# Ladies, how aware of penises are you? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 4, 2010, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-aware-of-penises-are-you/552580 "2010-09-04T07:37:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![scootergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@scootergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scootergirl)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2010, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-aware-of-penises-are-you/552580/61 "2010-09-07T04:54:44Z")
New to TSD, how do I reply to somebodies post? I’m trying, but it doesn’t post under the one I’m commenting on. ---
**Author:** ![Maiira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Maiira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maiira)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2010, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-aware-of-penises-are-you/552580/62 "2010-09-07T05:06:13Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > And I’m with **Inner Stickler** - I can’t imagine having boobs. Like walking around with two water balloons strapped to your chest. The very first thing my wife does when she gets home is to take off her bra, usually with a curse, so I know having to wear one is no fun. I love boobs, but I’m glad I don’t have 'em. Meh, I actually don’t notice mine all that much. The only time I was acutely aware of them in normal, everyday situations (outside of sex) was when they were first developing–that shit HURTS. Every time there was an impact to my chest, even the slightest brush (which happens more often than you’d think), there would be pain. Oh, there would be pain. It was quite distracting while playing sports in gym class. Now that I’m older and the girls are less sensitive, they’re just sort of there. They’re not heavy, and the only time they really flop around is when I’m not wearing a bra. And I actually find it weirder to not wear a bra than to wear one (though I wouldn’t sleep in one). Keep in mind, though, that I’m a B-cup, so I can’t speak for every female on the subject. I understand that disproportionately large breasts can cause back pain, among other things. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2010, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-aware-of-penises-are-you/552580/63 "2010-09-07T05:35:21Z")
Okay, now that some women have answered, I can explain the similar thing I experience. It isn’t that a guy has a penis, because, honestly, I don’t care. But sometimes I see a man and a woman in a situation that could or could not be sexual, and I find myself remembering that there should be an easy way to find out. (And then I remember that, when I was younger especially, that was not necessarily a good indicator) ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2010, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-aware-of-penises-are-you/552580/64 "2010-09-07T06:25:02Z")
> [@lacortadora](#): > > New to TSD, how do I reply to somebodies post? I’m trying, but it doesn’t post under the one I’m commenting on. It never does, when you want to reply to something specific use the “quote” button on the one you’re replying to (and please, if it’s long, chop off most of it). If you want to reply to several, use "+, "+, "+… and then quote for the last one. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2010, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-aware-of-penises-are-you/552580/65 "2010-09-07T12:08:36Z")
> [@](#): > > If you really want to understand the difficulties they can sometimes cause, ask a trusted male friend to tell you about “vinyl couch syndrome”. They’ve experienced it. Actually, I’m a guy, and I haven’t experienced this, and don’t know what you’re talking about. Of course, I’ve never sat on a vinyl couch naked, which I imagine is needed for this. What happens? ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2010, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-aware-of-penises-are-you/552580/66 "2010-09-07T12:14:57Z")
My partner is 6’10", and his penis is more than proportional to his height. I am \*\*\*ALWAYS \*\*\*seeing people check him out, and I love it when I’m obviously catching them in the act. And by the way, straight guys do it as much as anyone else. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2010, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-aware-of-penises-are-you/552580/67 "2010-09-07T14:27:41Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > Everybody I know has a buttcrack, but I’m not conscious of it unless they’re sporting a bad case of plumber’s cleavage; same with penises on clothed folk, which I don’t think about unless the owner does something to, ehm, put it forward as it were (whether it be by design, lack of thought or spontaneous reaction). I’m glad somebody mentioned this. I’d never get anything done if I thought about every woman’s vagina. The obviousness of women’s breasts is enough of a problem. If I started to consider every other body part of people I see, there wouldn’t be enough time in the day. > [@Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](#): > > I thought for sure this would lead to an **Ask the Man with Two Penises** thread. How about 3? ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2010, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-aware-of-penises-are-you/552580/68 "2010-09-07T14:52:45Z")
