So I was talking to a good friend of mine the other day (ftr I am female), and I asked him why I hadn’t seen him at a happy hour the night before. He told me that another one of our friend’s brother was in town, so a bunch of them got together and just chilled.
I (foolishly, as it turned out) asked if they had done anything interesting.
Now, I am NOT a prude (as previous posts and threads will prove), but when he told me that they had thrown some porn in the VCR and had a “shooting contest”, I was shocked, SHOCKED I tell you!!
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So guys - is this normal? If so, who brings up the idea? Are there rules (such as not making eye contact etc)? Do you yell BINGO? Is there a free throw line (free toss line)? Is distance important, or are you going for volume here? Inquiring minds and all that…
For the women - I don’t know of anything that compares for groups of women (other than those pillow fights in our teddys, of course :rolleyes: ) - does this gross you out? Can you think of anything analogous to this that applies to us?
Thank you all. Needless to say, when I see all these guys over Memorial Day weekend, I’ll be wearing goggles.
I’m a guy… and I’m equally :eek:! Sure these guys weren’t just pulling your, umm, leg? Yanking your, ahem, chain?
In any event, it’s pretty safe to assume that this is not normal practice for guys too much time on their (boom boom!) hands. I couldn’t imagine what’s worse: jerking off in front of my male friends, or being in the room with them doing the same. We’re pretty competitive guys, but that’s just going too far!
Ya know, considering how men won’t even make eye contact when they’re standing at urinals (or so I’ve read) I can’t imagine they’d play this game… just a gut reaction. What do I know…
I have enough trouble showering at the gym when I have to walk naked from my locker to the shower and then drying off. I can’t imagine the horrors of said contest. I’d probably balk, then dribble. I’ve got enough shame in my life thank you very much.
Not a bit, but that’s probably because no one I know well has done it. But I have heard of it done, and I’ve been told that some people, um… well, they aim. For food items. :eek: I stopped that conversation right there by sticking my fingers in my ears and singing, so I can’t tell you any more than that.
Um… no.
That depends entire on the guys, of course. And the women. I would, but not that way. I’d be too busy giggling.
Well, this isn’t exactly analogous, but my college roommates used to get into long, detailed conversations about their yeast infections. They seemed to ENJOY this. Ewwww.
I have to believe that it was a joke. Somewhere alongs the lines of - shooting the sh!t, thumb up your @ss, that sort of thing.
Maybe they were all watching porn for real. He might have been over playing the possible homosexual acspect of being in a group of men and being sexually aroused at the same time.
As a guy, this is another one of those things where I go “hunh?”. Translation: No I have never done it; no I have never heard of men I know doing it; and no, I am not interested in doing it.
Having said all that, there are cultural artifacts that suggest it does get done, but seemingly mostly by young/teenage boys. I remember reading my parents’ copy of “Everything you always wanted to know about sex, but where afraid to ask” and the author made mention of this type of contest (which, as a young teen, petrified me!). Also, there is a movie (is it “Amarcord” by Fellini?) which depicted this, but I think the kids were about 10 or 11. Finally, there is the infamous punk band…the Circle Jerks. So it must get done, but doesn’t appear to be common or…hmmmm, what’s the phrase…age appropriate. The possibility of it being a joke does loom large.
A fraternity brother of mine who had served in the Navy (his tour was in the early 70s) told me that such contests were a pretty regular event and that wagering was involved (elapsed time and distance being the deciding factors IIRC). I suppose things could get pretty boring during a six month deployment and you’d do just about anything to liven things up. It is a good thing Peter North never served in the Navy, eh?
If you stopped at “they watched porn” then sure that’s normal behavior. I’ve been with a group of guys who were amused at watching porn.
But a shooting contest is just out of the question! Masturbation is something guys make fun of each other for doing. I got caught in the act once, though why my “friend” decided to go outside and look in the bathroom window while I was in there is beyond me.
I’d say he was just joking, playing on your assumption that there’s only one reason to watch porn. The only thing close is guys bragging about how far they shot the night before with their girlfriend.
Interesting thread. I have never met a guy that would admit to doing something like this. Wouldn’t your friend be embarassed to tell you this, unless they are still in their teens or early twenties? I thought I had heard it all, guess not!
I had a buddy of mine telling me about something one of his college roommates did. This was the most disguisting thing I have ever heard. Apparently his roommate would get together with guys and they would have jerkoff contests onto bread. The loser (last guy) had to eat the bread. Don’t know how true it is, but I met they guy and it wouldn’t surprise me.
I had a friend who played “Cookie” which was the same game as soggy biscuit, only instead of bread it was a cookie. Yeah, I think the practice is disgusting, but I know a few people who have and still engage in such practices.
I think there was a scene describing a similar contest in one of Gunter Grass’ novels. Sorry, can’t remember which, but it had to do with a sunken submarine—I think.
