# Strangely pleasurable sensations **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 25, 2004, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangely-pleasurable-sensations/225957 "2004-01-25T05:09:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Nichol\_storm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Nichol\_storm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nichol_storm)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2004, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangely-pleasurable-sensations/225957/21 "2004-01-25T23:10:06Z")
Getting my feet rubbed. Especially when someone gets the arch just right. Oh, _yessss_. I once got a pedicure from this little Korean gal who could do the most incredible things with cream and her hands. I would’ve married her t’were it legal. ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2004, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangely-pleasurable-sensations/225957/22 "2004-01-25T23:42:56Z")
> [@Nichol\_storm](#): > > Getting my feet rubbed. Especially when someone gets the arch just right. Oh, _yessss_. I once got a pedicure from this little Korean gal who could do the most incredible things with cream and her hands. I would’ve married her t’were it legal. A good shoeshine man does pretty good too. But I would prefer a nice little Korean gal of course. 🙂 ---
**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:** [January 26, 2004, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangely-pleasurable-sensations/225957/23 "2004-01-26T00:42:17Z")
Haircuts, yes! - I love the whole thing, especially the way the hairdresser will bunch up and slightly pull tufts of hair in order to trim them. Yawning/stretching is very good. And I like my children to tread on my feet repeatedly. Oh and I like having the hair on my arms and legs brushed with a stiff hairbrush (it makes the hair nice and smooth too). ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2004, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangely-pleasurable-sensations/225957/24 "2004-01-26T04:03:15Z")
Pour peroxide in your ear and listen to it crackle. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2004, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangely-pleasurable-sensations/225957/25 "2004-01-26T06:12:24Z")
When you have a mosquito bite and it itches so bad, and then you scratch it until it bleeds…then putting on some Benadryl anti-itch ointment. It stings and that sting feels sooooo good! Having Misty cuddle with me when I’m falling asleep or taking a nap, and listening to her purring right in my ear. ---
**Author:** ![Dragwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dragwyr/32/2855_2.png) [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2004, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangely-pleasurable-sensations/225957/26 "2004-01-26T13:58:59Z")
Here are mine: That first sip of real fresh-squeezed orange juice in the morning. Complete and utter bliss for me. A strange one here… The sensation you get when the congenstion on the one side of your nose (that is completely plugged up) shifts to the other side. The feeling of total relaxation I get the exact moment before I actually fall asleep. ---
**Author:** ![brainfizz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/da6949/32.png) [@brainfizz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brainfizz)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2004, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangely-pleasurable-sensations/225957/27 "2004-01-26T14:03:14Z")
Putting Vick’s VapoRub on your balls is a strangely pleasant sensation (although not too much), and I’ve heard that tiger balm does the same thing (works on ladies more sensitive areas too!) ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2004, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangely-pleasurable-sensations/225957/28 "2004-01-26T14:11:07Z")
Pimple popping is considered so pleasurable there is a long TMI thread in MPSIMS about it. What about when you blow your nose and a crazy-glue-stuck booger finally comes out? ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2004, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangely-pleasurable-sensations/225957/29 "2004-01-26T14:18:08Z")
I do the hot water on itchy areas thing too. Sometimes it’s the only way to get relief, short of using a cheese grater. And believe me, I’ve seriously considered using a cheese grater. I enjoy combing out my hair, or having someone else comb it out. It’s waist length now, and I very carefully comb out the very ends, slowly working my way back up to the roots, untangling as I go. I enjoy combing out all the loose dead hair. I don’t set or style my hair in any way, I just comb it out straight. I love to blow my nose after a hot steamy shower, especially if I’ve been congested. The relief is indescribable. I like to peel things. Stickers, scabs, bark off of trees…if it’s loose, I want to peel it. I usually restrain myself, but it takes great efforts of will. ---
**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2004, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangely-pleasurable-sensations/225957/30 "2004-01-26T15:15:49Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Having Misty cuddle with me when I’m falling asleep or taking a nap, and listening to her purring right in my ear. I have _never_ cuddled up to you while you were napping, and I certainly don’t purr. 🙂 I am surprised I am the first to mention this one: Getting a tattoo is extremely pleasurable. ---
**Author:** ![facil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/db5fbb/32.png) [@facil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/facil)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2004, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangely-pleasurable-sensations/225957/31 "2004-01-26T16:06:37Z")
getting your hair cut might be good for some of you out there, but i am part of the crowd that is affraid of letting someone i really don’t know using power tools and other sharp tools around my head. when i was a kid, i got my hair cut on a military base, and the man scared the hell out of me by using words like, “oops” and “oh, that will grow back in a few days.” oh and he cut my ear with the clippers. that might have more to do with the fear of barbers. ---
**Author:** ![jellytoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@jellytoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jellytoes)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2004, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangely-pleasurable-sensations/225957/32 "2004-01-26T17:05:56Z")
[ul] [li]Being spanked[/li][li]Peeling things (especially sunburns)[/li][li]Nibbling kitten ears[/li][/ul] And my number one strangely pleasurable sensation: Putting ice up my \ ! ---
