# Masturbation **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 27, 2000, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation/23753 "2000-06-27T18:54:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2000, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation/23753/21 "2000-06-28T00:13:09Z")
Magdalene, let’s get together sometime and discuss techniques 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![lurkernomore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@lurkernomore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurkernomore)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2000, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation/23753/22 "2000-06-28T00:19:38Z")
I’m in the club, but let’s skip the secret handshake, ok? ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2000, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation/23753/23 "2000-06-28T00:48:10Z")
Maybe I’m the one percent here. We all know how teenage guys (boys and men) supposedly spend high school in one giant erection. Well, here’s one person who didn’t. I have never masturbated with any deliberacy or frequency. I also have a really weird body, which goes a long way toward explaining my lack of experience with Rosy Palm and her five sisters. ---
**Author:** ![elelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@elelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elelle)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2000, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation/23753/24 "2000-06-28T01:17:02Z")
Well, I, um, noticed this the other day… that the “sign of the goat”, ya know-- **EVIL** , with the three middle fingers lowered and two outside raised, is pretty much _exactly_ the best hand position for self-pleasuring the feminine joy stique. Maybe it’s just a coinkidink… ---
**Author:** ![lee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lee/32/7455_2.png) [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2000, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation/23753/25 "2000-06-28T01:24:32Z")
Has anyone here been in a circle jerk? I masturbate daily and so does hubby and we have sex often. I have never been able to do it by hand, but vibrators can be found at the local drugstore next to the heating pad. They are labed “massagers” and made by such household names as Oster and Sunbeam. I certainly don’t think it will condemn anyone to hell and if it does, I don’t know that I would care to spend eternity with that god. ---
**Author:** ![Ruffian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71e660/32.png) [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2000, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation/23753/26 "2000-06-28T01:36:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > And we all know we do it. > \*\* Um…I don’t. Never have. Never really even thought about it, really. Oh, I’ve thought about sex alright–but not masturbation. I’ve even tried to for the sake of my fiancé; he has repeatedly told me how much he would _love_ to watch me. (I think I would like to learn for the honeymoon, make it a special wedding “gift.” 😉 ) But each time, I’ve just got bored. Quickly. What can I say; I like to share this experience. But, I do get off without his aide, and really without my aide, too. See my sig for the explanation. ---
**Author:** ![Ruffian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71e660/32.png) [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2000, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation/23753/27 "2000-06-28T01:37:46Z")
That would be without his _aid_. There is no person/aide around who helps either of us out. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![brachyrhynchos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brachyrhynchos/32/376_2.png) [@brachyrhynchos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brachyrhynchos)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2000, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation/23753/28 "2000-06-28T01:42:44Z")
**Oster** rules! \ ---
**Author:** ![neuro-trash\_grrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3ab097/32.png) [@neuro-trash\_grrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neuro-trash_grrrl)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2000, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation/23753/29 "2000-06-28T01:53:44Z")
I can’t imagine a day going by without me purposely stimulating myself. Once, a long time ago, I tried to keep my hands off myself for as long as I could. I didn’t last three days. So, I suppose I’ll be seeing the rest of you in Hell. Hmmm, do you suppose they’ve got an opening for a succubus? ---
**Author:** ![Gatsby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/df705f/32.png) [@Gatsby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatsby)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2000, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation/23753/30 "2000-06-28T02:15:37Z")
There is absolutely nothing wrong with masturbation. However, you rarely meet interesting people that way. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Chef\_Troy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2000, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation/23753/31 "2000-06-28T02:44:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > Well, I, um, noticed this the other day… that the “sign of the goat”, ya know-- **EVIL** , with the three middle fingers lowered and two outside raised, is pretty much _exactly_ the best hand position for self-pleasuring the feminine joy stique. > > Maybe it’s just a coinkidink… > \*\* Actually, just the thumb and pinky raised is the “sign of the cell-phone user who wants you to call.” Not that they aren’t evil… 😃 The sign for evil is thumb, pinky, _and index finger_ extended, and middle and ring fingers lowered. That finger configuration is also the sign-language gesture for “I love you,” as it combines the positions for I, L, and Y. Maybe you’ve just been telling your genitalia of your true feelings for it. ---
