# Question about average penis size **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 29, 2003, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-average-penis-size/191643 "2003-07-29T13:49:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ScilaX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@ScilaX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScilaX)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-average-penis-size/191643/1 "2003-07-29T13:49:32Z")
I remember hearing somewhere that 5.5 inches is the average penis length… I’m not trying to sound big headed but isn’t that small? I’ve talked about it with some girls and they all tell me they’ve never seen one smaller than 6 inches (with the exception of one who had seen a 2 incher… aww) Any help? Or have the scientists got it wrong? ---
**Author:** ![London\_Calling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@London\_Calling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/London_Calling)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-average-penis-size/191643/2 "2003-07-29T13:52:54Z")
Yours sincerely, Adrian Mole (aged 13 and a half). ---
**Author:** ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-average-penis-size/191643/3 "2003-07-29T14:06:40Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by ScilaX \* > \*\* > I’m not trying to sound big headed …_\* heh ---
**Author:** ![ScilaX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@ScilaX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScilaX)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-average-penis-size/191643/4 "2003-07-29T14:13:36Z")
LMAO 😃 lol i wasn’t referring to that! ---
**Author:** ![Lodrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@Lodrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lodrain)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-average-penis-size/191643/5 "2003-07-29T14:45:51Z")
It’s absolutely normal. Six inches is not out of the ordinary, but penii tend to hover pretty closer to the norm. Porn-star penii are rare, as are micro-penii. Don’t worry about yours. It’s not the length of the sword, it’s the charm of the masked man who bears it. ---
**Author:** ![troub](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troub/32/14802_2.png) [@troub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/troub)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-average-penis-size/191643/6 "2003-07-29T14:56:49Z")
Wow, I guess I’m blessed! tmi ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-average-penis-size/191643/7 "2003-07-29T15:01:21Z")
I’m sure if you do a search in IMHO or MPSIMS, or even GQ, you’ll find a dozen or three threads covering \*this very topic![i/] No, it’s true! Happy ---
**Author:** ![blanx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f04885/32.png) [@blanx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blanx)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-average-penis-size/191643/8 "2003-07-29T15:05:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ScilaX \* > \*\*I remember hearing somewhere that 5.5 inches is the average penis length… > > I’m not trying to sound big headed but isn’t that small? > > I’ve talked about it with some girls and they all tell me they’ve never seen one smaller than 6 inches (with the exception of one who had seen a 2 incher… aww) > > Any help? Or have the scientists got it wrong? \*\* How big’s yours? Average’s about 2 inches bigger than that. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_griffin-kentzel/32/14787_2.png) [@Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Griffin-Kentzel)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-average-penis-size/191643/9 "2003-07-29T15:05:37Z")
This thread is better suited for [**General Questions**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=3). I’ll move it for you. * * * **Cajun Man** ~ SDMB Moderator ---
**Author:** ![flapcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7993a0/32.png) [@flapcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flapcats)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-average-penis-size/191643/10 "2003-07-29T15:24:44Z")
Did you also ask the girls to show you how big they thought an inch was? I asked my SO to show me what she thought an inch was. When measured, her ‘inch’ was infact two. ---
**Author:** ![Sejal\_Traurig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Sejal\_Traurig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sejal_Traurig)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-average-penis-size/191643/11 "2003-07-29T15:40:51Z")
Proudly doing my part to increase the national average… 😃 ---
**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:** [July 29, 2003, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-average-penis-size/191643/12 "2003-07-29T16:11:10Z")
I’m guessing that the girls you talked to don’t carry tape measures. The excitement of nakedness and arousal can hamper one’s perception of details. “It sure felt bigger than that.” 😉 Just focus on the pleasure of pleasuring **her.** If you do that, everything else will fall into place, and she’ll tell her girlfriends you’re the best. ---
**Author:** ![OESGal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecae2f/32.png) [@OESGal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OESGal)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-average-penis-size/191643/13 "2003-07-29T16:55:17Z")
'course I think it would depend on if said penis is flaccid or erect, so which do you mean? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-average-penis-size/191643/14 "2003-07-29T17:03:43Z")
“It ain’t the size of the ship, it’s the motion of the ocean… but it takes a looong time to get to England in a rowboat” - Jeff Foxworthy ---
**Author:** ![I\_love\_beef\_curtains](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c89c15/32.png) [@I\_love\_beef\_curtains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_love_beef_curtains)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-average-penis-size/191643/15 "2003-07-29T17:03:51Z")
All i know is that i hav neva failed to pleasure ;D ---
**Author:** ![The\_Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Griffin)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-average-penis-size/191643/16 "2003-07-29T17:06:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by flapcats \* > \*\*Did you also ask the girls to show you how big they thought an inch was? > > I asked my SO to show me what she thought an inch was. > When measured, her ‘inch’ was infact two. \*\* Eh…so if she thought the average size was 6 inches she would in fact mean 12 inches. :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-average-penis-size/191643/17 "2003-07-29T17:18:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by I love beef curtains \* > \*\*All i know is that i hav neva failed to pleasure ;D \*\* Dad?!? WTF?!??? Oh, wait. My dad loves _cheese_ curtains. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-average-penis-size/191643/18 "2003-07-29T17:18:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by flapcats \* > \*\*Did you also ask the girls to show you how big they thought an inch was? > > I asked my SO to show me what she thought an inch was. > When measured, her ‘inch’ was infact two. \*\* That goes with the old joke **Q** Why are women such poor judges of distance? **A** For years they have been told that \<--------this--------\> is a foot. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-average-penis-size/191643/19 "2003-07-29T17:32:39Z")
Hey, everybody knows lenght doesn’t matter as much as girth. It could be a foot long, but it wouldn’t matter if it didn’t touch the sides. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Griffin)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-average-penis-size/191643/20 "2003-07-29T17:45:26Z")
well i’ve never had any complaints and i’m not that big, I do find some women are tighter than others though, with some you’re not really sure when you’re in and when you’re out. ;j It’s all in the synergy I suppose. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-average-penis-size/191643.md?page=2)