# Sex Sales? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 24, 2003, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-sales/215047 "2003-11-24T22:03:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mac\_Guffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@Mac\_Guffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mac_Guffin)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-sales/215047/21 "2003-11-25T17:29:51Z")
I am a man. My boobies are all hairy, I just like saying boobies. Boobies. ---
**Author:** ![MarkofT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@MarkofT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MarkofT)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-sales/215047/22 "2003-11-25T20:03:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by GnominClature \* > \*\*Call me crazy… > > I’m comfortable with my length and girth, and so is every _other_ woman that has used it.\*\* Hehehe…Might want to try a different choice of words. I think Freud would have called you crazy just based on that little snippet. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-sales/215047/23 "2003-11-25T20:20:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MarkofT \* > \*\*Hehehe…Might want to try a different choice of words. I think Freud would have called you crazy just based on that little snippet. 😉 \*\* I tried to tell him that, but I couldn’t explain why as clearly. ---
**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:** [November 25, 2003, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-sales/215047/24 "2003-11-25T20:55:34Z")
I’m pretty sure it’s impossible to lick someone’s rectum. If not, you have a _long_ tongue. ---
**Author:** ![Yumanite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/b487fb/32.png) [@Yumanite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yumanite)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-sales/215047/25 "2003-11-25T21:17:50Z")
Rectum? Dang near _killed_ 'um! ---
**Author:** ![Incubus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c68b51/32.png) [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-sales/215047/26 "2003-11-25T21:23:25Z")
What about a midget’s rectum? Wouldn’t that be…proportional to the rest of their body? ---
**Author:** ![Rabid\_Squirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Rabid\_Squirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rabid_Squirrel)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-sales/215047/27 "2003-11-25T23:48:35Z")
It depends. Some midgets have a relatively proportional body, presumably with all the other internal bits in the same proportion, whereas some merely have shortened limbs… Sorry, what was the thread about? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![A\_EVIL\_MONKEY\_LIVES\_IN\_MY\_HEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e4f/32.png) [@A\_EVIL\_MONKEY\_LIVES\_IN\_MY\_HEAD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_EVIL_MONKEY_LIVES_IN_MY_HEAD)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-sales/215047/28 "2003-11-26T00:53:02Z")
Sexi sin stuff because we all think of Sex and it is good, and then the stuff has us think of the Good also, so we think the stuff is Good, when it is really not Good. ---
**Author:** ![Greathouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greathouse/32/2992_2.png) [@Greathouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greathouse)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-sales/215047/29 "2003-11-26T01:09:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by A\_EVIL\_MONKEY\_LIVES\_IN\_MY\_HEAD \* > \*\*Sexi sin stuff because we all think of Sex and it is good, and then the stuff has us think of the Good also, so we think the stuff is Good, when it is really not Good. \*\* BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!! ---
**Author:** ![Gadfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@Gadfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadfly)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-sales/215047/30 "2003-11-26T01:10:17Z")
> [@](#): > > Sexi sin stuff because we all think of Sex and it is good, and then the stuff has us think of the Good also, so we think the stuff is Good, when it is really not Good. Something posted that’s too inane for the BBQ Pit? My God, man. What’s the world coming to? ---
**Author:** ![GnominClature](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@GnominClature](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GnominClature)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-sales/215047/31 "2003-11-26T01:26:22Z")
Espicially since you didn’t have anything to add… ---
**Author:** ![Truth\_Seeker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5fc32e/32.png) [@Truth\_Seeker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truth_Seeker)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-sales/215047/32 "2003-11-26T01:28:32Z")
After reading this thread, I’ve only got one thing to say. Did you ever really, I mean _really_, look at your hands? **A\_EVIL** , First of all, your spelling is atrocious. “Sexi” is spelled “sexy,” you goof. Oh, and could you possibly have your username shortened? My pet peeve this week is usernames that compress posts and thread titles into five-character lines. BTW, does the OP mean “Sex sells?” Instead of “Sex sales?” ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-sales/215047/33 "2003-11-26T01:30:16Z")
No worries—he’s gone. We now return to our previously scheduled program (already in progress). ---
**Author:** ![GnominClature](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@GnominClature](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GnominClature)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-sales/215047/34 "2003-11-26T01:31:21Z")
As much as I would love to continue reading the frivolity this thread is getting, I’d much rather have some interesting input. Has anyone ever thought about going beyond their box and seeing how the domino affect can touch a little bit of your realities? I’ll be waiting… ---
**Author:** ![GnominClature](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@GnominClature](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GnominClature)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-sales/215047/35 "2003-11-26T01:33:58Z")
To clarify, I meant “Sex Sales?” ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-sales/215047/36 "2003-11-26T01:35:36Z")
What exactly would you have us do, **GnominClature**? ---
**Author:** ![QuothTheRaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/71c47a/32.png) [@QuothTheRaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuothTheRaven)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-sales/215047/37 "2003-11-26T01:39:33Z")
Am I the only one having trouble making sense of the OP? ---
**Author:** ![GnominClature](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@GnominClature](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GnominClature)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-sales/215047/38 "2003-11-26T01:41:22Z")
Share an experience that is relevant to the rant instead of taking apart someone else’s grammar, syntax, and spelling. I think it’s equally silly, immature, and ignorant of people to claim they are fighting for a cause (in this case, ignorance) and end up skewing the subject of intent. ---
**Author:** ![GnominClature](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@GnominClature](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GnominClature)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-sales/215047/39 "2003-11-26T01:46:47Z")
> [@](#): > > With my example, I think sex is advertised with passive aggressive characteristics, and it does not sale well with me. Let’s review the above quote. Let’s share an experience. Let’s see if you have observed a similar problem with society. Let’s read the thesis statement. _drives a nail through his skull_ ---
**Author:** ![Truth\_Seeker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5fc32e/32.png) [@Truth\_Seeker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truth_Seeker)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-sales/215047/40 "2003-11-26T02:06:07Z")
I believe the OP is making a point about societal double standards. Nor is it necessarily absurd. This, for instance, > [@](#): > > \*\*The clothing that women wear entice a man’s eye; however, she gets upset while we stare at the piece of clothing that already more than accentuates her C cup. My bad for looking at your ass while you wearhip hugger pants and with a thong strap in full view! \*\* has been discussed in threads in the past. **GnominClature** You’d probably have better luck with this in GD or even IMHO. You’d probably do well to break it up and state your thesis a bit less elliptically. You might have the makings of an interesting debate here but as a rant it’s just not punchy enough. Good rants have an element of mordant humour lacking here. > [@](#): > > \*\*and it does not sale well with me. \*\* This is one of the reason I thought you might mean “sell.” As written, it doesn’t make sense to me. “Sale” isn’t a verb. BTW, this is one of the most unintentionally hilarious things I’ve read in quite some time. > [@](#): > > \*\*I’m comfortable with my length and girth, and so is every other woman that has used it. \*\* [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-sales/215047.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-sales/215047.md?page=3)