**Author:** ![lurkernomore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@lurkernomore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurkernomore)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2000, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation/23753/32 "2000-06-28T03:54:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > There is absolutely nothing wrong with masturbation. However, you rarely meet interesting people that way. 🙂 > \*\* Yeah, but you also can’t blame someone else if you don’t have a good time. ---
**Author:** ![Silo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@Silo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silo)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2000, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation/23753/33 "2000-06-28T05:13:45Z")
See you all in Hell. You know it’s just one big orgy down there. Buhahahahahahahhaha! ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2000, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation/23753/34 "2000-06-28T05:31:22Z")
Chef: No. Thumb, pinky, and index extended is ONLY I Love You in ASL. Pinky and **index** is the sign for the devil, as will be confirmed if you attempt to perform this gesture in Italy. ---
**Author:** ![Lexicon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ac8455/32.png) [@Lexicon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lexicon)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2000, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation/23753/35 "2000-06-28T05:55:17Z")
Yeah, I was gonna start a thread called “When did you start, and how often do you do it now?” but I guess this is close enough. Anyway, when did you start, and how often do you do it now? I started when I was 11, I think, and now I battle the Purple headed One-eyed Yogurt slinger at least 2wice a day, except weekends. How about you guys? ---
**Author:** ![kasuo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8c91f0/32.png) [@kasuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kasuo)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2000, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation/23753/36 "2000-06-28T05:56:21Z")
Seriously man, go into your room and get your best girly mag or check out your best pix gallery on your computer and then whack it like there was no tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![NothingMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b77776/32.png) [@NothingMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NothingMan)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2000, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation/23753/37 "2000-06-28T07:33:59Z")
“I have plenty of sex. I’d just like to try it with a partner.” Hey **Lexi**!! Good to see you around again ! ---
**Author:** ![Major\_Feelgud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3be4f8/32.png) [@Major\_Feelgud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Major_Feelgud)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2000, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation/23753/38 "2000-06-28T09:18:56Z")
I remember overhearing some guy say that he never learned to masturbate decently until he got married. The pulsating vaginas you see in catalogs, are they any good? Also reading the 18 year old’s post reminds me when I was 14 I used to wake up with a hard on so hard that I had to take a shower first to wait for my penis to soften before I could pee. Strangely enough I learned to masturbate before I even had semen. I didn’t even know what I was doing, I just knew that rubbing on my dick would give me a pleasurable release. Then one day this yucky stuff came out the end of my dick. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2000, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation/23753/39 "2000-06-28T10:44:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > Strangely enough I learned to masturbate before I even had semen. I didn’t even know what I was doing, I just knew that rubbing on my dick would give me a pleasurable release. Then one day this yucky stuff came out the end of my dick. > \*\* That isn’t strange, that’s the norm. My son is 4 and he plays with his penis and gets erections all the time, and has for as long as I can remember. I think a doctor would be concerned if a little boy DIDN’T masturbate by the age of 2 or so. Personally, I never masturbated until I was around… 22 or so. I tried a couple of times before that but never got the hang of it. It was just boring and didn’t go anywhere. Then I was in a hotel in another city all by myself for a month and I decided I was going to learn to masturbate, dammit, and that was it. I’d lie on that bed and do…whatever… until SOMETHING happened. It took a couple of hours, but I did it. Boy did that change things. ---
**Author:** ![Hamadryad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6de8d8/32.png) [@Hamadryad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamadryad)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2000, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation/23753/40 "2000-06-28T13:47:47Z")
I have been Spelunking in the Fuzzy Cavern since I was 10 or so. I have always been considered precocious. By others. I still do. Pretty much daily. Three cheers for me! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation/23753.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation/23753.md?page=3)