and we were wondrous merry

[flambeau]

I saw in one of the tabloids today that 7 out of 10 internet contacts lead to sex; since I'm apparently one of the other 3, the rest of you must be having quite a lot of sex with each other and not telling me about it.

Instead, I read Olympic swimmer porn. I blame eponymous, who pimps really well.

In my Wodehouse rereading, I have come (a bit sadly) to

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[halimede]

I saw in one of the tabloids today that 7 out of 10 internet contacts lead to sex;

I'm trying to picture the world in which this is so. So far, there's a lot of milk boiling over and abandoned cars along the highway. Interesting, though! *g*

[flambeau]

Hee - see, I mostly envisioned a lot of sticky keyboards.

[cesperanza]

I saw in one of the tabloids today that 7 out of 10 internet contacts lead to sex; since I'm apparently one of the other 3, the rest of you must be having quite a lot of sex with each other and not telling me about it.

I have to say; that depends on how you define sex. I'd count myself in with the 7 out of ten, because of all the slash; I'd say that a lot of my internet context lead to sex in the form of fanfiction, which is at the very least some kind of intercourse between writer & reader, no?

[halimede]

No.

As in, yes absolutely it's a definitions thing. *g* No as in I don't like definitions that render the definition of sex meaningless. And if I've 'had sex' with everyone whose fic I've read, or with whom I've talked about sex, or even about what turns me on, that's pretty much what happens. To me that's like saying I've been physically intimate with everyone I've kissed on the cheek by way of greeting, or been pressed up against on an overcrowded tram. So, for the record, I'm definitely one of the 3 out of your 10.

[cesperanza]

My own feeling is that if orgasms are involved, it kind of counts, but chacun son gout. *g*

[halimede]

First thing that popped into my mind was 'not unless it's somehow real time and/or a lot more personal'. The second thing I thought about confessing was how often They're Really Not (I'm sure I get some kind of esthetic enjoyment out of the metric truckload of porn I read, or something --I don't really get it either). Then the idea of reconstructing exactly which authors I have been unfaithful with made my brain hurt (were all of them even alive at the time?!), and then I thought --wait, where does that leave people who are physically unable to come, anyway? So yeah, definitely a definitions thing. I'll stick with a mixture of (chronological) proximity and intent (orgams optional), thanks. *g*

[chrismm]

I wonder if they counting wanking as sex?

Or, more likely, they pulled the figure out of their collective ass, sort of like Venus out of wossname's head.

Because otherwise, that's the most insane figure I've ever read. *grins* No, really.

[halimede]

Venus out of wossname's head

Athene, out of Zeus's head. And he had to eat her first, I think. Venus was born of the sea foam. Hence all the rising from the waves you always see her do. :)

[chrismm]

Heh. See, I knew I'd get it wrong. I even had the painting of Venus on the half shell in my head when I typed it. *shakes head ruefully* And neither really is a good metaphor for my point. *grins* I shouldn't try to be so colorful on Sunday morning--I can't quite pull it off.

[halimede]

Ah, but the beautiful imagery is worth it anyway. I love those paintings of Venus. :)

[elynross]

Did they actually say it led to sex between the two contacts? I know that many of my internet connections have led to sex, but sadly, not for me -- just for fictional characters. And I see that Ces got there ahead of me. Heh. Figures.

Also, I shake my head mock-sadly at you, for I knew that it was only a matter of time until you succumbed to the Olympic RPS. Very sad head-shake. *g*

[flambeau]

I didn't actually buy the tabloid,I just did the time-honored browsing-in-line thing, so I can't really say. Maybe it was just a plug for their online dating service...

And I haven't succumbed. I just, er. Investigated.

[hesychasm]

Okay, just for those swimmer slash links I would so totally become one of the 7 with you.

*leers*

[flambeau]

w00t! Will have to write thank you letter to Ian Thorpe's abs, then.