# penis question- hope this is appropriate **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 7, 2006, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-question-hope-this-is-appropriate/343465 "2006-02-07T22:33:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2006, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-question-hope-this-is-appropriate/343465/21 "2006-02-08T13:31:03Z")
Despite all the above, there is, for some reason, a modern “penis enlargement” industry. According to this, practically all approaches advertised are scams, and no technique short of surgery actually works: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penis\_enlargement](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penis_enlargement) ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2006, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-question-hope-this-is-appropriate/343465/22 "2006-02-08T13:32:30Z")
> [@fretsonfire](#): > > penis question- hope this is appropriate This is the SDMB, **frets.** Penis questions are **always** appropriate. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2006, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-question-hope-this-is-appropriate/343465/23 "2006-02-08T14:36:33Z")
> [@danceswithcats](#): > > A female once looked at my flaccid member and asked about the ‘JOY’ tattoo on top-was it for an old flame? No-it’s an advertisement. When I’m aroused, it reads "Jim Malduski’s Oyster Bar, Pennsauken, New Jersey.’ Unfortunately, you needed size 6 Arial Narrow font to fit it all on. 😃 I grew up in Cinnaminson, NJ (a stones throw from Pennsauken). I understand that they are going to (or are about to) demolish one of the finest shopping emporiums known to mankind, the [Pennsauken Mart](http://cerberus413.blogspot.com/2006/01/goodbye-pennsauken-mart.html) . I will miss the smell the most. Do you still live there (Pennsauken, not the Mart)? > [@kunilou](#): > > > [@Dr](#): > > > > : > > I assume that you are referencing the updated EPL (Erect Penal Length) > > Erect Penal Length? > > You mean it’s different in jail? Sorry, I got thinking (for the umpteenth time) about unsheathing my longsword in the Florida State Penitentiary for Women – sex crimes wing, and I mixed up my acronyms. It should be: EPL : Erect **Penile** Length EPFPL: Erect Penis in a Female Penitentiary Length. This needed clarification ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2006, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-question-hope-this-is-appropriate/343465/24 "2006-02-08T14:43:20Z")
Actually, I am at work, so no cites, but I believe women who express a preference are at least as likely to prefer smaller-than-average than larger. But based on my locker-room observations, three inches when flaccid doesn’t seem unusually small to me. Nor can I figure out why it would matter. And I am bound to say that this - > [@BoringDad](#): > > Why, if my John Thomas were that small I’d be forced to buy a large expensive SUV to compensate! made me very glad I don’t own an SUV, so I could laugh. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/779978/32.png) [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2006, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-question-hope-this-is-appropriate/343465/25 "2006-02-08T16:54:06Z")
Girlie’s point of view here: I think you’ll find that girls really don’t care if you’re not large. In fact, a lot of girls are more comfortable when confronted with a smaller wang because it’s not as intimidating, especially if it’s their first time or if they tend to experience pain with intercourse. Of course, you are only 16 so you may still have girth and/or length to gain. Not to mention experience, so I’ll tell ya about something you have to look forward to if you don’t grow much more…I’ve heard that oral can be _quite_ enjoyable for smaller guys since it’s easier for the partner to fit more in their mouth. ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2006, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-question-hope-this-is-appropriate/343465/26 "2006-02-08T18:40:34Z")
I may only be three inches, but some girls like it that thick. :rolleyes: But seriously. As has been said already the only people who give a damn about penis size are guys. I’m in with the “grower” crowd, and while it may not be much coming out of the pool, it’s never disappointed going into the bedroom, and I’m fairly average in that department, too. 'Tisn’t the size of the staff, it’s how you tap it, sez Gandalf. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2006, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-question-hope-this-is-appropriate/343465/27 "2006-02-08T19:12:17Z")
> [@fretsonfire](#): > > . . .it constantly is varying in size. . . Scene: Tonight Show with Johnny Carson Discussion: some fat person Guest: “I couldn’t even tell if it was a man or a woman.” Johnny: “Yeah, a cold swimming pool does that to me.” ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2006, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-question-hope-this-is-appropriate/343465/28 "2006-02-08T19:16:22Z")
Just remember it ain’t the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog. Technique is what matters. If it’s that big a deal to you, you just might get an offer to enlarge it in your email. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2006, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-question-hope-this-is-appropriate/343465/29 "2006-02-08T20:43:59Z")
