# Use some imagination, fluiddruid (rather polite) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 14, 2006, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-some-imagination-fluiddruid-rather-polite/344396 "2006-02-14T02:51:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Aeschines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aeschines/32/16251_2.png) [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-some-imagination-fluiddruid-rather-polite/344396/1 "2006-02-14T02:51:12Z")
> [@fluiddruid](#): > > Uh, this is not appropriate for Cafe Society. I can’t imagine where this is appropriate for, so I’m closing this one. The [thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=7100963#post7100963). I say, put it wherever, but it’s not too nasty for the Dope. There’s no consistent approach to TMI on these boards. There are threads that get incredibly raunchy that go to hundreds of posts. Then there are threads that push a mod’s buttons wrong and shut down instantly. I’m dealing with the sexuality of figure skating head on, and I don’t see what’s wrong with that. The pairs competition is a sexual dance, purposely and ostensibly. We’re supposed to think, “Ah, the beauty of it!” but in fact most of us hetero guys are thinking what the images demand: “Ah, some nice T&A, I’d hit that, and isn’t that quite a crotch flying through the air.” I disagree with the ruling. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-some-imagination-fluiddruid-rather-polite/344396/2 "2006-02-14T03:01:42Z")
There’s quite a gulf between admiring a flying crotch and expressing a desire to stick one’s nose in it and take a big whiff. I’ve objected to a number of thread closures on various grounds; this is not one of them. Good job, **'druid**. ---
**Author:** ![Boo\_Boo\_Foo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@Boo\_Boo\_Foo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boo_Boo_Foo)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-some-imagination-fluiddruid-rather-polite/344396/3 "2006-02-14T03:09:31Z")
> [@Aeschines](#): > > \ > > I’m dealing with the sexuality of figure skating head on, and I don’t see what’s wrong with that. > > \ Look, I’ll be honest… I’ve admired the occasional female long jumper from a head on camera shot over the years in a way which I know was kinda inappropriate… hell I’m a guy, not a saint, but I also know that it’s not the sort of subject matter which I should engage other people in against their wishes. It seems to me that to define figure skating in sexual terms is a form of objectification which is inappropriate in some way. Nothing personal there - just a different view point for you to consider. ---
**Author:** ![Aeschines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aeschines/32/16251_2.png) [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-some-imagination-fluiddruid-rather-polite/344396/4 "2006-02-14T03:09:32Z")
> [@Q.E.D.](#): > > There’s quite a gulf between admiring a flying crotch and expressing a desire to stick one’s nose in it and take a big whiff. I’ve objected to a number of thread closures on various grounds; this is not one of them. Good job, **'druid**. There may be a “big” difference, but I still don’t see what’s wrong with it. I’ve read threads here about prehensile rectums spraying shit particles all over a bathroom. I’ve read about blowjobs and masturbation. What’s so wrong with crotch-sniffing? Haven’t you ever taken a big whiff, **Q.E.D.**. Of course you have–and you loved it! ---
**Author:** ![Aeschines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aeschines/32/16251_2.png) [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-some-imagination-fluiddruid-rather-polite/344396/5 "2006-02-14T03:12:59Z")
> [@Boo Boo Foo](#): > > […]but I also know that it’s not the sort of subject matter which I should engage other people in against their wishes. So what’s the theory of TMI on the Dope? I put “TMI” in the thread title. > [@](#): > > It seems to me that to define figure skating in sexual terms is a form of objectification which is inappropriate in some way. I don’t “define” it that way, I simply _see_ what is there: hot T&A made extra-hot through hot clothing. ---
**Author:** ![Regardie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Regardie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regardie)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-some-imagination-fluiddruid-rather-polite/344396/6 "2006-02-14T03:14:36Z")
flying crotch-band name ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-some-imagination-fluiddruid-rather-polite/344396/7 "2006-02-14T03:15:43Z")
> [@Aeschines](#): > > Haven’t you ever taken a big whiff, **Q.E.D.**. Of course you have–and you loved it! Hell yes. But, you don’t see me starting threads about it, now do you? Some things really are better left unsaid. It’s one thing when it’s the guys shooting the bull around the water cooler, it’s another when it’s a public forum. IMO, it crossed a line that, like pornography, is difficult to define but I know it when I see it. ---
**Author:** ![Aeschines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aeschines/32/16251_2.png) [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-some-imagination-fluiddruid-rather-polite/344396/8 "2006-02-14T03:25:07Z")
> [@Q.E.D.](#): > > Hell yes. But, you don’t see me starting threads about it, now do you? Maybe you’re a bit prudish. Release, don’t repress, your sexuality! > [@](#): > > Some things really are better left unsaid. “I love pussy.” There, I said it. Where’s the lightning bolt? > [@](#): > > It’s one thing when it’s the guys shooting the bull around the water cooler, it’s another when it’s a public forum. Ah, but what about the other TMI threads on the SDMB? What is your _theory_ of TMI on these boards? > [@](#): > > IMO, it crossed a line that, like pornography, is difficult to define but I know it when I see it. Do you consider pr0n naughty, the forbidden fruit of the laptop screen? I only said what approximately 9% of guys watching the pairs were thinking: I’d love to stick my face in that crotch. Of course, 95.8% of the guys were thinking about fucking the skaters, but pleasures vary by individual. ---
