# Who the Hell Even Buys Playgirl, Anyway?? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 21, 2005, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-even-buys-playgirl-anyway/295647 "2005-03-21T23:28:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-even-buys-playgirl-anyway/295647/41 "2005-03-22T16:10:43Z")
> [@Harimad-sol](#): > > Maybe I just like boners more when they’re for me, so to speak. Oh, I definitely like them more when they’re for me. 😃 With 2D hard-ons, I figure that the guy has gone to the trouble of having one and everything, and then gotten it photographed, so the least I can do is be appreciative. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-even-buys-playgirl-anyway/295647/42 "2005-03-22T16:20:39Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > And you have no problem admitting this online? > > Um. Yeah. Sure, I’ll take one, if only for curiosity’s sake. And be aware there will be no reciprocation. :o Why wouldn’t he admit it? Naked pictures aren’t that big of a deal, are they? It’s so funny to me that people freak out over that kind of stuff. I’ve sent a few pictures to people over the internet, not completely nude, but close enough. I’ll admit it to anyone, no biggie at all. Not everyone is uptight about their body. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-even-buys-playgirl-anyway/295647/43 "2005-03-22T17:08:33Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > And you have no problem admitting this online? > > Um. Yeah. Sure, I’ll take one, if only for curiosity’s sake. And be aware there will be no reciprocation. :o Well, color me disappointed, cause you’re hot, anyway, ya got’s mail. **slortar** , I think I might have preferred that, because then I might have been able to chalk it up to something she ate. The whole _running away_ business is what got me. **Harimad-sol** , actually the “Cool. Let’s get to it.” reaction is great. I’ll take hot monkey sex over romance any day! Of course, I’m a guy, so that kind of goes without saying. ---
**Author:** ![velveeta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/13edae/32.png) [@velveeta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velveeta)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-even-buys-playgirl-anyway/295647/44 "2005-03-22T17:17:35Z")
One of the girls in my dorm had a subscription to it. I only saw a couple, but they made a lasting impression - and I’m not sure it’s the kind they were aiming for. There’s nothing quite like the image of a naked man sailing a yacht to bring out the giggles to this day. And, in at least one montage, the serious looking, “librarian type” model was using his wang as a bookmark. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-even-buys-playgirl-anyway/295647/45 "2005-03-22T17:27:20Z")
> [@Indygrrl](#): > > Why wouldn’t he admit it? Naked pictures aren’t that big of a deal, are they? It’s so funny to me that people freak out over that kind of stuff. I’ve sent a few pictures to people over the internet, not completely nude, but close enough. I’ll admit it to anyone, no biggie at all. > > Not everyone is uptight about their body. Why do you have to go around judging other people all the time? :dubious: > [@Tuckerfan](#): > > Well, color me disappointed, cause you’re hot, anyway, ya got’s mail. . Thank you and thank you. I’ll check it at home. ---
**Author:** ![belladonna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc29f/32.png) [@belladonna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/belladonna)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-even-buys-playgirl-anyway/295647/46 "2005-03-22T17:35:33Z")
> [@Indygrrl](#): > > It’s so funny to me that people freak out over that kind of stuff. I’ve sent a few pictures to people over the internet, not completely nude, but close enough. I’ll admit it to anyone, no biggie at all. > > Not everyone is uptight about their body. And not everyone who is comfortable with their body feels compelled to prove to everyone they encounter just how comfortable with it they are. Different strokes for different strokes, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![belladonna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc29f/32.png) [@belladonna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/belladonna)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-even-buys-playgirl-anyway/295647/47 "2005-03-22T17:40:16Z")
or different strokes for different folks, anyway. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-even-buys-playgirl-anyway/295647/48 "2005-03-22T17:51:25Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > Why do you have to go around judging other people all the time? :dubious: You’re the one questioning him because he sent someone his picture. That sounds pretty judgmental to me. I’m saying I don’t see what the big deal is. I couldn’t care less what other people choose to do with their pictures. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-even-buys-playgirl-anyway/295647/49 "2005-03-22T18:00:46Z")
> [@belladonna](#): > > And not everyone who is comfortable with their body feels compelled to prove to everyone they encounter just how comfortable with it they are. Different strokes for different strokes, I guess. Well, it’s _not_ like I go e-mailing nekkid pictures of myself all the time (though I probably would if asked). I just happened to have that one which was taken at the request of a female friend, and **Harimad-sol** had posted a joking comment in the Doper photo thread that she was disappointed because she didn’t get a nekkid photo of somebody who’d sent one to **Anaamika** and I offered mine up as a “consolation” prize. Much to my surprise, she took me up on the offer. ---