**Author:** ![Marine\_One](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marine_one/32/3461_2.png) [@Marine\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marine_One)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2004, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangely-pleasurable-sensations/225957/33 "2004-01-26T17:39:00Z")
Jumping on sheets of ice with air bubbles under them. I like the movement of the air and the cracking sound. The best ones are the big 6 footers. This is like popping those air bubble packing sheet things. ---
**Author:** ![Yamirskoonir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/c0e974/32.png) [@Yamirskoonir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yamirskoonir)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2004, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangely-pleasurable-sensations/225957/34 "2004-01-26T19:30:00Z")
Sliding the tip of your tongue forward and back along the groove down the center of the roof of you mouth. _chills!_ Going under a tattoo needle is absolute euphoria. Even when it hurts. Piercing and gauging/stretching is also incredibly cathartic and amazing. The anticipation just before the moment of pressure, the slide of the needle through your skin, the trickle of blood/lube slithering slowly down, the cool spray of colloidial silver on the hot and sensitive skin, the vibrant and glowing orifice of the addendum afterwards…damn, I think it’s time to go get that snug I’ve been wanting. Excuse me, folks! ---
**Author:** ![TheOtherOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dbc845/32.png) [@TheOtherOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheOtherOne)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2004, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangely-pleasurable-sensations/225957/35 "2004-01-27T01:17:35Z")
I love a good head scratchin’. I also love to trim the skin right at the edge of my fingernails after I get out of the shower. I usually do it when I trim my nails, but if the clippers aren’t handy I’ll just use my knife. It’s all dead skin, so it doesn’t hurt, but for some reason it feels quite pleasurable. ---
**Author:** ![moi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@moi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moi)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2004, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangely-pleasurable-sensations/225957/36 "2004-01-27T07:54:22Z")
> [@Mariemarie](#): > > Stangely pleasurable sensations? Very hot water on itchy skin. Ditto. Discovered this when I had the bizarre, undiagnosed skin condition this past autumn and am strangely comforted that I’m not the only one! Other strange pleasures:[ul] [li] Peeling sunburned skin[/li][li] Having my hip bone licked[/li][li] Letting someone brush my hair (my ex used to do this quite a bit; how I miss it!)[/li][li] Face massages[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Jervoise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d2c977/32.png) [@Jervoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jervoise)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2004, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangely-pleasurable-sensations/225957/37 "2004-01-27T08:29:48Z")
A tongue in my ear. A licking, sucking, thrusting tongue in my ear. Grrr. Like **Lynn** , blowing my nose in the shower. Stretching my spine in bed, particularly in the morning with someone else against my side. Rubbing my head while under water. Stumbling around after a good leg work-out. Your legs feel fine, and then bang! the strength in your thigh gives away while climbing into the car or running up the stairs. ---
**Author:** ![SanguineSpider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SanguineSpider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanguineSpider)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2004, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangely-pleasurable-sensations/225957/38 "2004-01-28T06:51:07Z")
Light biting on my ankles (yum!). When my SO combs out my wet hair, feeling those tangles come out is delish! Hair pulled during sex. Having my SO tickle my arms ever so softly (inner arm). When I’m in the shower and washing my feet with a rough scrubbie item, I get a little tingle in a very curious place _blush_. I think this a most intriging effect of getting clean. Is that why my showers are so long? (weird, I know) Any sort of stretching of muscles is _heaven_! The “eargasm” is a good one. One of my exes used to prick/scratch the back of my neck with a needle. Talk about melting! Think drooling Homer Simpson… yes, I AM weird. If a hair gets pulled out for some odd reason (caught on something), it hurts but I like it. Deep muscle massage makes me melt: neck/shoulders/lower back… I’m talking deep, painfully so. I also bite my inner, lower lip for the feeling of it. I cut into it and play with it all day with my tongue. If I bite my lip by accident, I usually bite into that same spot at least twice, unintentionally, and by then, I’m playing with it anyway. The pain is sharp but I like it. Yeah, yeah… I’m odd. ---
**Author:** ![french\_frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c77e96/32.png) [@french\_frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/french_frog)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2004, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangely-pleasurable-sensations/225957/39 "2004-01-28T12:51:08Z")
Just a simple one to add: Pulling up my socks when they’re down, usually after a couple hours at work. And I like also the sound/warmth of an electrical heather. Yes, the sound only makes me shudder from pleasure… weird… And I had this wonderful asian hairdresser in Paris who would massage your head and neck while shampooing and cuting your hair. Incredible. But \*\* SanguineSpider \*\*beats us all 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Running\_with\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Running\_with\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Running_with_Scissors)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2004, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangely-pleasurable-sensations/225957/40 "2004-01-28T14:55:59Z")
I’ve got to say I agree on the pleasure of a good shampooing. The woman who washes my hair where I get it cut is **incredible**. I also like the sting I get when I wash my face right after shaving. And I **love** having my back tickled… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangely-pleasurable-sensations/225957.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangely-pleasurable-sensations/225957.md?page=3)