ABBAJen \* > \*\*I was told, if you masturbate with an object that someone with an STI/STD has just used, and no condom use/washing occurred, the STD/STI can be passed to you… \*\* So it basically comes down to the definition of STI/STD. Does the definition correspond to the desease or to the method of transmission? If the 8% were thinking that it corresponds to the deasease itself, obviously they’d be right. If not, :eek: ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2003, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582/59 "2003-08-23T11:25:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Kempis \* > \*\*I forgot about cousins being part of the family. 🙂 I don’t see them much so it’s hard to think of them as taboo. And you wouldn’t say Ewwww if you saw my cousin’s posterior. Good god it’s nearly perfect. \*\* PLEASE tell me you’re not serious! ---
**Author:** ![Kempis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kempis/32/19248_2.png) [@Kempis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kempis)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2003, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582/60 "2003-08-23T14:21:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by AngelicGemma \* > \*\*PLEASE tell me you’re not serious! \*\* 😕 Yeah, I said cousin, not brother or sister. I don’t think it’s too odd to fantasize about your cousin, especially if they’re practically strangers and are hot. (I usually see my cousins 2 or 3 times per lifetime, I have so freakin’ many of them and they live far away, usually.) I wouldn’t marry my cousin, sheesh. Too many genes in common. Doesn’t hurt to do an occasional :o with them in mind. I wouldn’t tell anyone, o’ course. -k [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582.md?page=4)