Just how relative is a man's "size" when not excited?

Can two non-erect males with seemingly same sized penises be different sizes erect?

Yes,…i mean *cough, i HEARD that they can be.

Look up the slang terms showers vs. growers.

Well this dude I know is only really see’s himself when flaccid, and it’s winter time so… there’s a reason he asks. Isn’t too worried though. He had a co-worker walk in on him, and wonders about what he’ll say.

When he walked in, my, er… “friend”, who isn’t known for his wit, said;

“You’re not my 8:45!?”

Never heard that.

Cecil says yes, specifically in the context of race-linked differences in flaccid size being greater than differences in erect size.

However, this was back in 1985 and he was mostly summarizing data collected by Kinsey, so I don’t know if this is still regarded as trustworthy.

Anecdotal evidence: IME, yes, flaccid size is not perfectly correlated with erect size. Naturally, there is some correlation, but similarly-sized-when-flaccid guys can have quite different “coefficients of expansion”, so to speak.

Non-anecdotal (AFAIK) evidence: Dr. Ruth says,

Cool, actual penis science! From the Journal of Urology:

Naturally, there’s research on this. and the answer is yes.

Looking at the graph in the link, you’ll see a red line with a bunch of dots on either side. The red line is the average, the little dots are -um- examples above or below the average. The dots indicate that the size of an erect penic grows anywhere from 125% to 400% greater than its non-excited self.

Wow, I’m glad I asked.

…for my friend.

No doubt the source of the old story, even if they got it backward:

White guy with a special tattoo–“Wendy” when the captain is saluting; “WY” at rest–on vacation in Jamaica. Curious. Takes a peek to the next urinal over. Same WY on the side. “Hey; I see we got the same girlfriend Wendy!”

"Sorry, mon; mine is ‘Welcome to Jamaica, and have a nice day.’ "

So the “I AM SERIOUS NOW” dude with the laptop dangling from his man-parts might actually be onto something, or not. :dubious:

It shrinks. Like a frightened turtle.