# Significance of an open air vagina. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 3, 2008, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significance-of-an-open-air-vagina/475482 "2008-12-03T08:16:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significance-of-an-open-air-vagina/475482/61 "2008-12-04T00:10:06Z")
> [@Hostile\_Dialect](#): > > Take you up her ass for 20? Interest hell. Sounds like the marryin’ kind. ---
**Author:** ![vison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e47774/32.png) [@vison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vison)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significance-of-an-open-air-vagina/475482/62 "2008-12-04T00:12:42Z")
Thank you everso for cheering up a miserably miserable and pain-filled afternoon. You guys are the best. btw: isn’t vagina in Saskatchewan? Thought I heard that somewhere . . . . ---
**Author:** ![Valerieblaise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@Valerieblaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valerieblaise)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significance-of-an-open-air-vagina/475482/63 "2008-12-04T00:21:06Z")
> [@sailor](#): > > Good cars and very safe. That’s because they’re so boxy. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significance-of-an-open-air-vagina/475482/64 "2008-12-04T00:28:04Z")
Snark aside, the most likely explanation for the behavior detailed in the OP is that it’s an idiotic ritual this couple employs to get themselves worked up. Female half “excites” strange men in bars, ultimately turns them down and goes home with Mr. Loser for fun and games. There’s an alternate explanation which might come into play if they were inspired by a certain _Law and Order:SVU_ episode. In which case the ending could be rather ugly. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significance-of-an-open-air-vagina/475482/65 "2008-12-04T00:32:53Z")
> [@chowder](#): > > Did it occur to you she may have wanted you to throw coins in, or beer bottles or bar stools or… I’m still looking for my horse and cart. ---
**Author:** ![Renee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/renee/32/287_2.png) [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significance-of-an-open-air-vagina/475482/66 "2008-12-04T00:48:22Z")
This is the best thread ever. But I’m still confused about the pennies situation. Why was your brother throwing them at your friend’s crotch, rather than the woman’s? This makes no sense. Please elaborate. ---
**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significance-of-an-open-air-vagina/475482/67 "2008-12-04T00:53:30Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > Vulva. The word is [vulva](http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/vulva). My name is Vulva. Taras Vulva. And I like it shaken, not stirred. ---
**Author:** ![Cation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Cation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cation)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significance-of-an-open-air-vagina/475482/68 "2008-12-04T01:15:24Z")
> [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](#): > > I’m very confused by this sequence of events, especially the parts that I bolded. Also, was she hot? Was she “groomed”? The devil, as they say, is in the details. When we were outside the man kept joking that we could beat him up so easily. He brought it up at least three times. He seemed like he might enjoy getting in a fight and getting beat up. The couple was pretty damned weird. I guess my brother was just trying to make a joke. However, we were only 3 to 4 feet away from the woman the entire time. I’m fairly certain the man saw and heard my brother throwing the pennies and talking about paying for the show. Shortly thereafter he picked up some of the pennies and went for a smoke. We went out for one also and he struck up a conversation about hunting (It was the second day of buck). A little description of the setting might help explain why were so reticent to bring up the vulva with the woman herself. We were not cruising for woma\en. This is a corner bar where everybody knows everybody for the most part. We were bullshitting with the other customers and the owner and generally relaxing. The possible consequences of reading the vag signal the wrong way and ending up in some sort of altercation would totally ruin our vibe for the evening. Also, it was kind of hilarious. If we brought it up there was a good chance it would stop. Part of the fun was bringing more guys over and seeing if she’d leave it open. Looking back with a sober mind I think its pretty clear that the woman was an exhibitionist. Once our female friends showed up she stopped showing us the old clam and stopped making eye contact. Perhaps she didn’t want to risk upsetting our friends with her blatant genitals. Regarding her looks. She was decent looking woman. Seemed to be fit. Somewhat plain but not unattractive face. Her crotch was shaved clean and she had an aesthetically pleasing healthy twat. My brother was throwing pennies and my friend instead of in the woman’s hole because our mother always taught us not to put metal in pussies. ---
**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significance-of-an-open-air-vagina/475482/69 "2008-12-04T01:28:15Z")
> [@Mindfield](#): > > The full expression is “…like throwing a hot dog down a hallway,” which should be fairly self-explanatory when considering what each subject is a euphemism for. > _Now_ I can retire it; just had to offer the explanation first. 🙂 It really wasn’t obvious (it’s been a long day and my mind is not so gutterish to begin with) but urbandictionary took care of it. Nasty. ---
