# Spit or Swallow? A followup poll TMI? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 29, 2003, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070 "2003-03-29T20:44:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 30
**Author:** ![tanookie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/48db29/32.png) [@tanookie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanookie)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070/581 "2003-04-29T01:24:33Z")
Wow 12 pages. My poor thread got killed in a quarter of the space! Seems the TMI threads are cycling down a bit. If memory serves me correctly though they will be back in vogue in a couple of weeks šŸ™‚ Oh and maybe your thread on mortality would be better done as something involving ā€œPhilosophies on the afterlifeā€¦ or what happens after youā€™re wormfood?ā€ ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070/582 "2003-04-29T01:53:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Davebear \* > \*\*So, whatā€™s your stand on the issue of the day? \*\* Oh no you donā€™t. Youā€™ll have to date me to find out. šŸ˜‰ > [@](#): > > And, can I get you a drink? You bet. Send a rum and coke over this way, hon ---
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070/583 "2003-04-29T02:00:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tanookie \* > **Wow 12 pages. My poor thread got killed in a quarter of the space!** > > Sorry, 'Nookie. We tried. Iā€™m starting to think that, if youā€™re going to go TMI, you have to go waaaay TMI, or people donā€™t pay much attention. I guess I could always test that theory out. Iā€™ve got a dying TMI thread that never really went TMI, IMO. > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by MeanOldLady_ > \*\*Oh no you donā€™t. Youā€™ll have to date me to find out. \*\* > > _sets a rum and coke down in front of the lady, then leans on the bar, so he can look her in the eye_ Really? How many times? šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070/584 "2003-04-29T02:19:32Z")
HA! You make me laugh. Btw, you do know thereā€™s a pit thread waiting around for you. Donā€™t fret, itā€™s nothing angry. Someone was just curious about the, err, nature of all the threads youā€™ve been starting recently. ---
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070/585 "2003-04-29T02:45:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MeanOldLady \* > \*\*HA! You make me laugh. \*\* > > Good. šŸ™‚ So, if you ever make it to Boston, let me know, and Iā€™ll buy you a real drink. > > \*\*Btw, you do know thereā€™s a pit thread waiting around for you. Donā€™t fret, itā€™s nothing angry. Someone was just curious about the, err, nature of all the threads youā€™ve been starting recently. \*\* > > Swell. :rolleyes: No, I didnā€™t know. I donā€™t frequent the Pit on a regular basis. I suppose I should at least read what they have to say, huh? Not really sure what the proper etiquette is. Iā€™ve never been Pitted, before. ---
**Author:** ![Mdm.President](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@Mdm.President](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdm.President)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070/586 "2003-04-29T15:33:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Branwen \* > \*\*Welcome to the boards! > > Have you tried eating caramels or milk duds before and after? > I know, sounds like a strange suggestion. However, if itā€™s something like his semen being too acidic for you, it may help to coat your throat before you do the deed. \*\* actually, no I havenā€™t! Hadnā€™t thought about fighting fire with fire (I always assumed boy batter was basic, due to the slimyness of it). Iā€™ll have to go try that right away! šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![bittersweet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@bittersweet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bittersweet)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070/587 "2003-04-29T17:16:50Z")
Well, I certainly agree. And, I canā€™t think of more appropriate username. So, what about that 10th time? What makes it different? And, what you like to drink? I suppose what might make it different could be how my stomach is feeling or the questionable integrity of the other personā€¦I dunno. To drink, I prefer wine, but also like Long Island Iced Teas and Margaritasā€¦yummy. ---
**Author:** ![bittersweet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@bittersweet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bittersweet)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070/588 "2003-04-29T17:18:01Z")
Originally posted by Davebear: ā€œWell, I certainly agree. And, I canā€™t think of more appropriate username. So, what about that 10th time? What makes it different? And, what you like to drink?ā€ I suppose what might make it different could be how my stomach is feeling or the questionable integrity of the other personā€¦I dunno. To drink, I prefer wine, but also like Long Island Iced Teas and Margaritasā€¦yummy. ---
**Author:** ![bittersweet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@bittersweet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bittersweet)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070/589 "2003-04-29T17:20:52Z")
Sorry! I didnā€™t post 2x on purpose. I didnā€™t think the first one went thru because I got a message saying users could only post every 60 seconds, so I sent it again. ---
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070/590 "2003-04-29T17:31:32Z")
Donā€™t worry about the dupli-post. The board hiccups. šŸ˜‰ And, thanks for responding. The tummy issues certainly make sense. Iā€™m not quite sure I get the ā€œquestionable integrityā€ bit, though. I would think youā€™d avoid the whole thing, if there was anything questionable about the guy. _Sets a fresh squeezed Margarita in from of **bittersweet** _ ---