> [@Mindfield](#): > > As has been said already the only people who give a damn about penis size are guys. And porn directors. Ever seen an average-sized dick in an adult film? [guys pile on: “Sure! Every single one! What?!”] ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2006, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-question-hope-this-is-appropriate/343465/30 "2006-02-08T20:48:10Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > And porn directors. Ever seen an average-sized dick in an adult film? > > [guys pile on: “Sure! Every single one! What?!”] Yeah, but to guys, the men in porn are just live dildos, so they don’t count. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2006, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-question-hope-this-is-appropriate/343465/31 "2006-02-08T21:25:08Z")
By the time anyone who matters sees your penis, she’ll have already decided about you. It’s not exactly as if you’re going to passionately rip each others’ clothes off, then she looks down and says “Oh, never mind.”. So even if you were freakishly small (which it doesn’t sound like you are), it’s not _that_ big a deal. ---
**Author:** ![snailboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/97f17d/32.png) [@snailboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snailboy)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2006, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-question-hope-this-is-appropriate/343465/32 "2006-02-08T23:50:23Z")
> [@Mindfield](#): > > I may only be three inches, but some girls like it that thick. I think few go for that small of a circumference though. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2006, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-question-hope-this-is-appropriate/343465/33 "2006-02-09T00:44:39Z")
> [@Dr. PoopiePants](#): > > Unfortunately, you needed size 6 Arial Narrow font to fit it all on. 😃 > I grew up in Cinnaminson, NJ (a stones throw from Pennsauken). I understand that they are going to (or are about to) demolish one of the finest shopping emporiums known to mankind, the [Pennsauken Mart](http://cerberus413.blogspot.com/2006/01/goodbye-pennsauken-mart.html) . I will miss the smell the most. Do you still live there (Pennsauken, not the Mart)? Never been a Jersey dweller, but lived just over the river in suburban Philly. That’s just the southeast PA version of the joke. 😛 I heard about the planned demo but haven’t been over there to see if it took place or not. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2006, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-question-hope-this-is-appropriate/343465/34 "2006-02-09T00:58:40Z")
Believe it or not, not every culture obsessed with penis size has preferred the big 'uns. The Master speaks: [http://www.straightdope.com/columns/051209.html](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/051209.html) The above might also account for certain features of the artwork of Michelangelo . . . ---
**Author:** ![cheezmonger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/87869e/32.png) [@cheezmonger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheezmonger)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2006, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-question-hope-this-is-appropriate/343465/35 "2006-02-09T01:15:50Z")
I’ve always figured that, whether you got 2" or 12" doesn’t matter. It feels the same to you, and who cares about her! . . .if the cheezmongress saw this, she’d probably cut me down to half an inch, Lorena Bobbit style. . . ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2006, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-question-hope-this-is-appropriate/343465/36 "2006-02-09T01:59:18Z")
> [@Larry Mudd](#): > > There probably isn’t a single other thing on the planet that people have experienced so much totally unneccessary anxiety about. What about women obssessing about their breast size? Believe me, that can be just as bad. Bigger doesn’t always equal better there, either, but a lot of people think it does. I’m sure your penis is fine. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2006, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-question-hope-this-is-appropriate/343465/37 "2006-02-09T04:08:16Z")
> [@whiterabbit](#): > > What about women obssessing about their breast size? Only because we **guys** obsess about it. And I couldn’t begin to tell you why ([http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=281864](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=281864)), but obsess we do. ---
**Author:** ![mr.jp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2006, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-question-hope-this-is-appropriate/343465/38 "2006-02-09T11:12:03Z")
Well, whether length is important to females is really a different discusssion. I remember good old Desmond Morris claiming that since our equipment is so much larger than that of the apes, there certainly is an evolutionary drive in favor of it. The important message for fretsonfire is that, as Tevildo pointed out, flaccid length has little correlation with erect length. If he wants the information, he should compare with average erect penis length: [Mr Cecil](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_193.html) [Sexualrecords.com](http://www.sexualrecords.com/WSRaverages.html) [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penis_length) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-question-hope-this-is-appropriate/343465.md?page=1)