**Author:** ![belladonna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc29f/32.png) [@belladonna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/belladonna)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-even-buys-playgirl-anyway/295647/50 "2005-03-22T18:15:38Z")
Likely story. 😃 I’m just joshin’ ya. Maybe I’m biased, because the only naked man pictures I’ve ever had sent to me were unsolicited from a very odd man I met playing Euchre on Yahoo. He was, ahem, apparently _very_ excited to be playing with me. Talk about strokes. ---
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-even-buys-playgirl-anyway/295647/51 "2005-03-22T18:20:11Z")
Haha, please, no unsolicited nude pictures. That’s why those Yahoo groups skeer me a little. ---
**Author:** ![Marlitharn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2005, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-even-buys-playgirl-anyway/295647/52 "2005-03-23T00:11:52Z")
> [@velveeta](#): > > (snip) And, in at least one montage, the serious looking, “librarian type” model was using his wang as a bookmark. Maybe his bookworm is nearsighted. _[sub]:g, d & r:[/sub]_ ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2005, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-even-buys-playgirl-anyway/295647/53 "2005-03-23T00:16:26Z")
> [@belladonna](#): > > Likely story. 'S tha truth! I swear! Besides, you notice that no one’s requested any more from me, so obviously the one picture’s made it’s rounds on the net amongst the female Dopers and they’ve found the image _not_ to their liking! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2005, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-even-buys-playgirl-anyway/295647/54 "2005-03-23T00:29:01Z")
> [@Indygrrl](#): > > You’re the one questioning him because he sent someone his picture. That sounds pretty judgmental to me. > > I’m saying I don’t see what the big deal is. I couldn’t care less what other people choose to do with their pictures. I was surprised and actually, somewhat impressed. You called me uptight because I don’t want to share naked or semi-naked photos of myself with anonymous strangers on a message board. ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2005, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-even-buys-playgirl-anyway/295647/55 "2005-03-23T01:31:14Z")
I’m dying here. Bookmark wang! **Tuckerfan,** maybe they’re just awestruck at your, er, balls.😃 I know we were talking wangs, but man-parts, all good in my book, metaphorical and literal. Seriously, I too was impressed. Naked man pics are few and far between for me. I’m sure if I actually asked, I’d get lots, but I don’t really think I want them. I should have probably taken an earlier opportunity to say that I think you are a great guy, because now it seems I have ulterior motives, like more naked pics. And…no. Jeans and a t-shirt, remember, are a crowd-pleaser. Heh, \*\*Misnomer, \*\* you’re a true humanitarian, appreciating those hard-earned hard-ons. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2005, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-even-buys-playgirl-anyway/295647/56 "2005-03-23T01:41:23Z")
> [@Harimad-sol](#): > > **Tuckerfan,** maybe they’re just awestruck at your, er, balls.😃 I know we were talking wangs, but man-parts, all good in my book, metaphorical and literal. Seriously, I too was impressed. Naked man pics are few and far between for me. I’m sure if I actually asked, I’d get lots, but I don’t really think I want them. > > I should have probably taken an earlier opportunity to say that I think you are a great guy, because now it seems I have ulterior motives, like more naked pics. And…no. Jeans and a t-shirt, remember, are a crowd-pleaser. Yeah, but for some reason, the way my plumbing runs, even the tighest jeans conceal my naughty bits, so if you want to, um, see something, you _really_ have to see something. ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2005, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-even-buys-playgirl-anyway/295647/57 "2005-03-23T02:09:17Z")
> [@Tuckerfan](#): > > Yeah, but for some reason, the way my plumbing runs, even the tighest jeans conceal my naughty bits, so if you want to, um, see something, you _really_ have to see something. Intriguing! Must make a study of this. Impossible to do at present. Even though I sit in front of a handy people-watching window, the fellows here, being college students, adhere to the Great Big Pants dressing method. Every once in a while, one gets to see a guy wearing pants that fit properly (read: the way I like). It’s like winning a free soda. You don’t get one with every twist-off cap. ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2005, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-even-buys-playgirl-anyway/295647/58 "2005-03-23T05:27:36Z")
I have no problems admitting I had a subscription when I was in college. I even survived The Year Of No Nudity. I actually enjoyed it because it was more tasteful than the ever-so-raunchy gay porn that pervades. I do find, however, that the men go through periods where I think they’re gorgeous, and then thought each and every one of them was a dog. Now I subscribe to more ethnically-inclined publications. 😉 Esprix ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2005, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-even-buys-playgirl-anyway/295647/59 "2005-03-23T09:40:48Z")
There was a year of no nudity? What prompted that? ---
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2005, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-even-buys-playgirl-anyway/295647/60 "2005-03-23T10:54:07Z")
**Esprix** , it’s good to see you! I’ve bought a few copies of _Playgirl_ for a very simple reason. I was in my early 20s, naive, slightly prudish, and horny. I wanted to look at naked men, and at least see what one looks like, especially the bits one doesn’t normally see. I’m a straight woman. I _like_ looking at naked men and consider naked men in general a good thing. What would be surprising or offensive about that? CJ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-even-buys-playgirl-anyway/295647.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-even-buys-playgirl-anyway/295647.md?page=4)