# Masterbate-a-thon: Won't someone think of the kittens? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 15, 2003, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masterbate-a-thon-wont-someone-think-of-the-kittens/168936 "2003-04-15T20:34:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2003, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masterbate-a-thon-wont-someone-think-of-the-kittens/168936/1 "2003-04-15T20:34:11Z")
[No, really…](http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_770842.html) > [@](#): > > \*\* Ananova: > > Masturbate-a-thon set for live webcast > > A community sex education centre is to broadcast a charity masturbate-a-thon live on the internet. > > It’s being organised by Carol Queen of The Centre for Sex & Culture in San Francisco. > > The Centre is a non-profit, sex education organisation which provides events, classes and a library. > > Participants in the May 2 event will collect money for charity and then masturbate privately. > > The masturbate-a-thon will feature separate women’s and men’s areas, as well as a mixed-gender area. > > Those taking part must be 18 and over, and prizes will be awarded for most money raised, among other achievements. > > During the webcast, there will be clearly-marked separate public and private areas. > > Part of the room will be seen on camera, while part will be shielded, so people who don’t want to appear live on the webcam will be able to participate too. > Story filed: 12:08 Tuesday 15th April 2003 \*\* ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2003, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masterbate-a-thon-wont-someone-think-of-the-kittens/168936/2 "2003-04-15T20:38:58Z")
**SUNDAY!! SUNDAY !! SUNDAY!!!** ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2003, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masterbate-a-thon-wont-someone-think-of-the-kittens/168936/3 "2003-04-15T20:46:01Z")
Actually, It’s on a Friday. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![caveman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/caveman/32/7242_2.png) [@caveman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caveman)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2003, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masterbate-a-thon-wont-someone-think-of-the-kittens/168936/4 "2003-04-15T21:00:47Z")
So, you can play along at home, then, right? ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2003, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masterbate-a-thon-wont-someone-think-of-the-kittens/168936/5 "2003-04-15T21:04:24Z")
Are they suppossed to think about kittens while they do this? ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2003, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masterbate-a-thon-wont-someone-think-of-the-kittens/168936/6 "2003-04-15T21:31:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by \*\*Shirley Ujest \*\*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > prizes will be awarded for most money raised, _among other achievements_. (emphasis mine) :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2003, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masterbate-a-thon-wont-someone-think-of-the-kittens/168936/7 "2003-04-15T21:37:07Z")
Hehe…on my birthday even! ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2003, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masterbate-a-thon-wont-someone-think-of-the-kittens/168936/8 "2003-04-15T21:38:25Z")
Strangely enough, every time I kill a kitten, God masturbates. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2003, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masterbate-a-thon-wont-someone-think-of-the-kittens/168936/9 "2003-04-15T22:16:52Z")
I crank off all the time, and **NONE** of the cats in my house have died. Dammit. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2003, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masterbate-a-thon-wont-someone-think-of-the-kittens/168936/10 "2003-04-15T22:57:09Z")
**FRIDAY!!! FRIDAY!!! FRIDAY!!! WE TURN THE CIVIC AUDITORIUM INTO A GIGANTIC SPOOGE-PIT!!!** ---
**Author:** ![robgruver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@robgruver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robgruver)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2003, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masterbate-a-thon-wont-someone-think-of-the-kittens/168936/11 "2003-04-15T23:06:09Z")
So the article didn’t mention a link. I would like to watch… for ummm… purely scientific purposes of course. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masterbate-a-thon-wont-someone-think-of-the-kittens/168936/12 "2003-04-16T00:01:14Z")
Why do all these web-cams look so…_foggy?_ ---
**Author:** ![Zenham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a5b964/32.png) [@Zenham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenham)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masterbate-a-thon-wont-someone-think-of-the-kittens/168936/13 "2003-04-16T01:10:08Z")
Hahhhaha!!! Excellent, **Nurse Carmen** … I’d have to add that this gives new meaning to the words “Internet Connection”. ---
**Author:** ![Severian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@Severian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Severian)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masterbate-a-thon-wont-someone-think-of-the-kittens/168936/14 "2003-04-16T02:53:03Z")
Why are all these pledge forms stuck together? ---
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masterbate-a-thon-wont-someone-think-of-the-kittens/168936/15 "2003-04-16T14:04:09Z")
Oddly enough, the next article was talking about a mop shortage affecting the rest of the United States. ---
**Author:** ![Mars\_Chronos\_etc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Mars\_Chronos\_etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mars_Chronos_etc)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masterbate-a-thon-wont-someone-think-of-the-kittens/168936/16 "2003-04-16T14:09:00Z")
The mixed gender section will be interesting ;). ---
**Author:** ![sperfur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9adbd/32.png) [@sperfur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sperfur)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masterbate-a-thon-wont-someone-think-of-the-kittens/168936/17 "2003-04-16T18:48:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Omniscient \* > \*\*Hehe…on my birthday even! \*\* My birthday too! Yay!!! ---
**Author:** ![Kallisti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f0a364/32.png) [@Kallisti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kallisti)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masterbate-a-thon-wont-someone-think-of-the-kittens/168936/18 "2003-04-16T21:25:43Z")
I’m glad I won’t be counting the money afterwards ---
**Author:** ![Quack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e99b99/32.png) [@Quack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quack)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masterbate-a-thon-wont-someone-think-of-the-kittens/168936/19 "2003-04-16T23:22:47Z")
It says they collect money for the masturbation and give it to charity. Would this be like a “walk for the cure” sort of thing where you get money for each mile you walk, but in this you get cash for each orgasm? cash for each ejaculation? Imagine how much more money they could raise on something like this than they could on a marathon. I know I’d rather masturbate than run. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2003, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masterbate-a-thon-wont-someone-think-of-the-kittens/168936/20 "2003-04-17T05:57:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Quack \* > \*\*It says they collect money for the masturbation and give it to charity. Would this be like a “walk for the cure” sort of thing where you get money for each mile you walk, but in this you get cash for each orgasm? cash for each ejaculation? > \*\* Any votes for which charity? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masterbate-a-thon-wont-someone-think-of-the-kittens/168936.md?page=2)