I expect the amount of straight men receiving analingus from their partner is far, far, far lower than:
-the amount of gay men who do
-the amount of straight men who perform cunnilingus on their partners

So it might be a similar transmission rate (perhaps higher, as the anus is not as equipped to deal with foreign bodies…

Oops. In sexual health terminology it means men who have sex with women. I forgot about the (perhaps more common) other meaning.

Sure, okay. I wouldn't really use porn to gather ideas about typical sexual behavior.

Plenty do. More, by numbers, than gay people, in fact. However, typically the man is not the receptive partner when straight people have anal sex.

I don't think getting a rimjob counts as receptive anal sex, and even though it's not uncommon, I don't think it would really make a significant statistic. Who knows.

Uh, sure, but I don't think it matters if it's washed for our intents and purposes. Cancer isn't contagious.

It would appear there was a study, presumably where the CDC got that "17 times" figure. It says there hasn't been a study comparing the risks of performing oral sex on men compared to women.

AH, yes, I suppose many (a great many) MSW are having anal sex, just not with their anuses.

Men who have sex with women. MSM are men who have sex with men.

That example was kinda left-field and totally irrelevant, because whereas in the study of oral cancer, MSM and MSW both use their mouths in oral sex, whereas in anal cancer, the link to MSM is clear. There is zero possible link between MSW and anal…

I agree with Erica on most/all points, except that's why I respect Joan, and why her character is so fascinating to me. She's employed her cunning within the confines of the role she was raised to occupy. She uses her looks because that is how women got ahead. She was clearly uncomfortable with Peggy's rise, probably…

oups double post. Carry on, comrades.

Which men are most at risk?

You described the use of these drugs very succinctly. It is not to "mask" the pain or push it away to be addressed later, it quite plainly provides you with the very ability, the strength and attitude necessary to deal with it at all.

It may have been different with older drugs, but I've never known anyone on…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complicat…

People who experience this are in great need of help, perhaps from medication. Lucky you that you don't have experiences that would allow you to empathize with those people. It's definitely not your standard grief from bereavement.

Yup! All the bottles I've gotten lately are much easier than the old ones, even. No "pressing," you just need to turn it to the right slot and off it pops. If your 5 year old can't figure that out, they probably need to be "held back." No doubt this change is for the benefit of the elderly and arthritic folks.

Mhmm. It was awkward to discuss with my mother why my little sister has no reason for a webcam. Because my mom bought me a webcam 10 years ago. So I know why, precisely, she should not have one.

They look like a fun crew, but posh they most likely were not. Smoking? Drinking mid-day? To say nothing of those store-bought dresses.

Totally true, many people with great estates still consider themselves poor, the Spencers among them before Diana's death made them a huge tourist attraction. However, there are a ton of long-held titles where the estate and ALL money to speak of is long gone. The current Duke of Leinster is a landscape gardener and…

Not exactly, the (landed) gentry are separate from the peerage. Peers have titles, excepting Baronets, who are not peers. If you are a viscount or an earl or something, you are not of the gentry.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentry#Br…

And I'm a bit confused about your House of Lords/Commons contrast. How do you figure…

Luckily there is more written about class in the UK than probably any other subject relating to people in the UK. Check out anything by David Cannadine. He's made a career out of turning aristocrat-watching into sociological study.

Though ScalLolz put it pretty succinctly, social class is determined more on titles or…