**Author:** ![askeptic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@askeptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/askeptic)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-some-imagination-fluiddruid-rather-polite/344396/9 "2006-02-14T03:29:12Z")
> [@Regardie](#): > > flying crotch-band name Hmmm, have I seen you somewhere before? You seem sooo familiar… ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-some-imagination-fluiddruid-rather-polite/344396/10 "2006-02-14T03:35:10Z")
> [@Aeschines](#): > > …snip…I only said what approximately 9% of guys watching the pairs were thinking: I’d love to stick my face in that crotch. Of course, 95.8% of the guys were thinking about fucking the skaters, but pleasures vary by individual. That just isn’t true. I was admiring their Arses. 😉 Jim ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-some-imagination-fluiddruid-rather-polite/344396/11 "2006-02-14T03:35:38Z")
> [@Aeschines](#): > > Maybe you’re a bit prudish. Not at all. I get into baudy discussions with the best of 'em. > [@Aeschines](#): > > “I love pussy.” There, I said it. Where’s the lightning bolt? Hell, so do I. But while that’s the essence of your thread, yes, the substance just crossed some undefinable line. Call it a visceral reaction. I can’t articulate it any better than that, or I would. > [@Aeschines](#): > > Ah, but what about the other TMI threads on the SDMB? What is your _theory_ of TMI on these boards? There’s TMI and there’s T. M. I. Your thread was the latter, IMO. > [@Aeschines](#): > > Do you consider pr0n naughty, the forbidden fruit of the laptop screen? Ha! You should see my hard drive. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Aeschines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aeschines/32/16251_2.png) [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-some-imagination-fluiddruid-rather-polite/344396/12 "2006-02-14T03:36:34Z")
> [@What Exit?](#): > > That just isn’t true. > > I was admiring their Arses. 😉 > > Jim As I said, pleasures vary by individual. 9% for crotch sniffing, 12% for ass-grabbing, etc. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-some-imagination-fluiddruid-rather-polite/344396/13 "2006-02-14T03:40:33Z")
> [@Aeschines](#): > > As I said, pleasures vary by individual. 9% for crotch sniffing, 12% for ass-grabbing, etc. Well you know, if you are going to provide statistics on this board they should at least add up to 100 not 104.8%. 😃 Jim ---
**Author:** ![Aeschines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aeschines/32/16251_2.png) [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-some-imagination-fluiddruid-rather-polite/344396/14 "2006-02-14T03:43:15Z")
> [@Q.E.D.](#): > > But while that’s the essence of your thread, yes, the substance just crossed some undefinable line. Call it a visceral reaction. I can’t articulate it any better than that, or I would. OK, it affected you in a certain way. Fair enough. But was it _wrong_? Compared to all the jackoff-technique threads, etc., that never get closed? > [@](#): > > There’s TMI and there’s T. M. I. Your thread was the latter, IMO. I think it was my unabashed love of pussy that did it. P-U-S-S-Y. No shame, no pussyfooting around, as it were. In contrast, most raunch threads have a “hee-hee, ain’t this naughty” tone to them that gets them waved through. People are laughing and joking. I was serious. Does the seriousness scare some? I could see it being moved to MPSIMS. But so bad that you can’t move it _anywhere_? That’s interesting. I really don’t care that it was closed. What arouses (pun) my curiousity, however, is the theory of TMI on this board, if it has one. > [@](#): > > Ha! You should see my hard drive. 😉 I _bet_ it’s hard. ---
**Author:** ![Regardie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Regardie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regardie)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-some-imagination-fluiddruid-rather-polite/344396/15 "2006-02-14T03:45:08Z")
> [@askeptic](#): > > Hmmm, have I seen you somewhere before? You seem sooo familiar… You’ve read The Golden Dawn then? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-some-imagination-fluiddruid-rather-polite/344396/16 "2006-02-14T03:47:01Z")
**Q.E.D.** Is it really any worse than the How do gay people have sex? (TMI friendly) thread? Why isn’t that just as offensive? I think both are silly threads, as is this one. None really hurt anyone. Jim ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-some-imagination-fluiddruid-rather-polite/344396/17 "2006-02-14T03:51:08Z")
or this thread: [Are You, Or Have You Ever Been A Slut?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=358420) ---
**Author:** ![Aeschines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aeschines/32/16251_2.png) [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-some-imagination-fluiddruid-rather-polite/344396/18 "2006-02-14T03:51:44Z")
> [@What Exit?](#): > > Well you know, if you are going to provide statistics on this board they should at least add up to 100 not 104.8%. 😃 > > Jim I wasn’t clear. I wasn’t! 95.8% of the guys watching want to fuck either the chick or the dude, but the first sexual act they think of will vary by person (9% for crotch-sniffing, etc.). ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-some-imagination-fluiddruid-rather-polite/344396/19 "2006-02-14T03:59:39Z")
> [@What Exit?](#): > > Is it really any worse than the How do gay people have sex? (TMI friendly) thread? Guess it depends on what you mean by “worse”. I didn’t find either thread _offensive_, as such, but the gay sex thread didn’t make me think “Well, _that’s_ a bit much!” Of course, ask 99 people the same question and you’ll get 99 different answers. ---
**Author:** ![yBeayf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e274bd/32.png) [@yBeayf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yBeayf)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-some-imagination-fluiddruid-rather-polite/344396/20 "2006-02-14T04:06:23Z")
> [@](#): > > Q.E.D. > Is it really any worse than the How do gay people have sex? (TMI friendly) thread? > Why isn’t that just as offensive? > I think both are silly threads, as is this one. None really hurt anyone. One is a legitimate request for information concerning a realm in which most heterosexuals will never have any experience. The other is revelling in a big ol’ whiff of yeast-stank. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-some-imagination-fluiddruid-rather-polite/344396.md?page=2)