# Women get to have all the (unintended) fun
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-get-to-have-all-the-unintended-fun/290811
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [February 18, 2005, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-get-to-have-all-the-unintended-fun/290811 "2005-02-18T22:40:30Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@FlippyFly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlippyFly)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2005, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-get-to-have-all-the-unintended-fun/290811/1 "2005-02-18T22:40:30Z")
Riding a motorcycle, brushing up against the washing machine, hell, even doing sit-ups. I am jealous that women get to have all of the unexpected and unintentional forms of sexual stimulation while us men pretty much don’t experience this small joy. This is the mundane and pointless thought that I wanted to share.
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### Author:  [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2005, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-get-to-have-all-the-unintended-fun/290811/2 "2005-02-18T22:42:21Z")
Yeah, well, you guys get to have orgasms every time without even trying that hard. Most women do not.
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### Author:  [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2005, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-get-to-have-all-the-unintended-fun/290811/3 "2005-02-18T22:43:37Z")
I’m genuinely curious if the female dopers are going to come in here and give tales of accidental arousal, or if they’re going to rip you a new one.
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### Author:  [@PinkMarabou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PinkMarabou)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2005, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-get-to-have-all-the-unintended-fun/290811/4 "2005-02-18T22:44:41Z")
> [@Indygrrl](#):
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> Yeah, well, you guys get to have orgasms every time without even trying that hard. Most women do not.
Yep, I second that.
But what also is good about women is, if we’re turned on, it’s difficult to tell by looking only! We don’t pitch tents and the headlights thing can be very misleading.
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### Author:  [@FlippyFly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlippyFly)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2005, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-get-to-have-all-the-unintended-fun/290811/5 "2005-02-18T22:46:21Z")
All I am saying is that if I got sexually aroused by doing sit-ups, I bet I would have a six-pack.
Before I posted I was trying to think if there really is anything in the man’s world that is similar to these things… I really couldn’t think of anything.
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### Author:  [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2005, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-get-to-have-all-the-unintended-fun/290811/6 "2005-02-18T22:46:27Z")
Guys can have that type of fun, but walking around with a huge tentpole propped up in your pants can be a kill joy.
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### Author:  [@PinkMarabou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PinkMarabou)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2005, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-get-to-have-all-the-unintended-fun/290811/7 "2005-02-18T22:51:03Z")
> [@FlippyFly](#):
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> All I am saying is that if I got sexually aroused by doing sit-ups, I bet I would have a six-pack.
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> Before I posted I was trying to think if there really is anything in the man’s world that is similar to these things… I really couldn’t think of anything.
Okay, you guys can get turned on just by looking at someone attractive. The same just doesn’t happen to me.
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### Author:  [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2005, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-get-to-have-all-the-unintended-fun/290811/8 "2005-02-18T22:51:25Z")
I think I’d like to try out this motorcycle thing…
And I’ve never had a washing machine have quite enough power to get me off. It can be pleasant if you’re already having sex, though. Maybe I need to try an older, more broken-down model?
Sit ups is a completely new one for me… I don’t think I get it. I do sit ups every day and haven’t noticed… am I doing them wrong?
I’m not trying to rip anyone a new one… I’m just really curious! I’m a very experimental person, and I’d like to know _more_, please! What other wonders am I missing out on, somehow? These seem mild, to me, the most reaction I might get from any of those are about the same as a guy in high school being aroused by a pretty girl/guy.
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### Author:  [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2005, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-get-to-have-all-the-unintended-fun/290811/9 "2005-02-18T22:53:30Z")
> [@PinkMarabou](#):
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> Yep, I second that.
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> But what also is good about women is, if we’re turned on, it’s difficult to tell by looking only! We don’t pitch tents and the headlights thing can be very misleading.
_nods vehemently_
My headlights turn off and on at random. Sometimes at the very height of being aroused, they aren’t… erm… “on”.
And heck, sometimes we’re just cold!
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### Author:  [@PinkMarabou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PinkMarabou)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2005, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-get-to-have-all-the-unintended-fun/290811/10 "2005-02-18T23:00:11Z")
[QUOTE=Anastasaeon]
Sometimes at the very height of being aroused, they aren’t… erm… “on”. QUOTE]
I read in my DH’s Playboy from last month (?) that when you are at your . . . um, height of passion, they will go down. So it’s perfectly normal.
