It's so weird! For me and my SO they are part of foreplay. He likes them very much and I *obviously* do a good job so... Also, he said it feels different and is exciting because someone else (read: me) is doing it.

I love giving handies and I've never had a complaint from the recipients. Sometimes I just don't want a wang in my mouth or down theres, and guys seem just fine with a good HJ (over the alternative - masturbating while I lay next to them). Also, handjobs are one of the safest ways to do sex with someone without…

Yes seriously...I was looking forward to a variety of ages and body types. I suppose I was being naive!

I read a science-y article somewhere (I don't remember which university published it), but apparently people who curse more are by default more honest, which the paper explained as them doing because they have less of a filter between their brains and mouths. And as far as I have experienced, the people who don't…

Because I'm trained as a fucking sociolinguist. So, like, this is the shit I studied and frankly language has a huge social justice component.

Apparently, it's wrong because some people find some sex acts other people do comical or unsophisticated or something — and heaven knows we wouldn't want that. What you and your boyfriend or husband like doesn't matter nearly as much as the judgment of the Internet, so stop being so backward and make with the anal…

I have an excellent vocabulary, and I cuss like a sailor when it suits me. Interestingly enough, I've never met anyone who doesn't cuss who I've found to be the least bit interesting (with the exception of my mother, but she's schizophrenic, so of course she's interesting.) There's something about a person who…

"Their use in humor, their use in bonding, their use as a relief from pain or venting or frustration — I look at this as an evolutionary advantage. Why would we have this language? It must do something for us."

This is kind of a pretentious thing to say. (Yes, the funniness that this sentiment is coming from someone who's username is hoitytoity does not escape me.)

Meh. I enjoy using curse words as I like to challenge people's aversion to class based vernacular.

Just last night, I was getting my 3 year old ready for bed and I said "OK, 3 year old. Time to put on your SpongeBob shirt." And she replied "DAAAYYUUMMM." I have no idea where she got this. My face must've registered my shock because she looked at me for a minute and then said "Oh...um...excuse me." BUT IT IS NORMAL…

just because it isn't your thing doesn't mean there aren't a shitload of people out there who enjoy it. as one of your interviewee's stated: "variety is the spice of life." i had an ex who absolutely looooooved handjobs, and if you like a little suspense and naughtiness, handjobs can be perfect. at dinner with some…

Am I the only one who thinks this is not something to be celebrated? The parents are unhealthily large (photo in Boston Globe), and that baby is not a normal weight. I get the Dad's making light of his size, but the child is born behind the 8 ball. And obesity is a problem, not a joke.

This is fascinating. So even handjobs are worthy of contempt? Is there anything about sex that anyone likes anymore - besides its secession?

That seems like a whole lot of words to just throw some side-eye at a sex thing some people do.

So its wrong to do handjob on your husband or boyfriend because of what again?

I don't care how 'offensive' something is, I'll still take it over censorship or people crying to have things taken offline. I'm kind of sick of people getting so damn offended and acting like the entire world needs to respect their feelings. Reminds me of a french scandal from years ago - a comedian was taken off the…

I'm reading "Living History" right now. In her biography, I read this paragraph and it gave me pause. It just seemed like a boldface lie. Does anyone else agree?:

She's extremely corporate-friendly (was on the board of Wal-Mart for several years), has voiced almost no opinions on the NSA scandals, and has been positioning herself for the presidency for over a decade. I want to see a woman president too, but I'd feel much more comfortable voting for Jill Stein or Elizabeth…

Now that the nation has serious(ly) distracted itself about whether a woman can be both president and a grandmother, America can move on to more pressing matters: Should we really elect this warmonger, corporate tool as President?