# Masturbate! (Can I say masturbate in my sig?) **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 10, 2002, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbate-can-i-say-masturbate-in-my-sig/108205 "2002-05-10T01:27:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbate-can-i-say-masturbate-in-my-sig/108205/1 "2002-05-10T01:27:29Z")
I have a new sig (see below) that I’ve posted a few times around. I’ve heard no squaking about it, so I assume it’s OK but wanted to double check. Can I get a ruling? Zette ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbate-can-i-say-masturbate-in-my-sig/108205/2 "2002-05-10T03:39:57Z")
One vote here for “I like it”. 😃 Is there an attribution? Or is it original? ---
**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:** [May 10, 2002, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbate-can-i-say-masturbate-in-my-sig/108205/3 "2002-05-10T05:21:09Z")
That was **TN\*Hippie** , if I don’t miss my guess. Good line. **DDG** … Check [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=113739). I didn’t double-check it though. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbate-can-i-say-masturbate-in-my-sig/108205/4 "2002-05-10T07:54:35Z")
Yeah, no worries. You can even use “wank”, if you prefer. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Wikkit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbate-can-i-say-masturbate-in-my-sig/108205/5 "2002-05-10T09:39:25Z")
Since it is a quote of another poster, common courtesy is to attribute it to them, isn’t it? It is a good line. **Coldfire** , are you trying out to be an Australian? ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbate-can-i-say-masturbate-in-my-sig/108205/6 "2002-05-10T13:48:33Z")
What Wikkit said. Credit where due and all that. Glad to know you’ve gotten all your scheduling happening. 🙂 your humble TubaDiva Administrator ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbate-can-i-say-masturbate-in-my-sig/108205/7 "2002-05-10T14:01:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Wikkit \* > \*\*Coldfire, are you trying out to be an Australian? \*\* Nah, I’ll stick to my Dutch guns, thanks. BTW, “wank” is more widely used than Australia. I think it’s fair to say it’s an Anglo thing that somehow is not too well known in the US and Canada. ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2002, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbate-can-i-say-masturbate-in-my-sig/108205/8 "2002-05-11T01:31:29Z")
> [@](#): > > Yeah, no worries. You can even use “wank”, if you prefer. I don’t think girls “wank”, do they? Hmmm…perhaps this is a GQ! Thanks for the info, Wanker 😉 Zette ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2002, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbate-can-i-say-masturbate-in-my-sig/108205/9 "2002-05-11T02:44:49Z")
Thanks for the link, Lightnin’. I wondered whether it was a line from a book or whether the Hippie came up with it himself. ---
**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:** [May 11, 2002, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbate-can-i-say-masturbate-in-my-sig/108205/10 "2002-05-11T03:12:27Z")
Oh, gotcha. No problemo. I see that now in your earlier post. But, in order to avoid confusion, I wanted to point out that **Lightnin’** is somebody else. Although I’m sure he’d have been as helpful had he seen this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2002, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbate-can-i-say-masturbate-in-my-sig/108205/11 "2002-05-12T02:24:15Z")
\*\*WHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITE LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT-NNNNNIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNGGGGGGG\*\* right 😃