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### Author:  [@FlippyFly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlippyFly)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2005, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-get-to-have-all-the-unintended-fun/290811/11 "2005-02-18T23:40:05Z")
> [@Anastasaeon](#):
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> I think I’d like to try out this motorcycle thing…
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> And I’ve never had a washing machine have quite enough power to get me off. It can be pleasant if you’re already having sex, though. Maybe I need to try an older, more broken-down model?
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> Sit ups is a completely new one for me… I don’t think I get it. I do sit ups every day and haven’t noticed… am I doing them wrong?
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> I’m not trying to rip anyone a new one… I’m just really curious! I’m a very experimental person, and I’d like to know _more_, please! What other wonders am I missing out on, somehow? These seem mild, to me, the most reaction I might get from any of those are about the same as a guy in high school being aroused by a pretty girl/guy.
Yeah I had a girlfriend who really liked riding the jet ski too… she was ALWAYS willing to go for a spin whenever I wanted to.
Actually, that was the same girl who really enjoyed doing situps. Who knows, maybe she was just wired differently than you.
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### Author:  [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2005, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-get-to-have-all-the-unintended-fun/290811/12 "2005-02-18T23:44:37Z")
Yeah, but we also have to deal with periods and PMS, which I think balances it out.
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### Author:  [@FlippyFly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlippyFly)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2005, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-get-to-have-all-the-unintended-fun/290811/13 "2005-02-18T23:49:17Z")
Hey I thought of one thing guys do get to enjoy that is a bit similar… morning wood. You don’t try for it, it’s not really related to anything sexual, but there you are, all aroused.
Now I don’t feel as bad.
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### Author:  [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2005, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-get-to-have-all-the-unintended-fun/290811/14 "2005-02-18T23:53:22Z")
> [@FlippyFly](#):
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> Actually, that was the same girl who really enjoyed doing situps. Who knows, maybe she was just wired differently than you.
Pretty much all women are wired differently, though.
We just had a discussion a week or two ago in IMHO about orgasms, in which I explained how ridiculously easy it was for me to… well, to get off. I wasn’t the only one, however, each woman had a different story, some took a long time… some just gave up after so long, because it wasn’t worth it for them!
So, I’m jealous of… er… uh…
well, no one. 😃
But I’m still going to give that motorcycle thing a whirl!
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### Author:  [@emekthian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emekthian)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2005, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-get-to-have-all-the-unintended-fun/290811/15 "2005-02-19T03:00:32Z")
> [@NinjaChick](#):
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> Yeah, but we also have to deal with periods and PMS, which I think balances it out.
Women can get hysterectomys if they don’t want to deal with that.
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### Author:  [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2005, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-get-to-have-all-the-unintended-fun/290811/16 "2005-02-19T03:05:55Z")
Sure, **emekthian**. We’ll just cut off our hand to deal with that pesky splinter in our pinky finger.
Honestly, do men think women go around pressing their crotches against appliances hoping for an orgasm? Just _what_ do you think we think about???
I can assure you, I can go several hours without thinking about sex _even once_.
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### Author:  [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2005, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-get-to-have-all-the-unintended-fun/290811/17 "2005-02-19T03:35:30Z")
That kind of thing only leads to trouble. And seat-wetting.
I have a husband and 2 kids. I work nights. I get about 5 hours of sleep a day while the kids are in school. Once they get home I have to fix some kind of supper and make sure there’s clean laundry and homework gets done and baths get taken and they either go to bed or head over to my mom’s for the night if my husband and I both have to work.
I don’t have time to rub up against the appliances for a cheap thrill. That’s the kind of thing a horny bunny rabbit does. I’d like to think I’m more evolved than a horny bunny rabbit.
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### Author:  [@FisherQueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FisherQueen)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2005, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-get-to-have-all-the-unintended-fun/290811/18 "2005-02-19T13:52:55Z")
On the other hand, if a lady is riding a city bus, she would be wise to choose the seat above the wheel wells.
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### Author:  [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2005, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-get-to-have-all-the-unintended-fun/290811/19 "2005-02-19T15:00:44Z")
> [@ivylass](#):
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> I can assure you, I can go several hours without thinking about sex _even once_.
:eek:
_gasp! Shock! HORROR!_
😛
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### Author:  [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2005, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-get-to-have-all-the-unintended-fun/290811/20 "2005-02-19T15:03:53Z")
Sit ups? Women get aroused by… sit-ups?
I’m female, I got the right plumbing, and I’m completely baffled as to how one would get aroused by doing sit-ups.
And washing machines? I guess I can sort of imagine that, but why the hell would you want to? Y’know, they make appliances just for this type of thing. You don’t have to make your washing machine do double duty.
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