**Author:** ![flybynight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@flybynight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flybynight)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070/591 "2003-04-29T18:14:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by bittersweet \* > \*\*To drink, I prefer wine, but also like Long Island Iced Teas and Margaritasā€¦yummy. \*\* Hey I love margaritas. And I donā€™t think Iā€™ve gotten anything to drink yet anyway. Mind if I get a quick drink in with ya before **DB** kicks me out after reading his pit thread? šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Branwen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@Branwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Branwen)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070/592 "2003-04-29T18:48:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MDM. President \* > \*\*actually, no I havenā€™t! Hadnā€™t thought about fighting fire with fire (I always assumed boy batter was basic, due to the slimyness of it). Iā€™ll have to go try that right away! šŸ˜‰ \*\* Let me know if it works. If not, maybe we can come up with something else. **Davebear** , can I have something to drink? No! Not that!šŸ˜ƒ I meant something cold. Itā€™s hard work walking around in The Pit in these thigh highs. I saw your Pit post, **flybynight** , youā€™re a _baaaad_ boy.;)šŸ˜ƒ Iā€™m joking. IRL Iā€™d make the worst dom. Iā€™d laugh too much. ---
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070/593 "2003-04-29T20:16:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by flybynight \* > \*\*Hey I love margaritas. And I donā€™t think Iā€™ve gotten anything to drink yet anyway. Mind if I get a quick drink in with ya before **DB** kicks me out after reading his pit thread? šŸ˜‰ \*\* > > Iā€™ve seen it. Are yaā€™ _sure_ yaā€™ want me to mix you a drink, knowing that? šŸ˜‰ > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Branwen_ > **Itā€™s hard work walking around in The Pit in these thigh highs.** > > Iā€™m sure it isā€¦but, ooooh!, _Baby!_ šŸ˜ƒ > > One Coke, coming right up. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070/594 "2003-04-29T21:43:54Z")
**Davebear,** olā€™ buddy (and expert mixologist, Iā€™m sure), several of your posts appear to be entirely of quotes from others. Yet, after checking the original texts, I see that some of what is _inside_ the quote frames is actually your reply. You _do_ know that the " [/quote] " close-quote coding needs to be placed in _front_ of your own words, donā€™t you? Even if you have to hand-move it to get in the right place? A Bloody Mary will do nicely, but donā€™t come on _too_ strong, dude, as Iā€™m a confirmed dude myself and would like to remain firmly ([sub][sup]hee-hee[/sup][/sub]) in the hetero- camp. šŸ™‚ So I guess I canā€™t answer the OP. Never mind and carry on. ---
**Author:** ![Branwen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@Branwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Branwen)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070/595 "2003-04-29T21:50:17Z")
**Davebear** , in your pit thread, I saw someone make the statement that everything is a euphemism for sex. This was something that I was unaware of. Now I understand why you thought my admonisment to **flybynight** about his mice friends was a come on. **Flybynight** , you can have as much mouse love as you want. We will like you anyway. So the important question is this: how many threads have we managed to drag the mice into? ---
**Author:** ![tanookie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/48db29/32.png) [@tanookie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanookie)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070/596 "2003-04-29T21:55:04Z")
Branwen I think the mice have been in three nowā€¦ Its most recent appearance here in this oneā€¦ my thread about noisy people and flybynightā€™s thread. And yeah pretty much ANYTHING can be twisted into a euphemism for sex. You should see the look my MIL gives us when we start laughing like fools at some of the stuff that she says (innocently of course.) I mean reallyā€¦ my two most favoritest words to hear my hubby say are ā€œnice shoes.ā€ (Means Iā€™m getting nookie that day!) ---
**Author:** ![flybynight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@flybynight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flybynight)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070/597 "2003-04-29T22:07:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Branwen \* > \*\* > This was something that I was unaware of. Now I understand why you thought my admonisment to **flybynight** about his mice friends was a come on. > \*\* Thatā€™s ok, I didnā€™t interpret any of your comments as such anyway. And my mice have been in 4 threads I think, right? The three **Tanookie** mentioned and the Doper Island thread. I donā€™t think I mentioned it in the pit thread yet. Though I could. I could mention it in every thread I post in - just slip it in there somehow. But that might get old. ---
**Author:** ![Branwen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@Branwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Branwen)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070/598 "2003-04-29T22:33:15Z")
Hi **Tanookie**. I suppose youā€™re right. I never really thought of it before. Iā€™m going to keep on trying not to think of it, or Iā€™ll be seeing sex everywhere. Including where itā€™s not. **Flybynight** , I think youā€™re right. By my count itā€™s four, too. I was just wondering if there were any more that I was unaware of. I think the mice will probably get old to you alot faster then it will the rest of us. And thanks, if I come on to you, youā€™ll be the first to know.;)šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070/599 "2003-04-29T23:35:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Musicat \* > \*\ ***Davebear,** olā€™ buddy (and expert mixologist, Iā€™m sure), several of your posts appear to be entirely of quotes from others. \*\* Hard to read, that way, are they? I actually experimented with different styles, after I got nagged for replying to other peopleā€™s post, individually. And, I picked that one, but I can just as easily drop it, if people donā€™t like it. **Branwen,** I didnā€™t actually misinterpret your comment. Well, okay, I did, but it was deliberate. I was trying to get you to come play in the fantasy land folks were building. I know you donā€™t want to mislead anyone into thinking youā€™re available, for real. But, I think **flybynight** knows you well enough to be aware of that, as well. So, what Iā€™m saying is, itā€™s okay to play. Donā€™t be so hard on yourself. Have some fun. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Branwen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@Branwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Branwen)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070/600 "2003-04-29T23:44:26Z")
**Davebear** , the euphemism thing was a joke. I guess my biggest concern is just that I donā€™t want to make anyone uncomfortable. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070.md?page=29) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070.md?page=31)