# What qualifies as a bj? A knob gobbling poll. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 26, 2010, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-qualifies-as-a-bj-a-knob-gobbling-poll/540867 "2010-05-26T20:12:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-qualifies-as-a-bj-a-knob-gobbling-poll/540867/61 "2010-05-28T11:38:49Z")
> [@miss\_elizabeth](#): > > I mean, if I just _smooch!_ kiss the tip, no it isn’t a blowjob. But if I put a dick in my mouth, he got blown, whether he came or not (he did). Is putting your cock in her not sex if you don’t come? That is just stupid. I’m with you, **miss elizabeth**! ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-qualifies-as-a-bj-a-knob-gobbling-poll/540867/62 "2010-05-28T19:27:26Z")
I think it’s a case by case basis and quite subjective. I’m also curious what some of y’all would think about certain behavior involving women and hardware. I think I have both given and received “blowjobs” in such situations but orgasms were not a direct result. From a receiving perspective, the degree of pleasure and intensity depend completely on the skills/moves/attitude of the giver. Someone sucking like a milking machine for 20 minutes with no style can pale in comparison to the right kind of delivery of a simple kiss to the tip. ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-qualifies-as-a-bj-a-knob-gobbling-poll/540867/63 "2010-05-28T20:15:47Z")
> [@Serenata67](#): > > I’m with you, **miss elizabeth**! Same! If I had to finish it would have ended up being a “hand job” quite often, because that’s how he likes it. I’ve only let a guy finish in my mouth once and I didn’t like it, but I’m really talented with my hands. Love giving blow jobs though! And I do get off, almost as good as when I’m receiving. It makes me crazy. I feel ridiculous sharing this with you people, and yet here I am. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-qualifies-as-a-bj-a-knob-gobbling-poll/540867/64 "2010-05-28T20:29:53Z")
> [@Rushgeekgirl](#): > > …Love giving blow jobs though! And I do get off, almost as good as when I’m receiving. It makes me crazy. > > I feel ridiculous sharing this with you people, and yet here I am. We appreciate it, really. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-qualifies-as-a-bj-a-knob-gobbling-poll/540867/65 "2010-05-28T21:34:33Z")
I voted “female, only if he orgasms.” For the record, I consulted with Mr. Shoe later, and I want you all to know that he agrees with me. 🙂 Oral sex is oral sex, and a job is a job. \*hands \*\*Rushgeekgirl \*_a mint_ ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-qualifies-as-a-bj-a-knob-gobbling-poll/540867/66 "2010-05-28T21:37:08Z")
> [@Rushgeekgirl](#): > > I feel ridiculous sharing this with you people, and yet here I am. > [@Procrustus](#): > > We appreciate it, really. Since every willingly-performed blowjob increases the total happiness in the universe, those who enjoy doing so make the world a better place, and that’s more than a lot of other people can say for themselves.🆒 ---
**Author:** ![DivineComedienne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c67d28/32.png) [@DivineComedienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DivineComedienne)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-qualifies-as-a-bj-a-knob-gobbling-poll/540867/67 "2010-05-28T22:11:32Z")
Female here. I voted for “any” qualifies as a BJ, but the purpose can vary. Sometimes I might “play” around because it’s fun for me, and I know he enjoys it, but I’m not really putting in consistent stimulation that would make him have an orgasm. Sometimes orgasm is the destination, so I’m more direct and specific. Sometimes it can be teasing, where I work on him for a little bit, then switch to intercourse, then back to oral, then back to intercourse, etc. I still think that all of them qualify as a BJ - I don’t think you can get hung up on the term. ---
**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-qualifies-as-a-bj-a-knob-gobbling-poll/540867/68 "2010-05-28T23:46:55Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > Since every willingly-performed blowjob increases the total happiness in the universe, those who enjoy doing so make the world a better place, and that’s more than a lot of other people can say for themselves.🆒 I keep trying to use this reasoning on straight guys to have them let me suck them off. Doesn’t work. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Arrendajo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Arrendajo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrendajo)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2010, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-qualifies-as-a-bj-a-knob-gobbling-poll/540867/69 "2010-05-29T00:26:27Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > Since every willingly-performed blowjob increases the total happiness in the universe, those who enjoy doing so make the world a better place, and that’s more than a lot of other people can say for themselves.🆒 My wife is not doing her part. And she’s an expert in philanthropy! ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2010, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-qualifies-as-a-bj-a-knob-gobbling-poll/540867/70 "2010-05-29T05:02:30Z")
> [@olivesmarch4th](#): > > Female. I think orgasm is a requirement for a blow job. Hence the word ‘‘job’’ – implying something was finished. Do you hold the same standard for a rimjob? ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2010, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-qualifies-as-a-bj-a-knob-gobbling-poll/540867/71 "2010-05-29T05:12:29Z")
> [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > Do you hold the same standard for a rimjob? They both increase _my_ level of happiness, at any rate. ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2010, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-qualifies-as-a-bj-a-knob-gobbling-poll/540867/72 "2010-05-29T13:13:58Z")
After reading this thread, I have the sudden urge to go wake my husband up and give him a blowie… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Chickie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de053/32.png) [@Chickie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chickie)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2010, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-qualifies-as-a-bj-a-knob-gobbling-poll/540867/73 "2010-05-30T07:07:44Z")
I’m thinking, if you _try_ to make him come, it’s a BJ. Whether it works or not. I’ve said, “I blew him for a while, but he didn’t come”. No one quibbled with my terminology. ---
**Author:** ![6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e19adc/32.png) [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2010, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-qualifies-as-a-bj-a-knob-gobbling-poll/540867/74 "2010-05-30T09:03:26Z")
A blowjob is only a blowjob when he blows and her NEXT job is to swallow, spit, gag, or grin. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-qualifies-as-a-bj-a-knob-gobbling-poll/540867.md?page=3)