> [@Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](#): > > > [@elfkin477](#): > > > > Now, I don’t mean the penis or [penises](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2139/what-is-the-plural-of-penis) attached to men you’re interested in. > > I thought for sure this would lead to an **Ask the Man with Two Penises** thread. I’ve had dreams about this . . . one for peeing and a larger one for sex. It eliminates the problem of peeing with an erection (which I can do, but most guys can’t). ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2010, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-aware-of-penises-are-you/552580/69 "2010-09-07T19:54:05Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > > [@](#): > > > > If you really want to understand the difficulties they can sometimes cause, ask a trusted male friend to tell you about “vinyl couch syndrome”. They’ve experienced it. > > Actually, I’m a guy, and I haven’t experienced this, and don’t know what you’re talking about. Of course, I’ve never sat on a vinyl couch naked, which I imagine is needed for this. What happens? I imagine they mean a body part would stick painfully to the couch, but that doesn’t make sense if the “boy parts rise to the top whilst sitting” thing in the other thread is true. Unless the couch is _metaphorical_, and they mean how your dangly bits could stick to your leg like your legs do to a hot vinyl car seat? Boobs do the same thing, though (not necessarily to each other, but to your ribcage. a good reason not to go braless in the summer humidity if you’re a C-cup or higher), so I’m not sure why you’d need to ask a male friend to understand the phenomena of body parts sticking uncomfortably to each other. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2010, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-aware-of-penises-are-you/552580/70 "2010-09-07T20:19:29Z")
This thread is funny. It makes me aware that I rarely think about vaginas, unless I’m watching porn or with a woman I really like. Even if I’m on a date, it’s rare for me to think that she has a vagina. I’ll be aware that she has breasts and buttocks, but not a vagina. Weird. But now I’m thinking about the women in my office. All of them. I’ll be in my bunk, with brain bleach. ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2010, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-aware-of-penises-are-you/552580/71 "2010-09-08T04:03:50Z")
> [@MichaelEmouse](#): > > > [@phouka](#): > > > > The thought occurs to me at times, and it just completely disrupts whatever I’m trying to do. The worst is when it happens in a conversation. If the person I’m talking to is female and I know her well, I’ll honestly say “sorry, I just realized that the waiter has a penis, and I totally lost track of what I was saying.” Not so easy when I’m talking to a man, especially if it’s his own penis I just had an epiphany about. Very odd. > > In what way(s) is that thought disruptive? I can think of a few but don’t want to suggest the answer to my own question. I think this is the closest I can reconstruct the monologue . . . Hmmmm . . . lalalalalala . . . man . . . MAN . . . penis! Penis. I miss penis. Boy, penis sure is fun. Fun fun fun penis. Bouncy, squeezable, tasty penis. _sigh_ I miss penis. No penis for me. WHAT’S A WOMAN GOT TO DO TO GET SOME PENIS AROUND HERE?! _growl_ What? Uh . . . nothing. Nothing at all. No just . . . woolgathering. ---
**Author:** ![scootergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@scootergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scootergirl)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2010, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-aware-of-penises-are-you/552580/72 "2010-09-08T06:43:53Z")
> [@SP2263](#): > > This realization comes to me quite often. > > Where I sit at work there are often people walking around and all the penises are at eye level. Also the way men sit, leaning back in their chairs with their legs spread wide. Penises at eye level?! Where do you work? and are you hiring? ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2010, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-aware-of-penises-are-you/552580/73 "2010-09-08T21:04:12Z")
> [@lacortadora](#): > > > [@SP2263](#): > > > > This realization comes to me quite often. > > > > Where I sit at work there are often people walking around and all the penises are at eye level. Also the way men sit, leaning back in their chairs with their legs spread wide. > > Penises at eye level?! Where do you work? and are you hiring? Perhaps SP2263 is merely very short. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e57/32.png) [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fried_Dough_Ho)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2010, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-aware-of-penises-are-you/552580/74 "2010-09-08T21:06:09Z")
I have been single and celibate for a long time. I am extremely aware of penises and – quite possibly like many men – look at the opposite sex and envision almost every guy I see in a sexual situation, including appendage size and technique. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2010, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-aware-of-penises-are-you/552580/75 "2010-09-09T00:53:49Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > > [@lacortadora](#): > > > > Penises at eye level?! Where do you work? and are you hiring? > > Perhaps SP2263 is merely very short. > mmm Or she could install flooring. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-aware-of-penises-are-you/552580.md?page=3)