# Male orgasms and the lack of moaning. **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 12, 2007, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-orgasms-and-the-lack-of-moaning/429752 "2007-12-12T16:16:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Horemheb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Horemheb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horemheb)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-orgasms-and-the-lack-of-moaning/429752/1 "2007-12-12T16:16:49Z")
So, yesterday I heard a claim (from a woman) that for some men it is “physically impossible to make sounds [moaning] while they are experiencing an orgasm”. As a man myself I found this strange, but apparently it is quite normal for men (again according to this woman) to abruptly stop moaning right before they reach orgasm - and then be silent until it’s over. Could this be true? Especially the “physical impossibility” part. Could it be some genetic thing like twirling your tongue or a reflex that only some men have? A reflex that works like the you-can’t-sneeze-with-your-eyes-open-reflex? ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-orgasms-and-the-lack-of-moaning/429752/2 "2007-12-12T16:20:58Z")
Oh, I _can_ moan while in the throes. But it would make it awfully difficult for me to scream my own name. ---
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-orgasms-and-the-lack-of-moaning/429752/3 "2007-12-12T16:26:52Z")
Well, you could always just test that out for yourself. Being at work, it can’t conduct the experiment myself. Well, I guess I _could_, but then I’d need a nap and it’s not even lunch. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-orgasms-and-the-lack-of-moaning/429752/4 "2007-12-12T16:30:03Z")
[QUOTE=Flander] Well, you could always just test that out for yourself. Being at work, it can’t conduct the experiment myself. Well, I guess I _could_, but then I’d need a nap and it’s not even lunch. [/QUOTE] Same here. Plus I can’t have a smoke while in the building. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-orgasms-and-the-lack-of-moaning/429752/5 "2007-12-12T16:33:07Z")
She just has lazy partners. It is vitally important for the guy to howl and moan, and basically make sounds that indicate near-death, while writhing about…followed up by panting and groaning and sounding like you have just run a marathon…shit she did the same for you! ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-orgasms-and-the-lack-of-moaning/429752/6 "2007-12-12T16:35:53Z")
Although if she didn’t go with the dead fish act, it will probably be appropriate. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-orgasms-and-the-lack-of-moaning/429752/7 "2007-12-12T16:45:41Z")
[sub]homina homina[/sub] homina homina homina homina POW! Right in the kisser! ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-orgasms-and-the-lack-of-moaning/429752/8 "2007-12-12T16:46:32Z")
From the movies I see, I gather one is supposed to limit oneself to occasional “babys” and “shits”, then at the appropriate time, make a long strangled _huuuungh_ like a constipated gym rat. I am slowly coming to terms with the fact that not wanting to do this makes me less of a Real Man. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-orgasms-and-the-lack-of-moaning/429752/9 "2007-12-12T16:58:32Z")
This can’t be true. I yell out “Willie Nelson” every time I shoot the moon so there’s your anecdata right there. ---
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-orgasms-and-the-lack-of-moaning/429752/10 "2007-12-12T17:07:00Z")
[QUOTE=Beware of Doug] From the movies I see, … [/QUOTE] I once saw a movie where the guys would do this high pitched sound like: wooooooooooooooooooooooooOOOOoooOOWOWOWWOWOWOO!! _splooge_ Add that to the data. ---
**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-orgasms-and-the-lack-of-moaning/429752/11 "2007-12-12T17:08:33Z")
Yep, not true. Personally, I squeal like a pig. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-orgasms-and-the-lack-of-moaning/429752/12 "2007-12-12T17:11:00Z")
Then again, you’re from [Saskatchewan](http://www.hackcanada.com/canadian/other/porktheone.jpg). Hey, I just typed _Saskatchewan_ without looking at the keys! _Twice!_ 😃 ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-orgasms-and-the-lack-of-moaning/429752/13 "2007-12-12T17:28:27Z")
If a gentleman is silent during orgasm, he needs to develop some huffing and moaning. It’s not just a matter of style, it’s a man’s responsibility to let his partner know he is approaching, then having, the cleansing of his soul. If your lady has to ask if it’s over, or she says, “If I’d known you were coming, I’d have baked a cake,” you have failed to share your Wahoo with her. The individual’s declaration may be non-verbal, it may be personal, (Oh, baby, or What you do to me), or it may be religious (the name of your deity, or Thy Holy Fuck.) Unless the gentleman is truly monogamous, speaking a partner’s name is risky during the height of the vortex. The wrong name may come out. :smack: If poetic phrases are moaned, Dr. Seuss is not a recommended source. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![t-mobileguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@t-mobileguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-mobileguy)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-orgasms-and-the-lack-of-moaning/429752/14 "2007-12-12T18:19:12Z")
Just asked my wife to help us fight ignorance. She told me that ignorance will have to wait to be fought on Friday night like it always is. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Lao](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2bfe46/32.png) [@Dr.Lao](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Lao)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-orgasms-and-the-lack-of-moaning/429752/15 "2007-12-12T18:24:50Z")
The very first time I orgasmed (on purpose), I moaned. How it felt rather surprised me. But considering that nearly all of the succeeding orgasms occurred in a house with parents and brothers and considering I didn’t not want such people to know every time I came, I learned to keep quiet. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-orgasms-and-the-lack-of-moaning/429752/16 "2007-12-12T18:35:15Z")
[QUOTE=t-mobileguy] Just asked my wife to help us fight ignorance. She told me that ignorance will have to wait to be fought on Friday night like it always is. [/QUOTE] Wow, your wife only lets you whack it on Fridays? Does she wear those jackboots to bed? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-orgasms-and-the-lack-of-moaning/429752/17 "2007-12-12T18:44:04Z")
[QUOTE=Speaker for the Dead] Yep, not true. Personally, I squeal like a pig. [/QUOTE] While listening to _Duelling Banjo s ?_ ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-orgasms-and-the-lack-of-moaning/429752/18 "2007-12-12T18:48:47Z")
[QUOTE=Dr. Lao] But considering that nearly all of the succeeding orgasms occurred in a house with parents and brothers and considering I didn’t not want such people to know every time I came, I learned to keep quiet. [/QUOTE] You do _not_ want to know how I misread this post. -FrL- ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-orgasms-and-the-lack-of-moaning/429752/19 "2007-12-12T19:04:39Z")
[QUOTE=AskNott] If poetic phrases are moaned, Dr. Seuss is not a recommended source. 😉 [/QUOTE] Hmm… I’d like to bone you In your box I’d like to bone you With a fox I’d like to bone you In our house I’d like to bone you With my mouse ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-orgasms-and-the-lack-of-moaning/429752/20 "2007-12-12T21:49:45Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] I’d like to bone you In our house I’d like to bone you With my mouse [/QUOTE] I think I’d at least have tried to find a rhyme with “rat”, if not “capybara”… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-orgasms-and-the-lack-of-moaning/429752.md?page=2)