As a general rule, people who find this place start poking around the archives first. Those who don’t, generally get directed to the archives sooner or later. By the way…you should watch your language in this forum. MY forum is where you can swear.
… and rules are generally written, not GUESSED, but let’s move on…
The sooner the better, eh? But your search thingie is TOO broad, it’s IMPOSSIBLE to pinpoint any subject. I tried to search for ‘super hero’ and got back a gazillion entries (NONE with the words ‘super hero’ on the subject, BTW), plus an error message.
Oh, I’m terribly sorry. #$@% you! Better?
Oh, c’mon smartt. You said that you’d “ALREADY searched the side. And I found nothing about animals having anal sex.” If you already did it, why would anyone else search for you again?
And I don’t think your vitriolic response was warranted, at least not in this forum. You asked a question and got an answer: exactly what you wanted. Granted, you took a little not-so-gentle ribbing along the way, but if I were you, I’d be takin’ the moral high road. Particularly since Lynn was the one that directed you to the answer in the first place.
I, for one, wasn’t suggesting that smartt was a sock puppet. I don’t give a whit what his identity is. I was commenting on the content and general air of his posts.
Leave him, ban him, whatever, it’s your call. I’m certain he’ll rack up enough violations of the “first rule” on his own soon enough.
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Thank you for coming. Our next show is at 3:00 p.m. Please exit to your left.
Cecil actually talked about this; but not in so many words. Birds technically have anal sex when they mate.
Smartt, people are right: watch your language and control your emotions. As I said, I encourage curiosity, but please behave.
I’m glad that I could illuminate this dark area for you. I thought that I answered this question, but you keep asking. Plus, the time lag. Plus… Anyway. I’ll answer it agan. If you found the answer already, sorry.
No, the anorectun was not created for sex. But it can be used for sex, as many pointed (and as many other body parts can be used for sex). Even the most basic human actions, common to humans and animals, are modified by the intellect (brain activity) in humans. For instance, we eat, like all animals do. But we have banquets where we mainly socialize, eating being a remote secondary. You can compare the anus with the ear (let’s forget for the moment about the innervation). Rubbing you penis against her ear is not nearly as pleasurable, for both of you, as peno-vaginal sex. But it tickles your brain much more than it tickles your skins. It’s the same with anus. I do not know why the animals do anal sex (if they do, indeed). We do not have all the answers. Why salmon strugles currents, spawn and die? What’s the evolutionary advantages of this? There are many animal behaviors we can’t rationally explain. But it’s not necessary for humans to use nebulous animal activities as a justification for their actions: we can do whatever (as long as it is not harmful to animals).
Let’s state that there is REPRODUCTION and there is SEXUAL PLEASURE. Both are independent things.
Not exactly. You defecate, because you have to. There is a reproductive/parental instict, but staying childless is not personally damaging. Since the process of reproduction is pleasurable, we actively seek this pleasure. Being humans, we figured out, how to avoid the reproduction part altogether.
The other one is the nature of the muscular contractions of the rectum.
Anus is a sphincter. There are nany sphincters in the body. You are right, at rest, all striated muscles are relaxed. All the sphincters are contracted, for instance, the ones in your urinary system.
The branch of science studying animal behavior is called ethology. It is a very interesting area and very pleasant to be in (unlike humans, animals do not talk back, cf. coprology). A young incvisitive man like yourself, can become an ethologist. You may actually combine your anal sex interests with ethology and study the relevant behavior in animals. Although editing a porn magazine could be financially more rewarding, I’m sure that many gay organizations will provide grants for such endeavor.
Hey, I didn’t knew that too! So the sphincter is a TYPE of muscle? I always though that the sphincter was just the scientific name of the rectum. Thanks again for the info.
smartt … anus … sphincter …
redundant?
Cecil wrote at http://www.straightdope.com/columns/001006.html:
“Dinosaur copulation was most likely accomplished by means of “kissing cloacae.” The cloaca is the all-purpose
body cavity that reptiles and birds use for copulation, urination, and defecation.”
So, there you have it folks, yes, anal sex was indeed for sexual reproduction. I suppose we might have evolved from that?
Well, I’m getting pretty sure that some guys from this MB were farted or shat by their mothers.
Just for the record, here’s the link to Cecil’s column about gay animals, wherein is mentioned anal sex amongst monkeys. Between that and yojimbo’s post above, I’d say we’ve pretty much answered all of the GQ aspects of this question. Anything else would probably be venturing into Great Debates territory.
Sure ME. Anyway, maybe we could visit Koko the signing gorilla & ask Koko this question & find out if they enjoy it?
When smartt first posted the question, it was greeted with criticism, smugness, cheap jabs and overall unwelcomeness. Then, a moderator arrived at the board and said lines to the effect of “Guys, smartt is in the right here. He has asked a valid General Question.”
Then, to my “sheer amazement”, dozens of people jumped on board to provide him the information he was after.
… And people tell me that moderators have no effect on people’s opinions on this board…
Amen to that, Madhatyter. I almost brought it up last night, but didn’t want to add to the negative karma of the thread. Worse, everyone got all smarmy and started dropping ‘subtle’ hints, even going so far as to make smartt speak portugese? What the fuck, people? I wish I were a mod so I could yell at you all to knock it off.
really, fucks to you all if you can’t be civil.
jb
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Do ya think it might be possible that the Dopers in the mood to give a serious answer, by an amazing coincidence, didn’t come along until after others had posted disparaging comments?
Nah. That can’t be it. Must be the effect of the mind control lederhosen that each of the mods are issued along with their “edit post” buttons.
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So you mean that people cannot get an straight answer until they troll a lot before? So that’s how things work here? Good to hear that.
I’m closing this thread.
Madhatter: The place to complain or comment on the moderation of this forum is the BBQ Pit. You will do it no where else, ever again. This is an instruction, not a request. You posting pivileges are in danger right now. Do not push this issue. More specifically, do not bring it up at all in GQ.
smartt, your behavior in this thread was atrocious. Here’s some of your greatest hits:
Straighten up or get out.