**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significance-of-an-open-air-vagina/475482/70 "2008-12-04T01:30:23Z")
> [@Cation](#): > > … our mother always taught us not to put metal in pussies. What?! ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significance-of-an-open-air-vagina/475482/71 "2008-12-04T01:39:44Z")
> [@Mindfield](#): > > _Now_ I can retire it; just had to offer the explanation first. 🙂 Thanks, sugah. Now, is this the part where I signal you with the Gratuitous Hoo-Ha Flash of Gratitude? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significance-of-an-open-air-vagina/475482/72 "2008-12-04T01:57:08Z")
> [@Sapo](#): > > What?! What, you never read Amy Vanderbilt? ---
**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significance-of-an-open-air-vagina/475482/73 "2008-12-04T02:08:25Z")
> [@Morbo](#): > > What, you never read Amy Vanderbilt? Apparently not. Google tells me she is some flavor of Miss Manners (about whom I just got educated in a different thread). Googling “not to put metal on pussies” gives some very interesting results about nu-metal, but nothing that could be seen as relevant, btw. I can see the wisdom of it, of course. Especially for very Catholic moms warning about the sinful nature of IUDs. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significance-of-an-open-air-vagina/475482/74 "2008-12-04T02:35:03Z")
Basic Instinct: 1992 Sharon Stone: b 1958 So we know an al fresco 34 y/o vagina can be worth millions. Anybody care to calculate the depreciation? ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significance-of-an-open-air-vagina/475482/75 "2008-12-04T07:01:51Z")
> [@Cation](#): > > We went out for one also and he struck up a conversation about hunting (It was the second day of buck). And clearly the opening of beaver season. > [@](#): > > Regarding her looks. She was decent looking woman. Seemed to be fit. Somewhat plain but not unattractive face. Her crotch was shaved clean and she had an aesthetically pleasing healthy twat. I hope it didn’t catch cold, being out there with no fur. Seriously, you are wise people not to get involved with such loonies. ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significance-of-an-open-air-vagina/475482/76 "2008-12-04T08:19:11Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > I’m still looking for my horse and cart. If you find it, take a look round see if you can spot my watch ---
**Author:** ![InterestedObserver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@InterestedObserver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InterestedObserver)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significance-of-an-open-air-vagina/475482/77 "2008-12-04T08:33:12Z")
> [@BrandonR](#): > > Everyone calls it a vagina, regardless of whether they’re referring to the inner parts or not. I don’t. But yes, many do, and it annoys me no end. My “vagina” (which is a term I hate as much as the term “penis”, ftr) is defined as my internal cavity. (if I could flash THAT to someone, I doubt they would be much interested :eek:) All that stuff on the outside is JUST as important (more so for most women when it comes to their sexuality and satisfaction, look it up ;)) I prefer “pussy” or “yoni” or that C-word so many women seem to take issue with but which I don’t but I won’t repeat it here out of consideration or anything which refers the entire package, as it were. As for the 40 yr old flashing her pussy: YUCK! Yeah, it was a signal, but of what other than “I’m a cheap ass whore” I don’t know. Weird. (and not in the good way!) FTR, I am going to turn 43 in a few weeks, and I do not find this disgusting due to her age at ALL. We 40-somethings are HOT! 🆒 (at least some of us:D) ---
**Author:** ![InterestedObserver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@InterestedObserver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InterestedObserver)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significance-of-an-open-air-vagina/475482/78 "2008-12-04T08:40:47Z")
Sorry, missed the edit window, but upon re-reading the OP, my opinion is that she was either a whore with her pimp or they were some bored swinger couple looking for action. Not much else makes sense, given the details. But then again, “I’m a cheap ass whore” (and the man with me is a pimp)sums it up either way. ---
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significance-of-an-open-air-vagina/475482/79 "2008-12-04T09:02:11Z")
> [@InterestedObserver](#): > > Not much else makes sense, given the details. But then again, “I’m a cheap ass whore” (and the man with me is a pimp)sums it up either way. In the words of Chris Rock, “Whatever happened to _crazy_?” ---
**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:** [December 4, 2008, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significance-of-an-open-air-vagina/475482/80 "2008-12-04T14:50:48Z")
> [@Sapo](#): > > It really wasn’t obvious (it’s been a long day and my mind is not so gutterish to begin with) but urbandictionary took care of it. Nasty. Perhaps it’s just my filthy mind that makes it obvious then. It was dragged there at a young age… 🙂 > [@NinetyWt](#): > > Thanks, sugah. > > Now, is this the part where I signal you with the Gratuitous Hoo-Ha Flash of Gratitude? > > 😛 Well, I hadn’t actually thought about it, but since it’s out in the open… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significance-of-an-open-air-vagina/475482.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significance-of-an-open-air-vagina/475482.md?page=5)