Ladies: stroke a man's inner thigh and watch this happen

When you lightly stroke a man’s inner thigh around halfway up from his knee (either side), you’ll hit a nerve close to the surface that causes his testicles to partially retract into his body. It’s a reflex, and he won’t be able to stop it (he’ll feel it, too). Ms. Malienation loves doing this to me. The first time I told her about this, she thought I was kidding. She was like a kid with a new toy when she found out I wasn’t. My balls were jumping up and down like yo-yo’s.

Your man might not know about this, so try it and report back his reaction. Don’t gimme any crap about how it didn’t work, you might hafta search around a little. Don’t stroke too heavily. Just keep an eye on his balls. You’ll both know when you hit it.

Have at it, ladies. Gays, too.

Is this a good, pleasant thing, or just an amusing trick?

Little of both. Don’t worry, he won’t burst out crying.

Cite please.

No, not of you and the Ms. doing it but of the medical evidence that there’s a nerve connection and not just something that happens with you. Or are you taking a poll?

Is this supposed to work stroking your own thigh? It doesn’t for me – which makes me doubtful of the whole nerve connection thing. I’m guessing you have an odd form of ticklishness.

Nope, it should happen to us all (women have it too, but their reaction is a little more restrained, from what I’ve heard). I heard it (secondhand) from a doctor. She’s a dermatologist, but still…

Try slightly more in front of the thigh. Trust me, it’ll work…

Wow! Women’s balls will retract? They must have all done this as children. :stuck_out_tongue:

It’s called the cremasteric reflex:
http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_083.html

I think she was pulling your leg. . . or maybe something else. :wink:

Yeah, riiiiiight. I seem to have heard that somewhere before. :dubious:

OK, I’ll try it on the next guy I see to check for a reaction. OK, maybe not. :stuck_out_tongue:

ETA: Dang, Gfactor. Did you have to sneak that in before my post?! Heck, I’m leaving it though.

Gfactor, thanks for, uh, coming through! So, naysayers, start stroking! Lemme know who’s got the mojo to make it happen.

It happens when I do it to hubby. He doesn’t seem all that amused when I’m down there, fascinated by the “dancing balls”. I’m sure he’d much rather I was putting my time down there to better use, but damnit, it’s funny!

Wait, what? What is meant to retract?

I like being stroked on my inner though…it is a super sensitive area for me. But no retraction is happening at all for me.

It may be something like you can’t tickle yourself, you need someone else for it to happen.

Ditto.

Best out-of-context signature in history!

Ladies, while you’re in the area, you can also entertain yourself by blowing cold air onto your amour’s scrotum. Watch as that wrinkly skin creeps quickly around trying to maintain an even temperature within - it’s quite startling to see.

I was taught by my med-school-going buddies that in order to get a really satisfying reaction, you should try doing it with your fingernail. Something about an instinctive reaction of drawing away from something sharp…:slight_smile: Of course, we were all slightly drunk at the time, but still, I’ve always liked that explanation, and can testify that it has worked on at least four different men.

Ah, yes. They’re like a poor man’s lava lamp.

Oops. No, I meant I’m female…but the OP said that there was a similar effect in women. What in the female is supposed to be retracting?

Yeah, yeah, okay, there’s nothing for the ladies to have retracting, I got it. However, I’ve heard there’s still some sorta reaction. In guys, the reaction is more than just the testicular retraction, you can feel an odd twinge. Supposedly, women can feel this twinge, too, even though there’s no yo-yo effect. Maybe I’m wrong, though. Ladies, have your man give it a go!

By the way, I dunno if you can do this to yourself. Someone else hasta do it, AFAICT.

But my husband is working tonight! Where am I supposed to find a man to try this on?