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12 April 2006

Let's talk about making out →[More:] It's pretty great, isn't it?

*does a shot*

post by: cmonkey at: 15:50 | 50 comments

Yeah, I like it.

posted by Hugh Janus 12 April | 15:51

I have a sort of a scattered brain. I've noticed there are only a handful of experiences available to me in life where I can truly say that my mind, body, and spirit are all participating fully, and there is no point of distraction anywhere.

Making out is one.

(The others: swimming in the ocean, playing music with other people, and hiking/sailing/other physical outdoor activity).

posted by Miko 12 April | 15:54

Hell yeah. At its best, it can be as good as sex, at least because it doesn't ever have to stop. Making out by the reservoirs on Mt Tabor is especially nice.

posted by pieisexactlythree 12 April | 15:58

At its best, it can be as good as sex

Absolutely. Also because it can be a lot less anxious than sex, especially with a new partner. You don't really have to deal with either appearance or performance anxiety about making out, whereas those things can interfere with sex sometimes.

posted by Miko 12 April | 16:05

Did anybody else's grandparents ever use the phrase "how did you make out?" to mean "how did you do?"

That always used to give me a little snicker.

posted by drjimmy11 12 April | 16:08

It doesn't work well with cartoon characters.

posted by shane 12 April | 16:10

Yes, Yes, and Yes.

posted by safetyfork 12 April | 16:11

Making out is the best thing ever.

posted by agropyron 12 April | 16:12

On post view: Another Yes!

posted by safetyfork 12 April | 16:12

It's been so long, I don't remember. If it ever happens again, I'll let you know.

posted by Capn 12 April | 16:12

*sigh*

FUCKING GEOGRAPHY.

posted by mike9322 12 April | 16:13

To think my post view comment was directed at shane, and yet I find myself also in agreement with agropyron.

What's a boy to do?

Make out, I guess.

posted by safetyfork 12 April | 16:13

Mike, geography was a boring class and all, but we're talking about kissing here.

posted by agropyron 12 April | 16:13

It's perfect as a sex precursor..wait..is that even the right term?

PRECURSOR: a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction)

Ok then..it's PERFECT as a sex preview of sorts, no?

posted by Joe Famous 12 April | 16:14

I am in favor of it.

posted by mudpuppie 12 April | 16:18

"Sex preview" is a good way to describe it. But that doesn't mean that making out can't be enjoyed for what it is on it's own merits.

posted by cmonkey 12 April | 16:20

Ohhhhh, kissing. Yeah, I like kissing.

Mmmm, kissing.

posted by mike9322 12 April | 16:21

Making out by the reservoirs on Mt Tabor is especially nice.

Yes. Yes it is.

And hell yeah, making out is its own activity, not just a sex precursor/preview!!! It's very underrated in that way.

An underrated, delicious, intoxicating activity...

posted by Specklet 12 April | 16:27

How does making out compare with sex, then, for you?

You can make out with X people, or have intercourse with Y people (no making out). What values of X and Y make it a difficult choice?

I'd say they're about 1 and 1 for me.

posted by agropyron 12 April | 16:32

It's wonderful. : )

Too bad it hasn't happened here in a while. *sigh*

posted by sisterhavana 12 April | 16:35

I know the Mormon kids think it's just peachy, but their church doesn't much care for it.

posted by mr_crash_davis 12 April | 16:36

Making out is the appetizer of the sex world.

posted by fenriq 12 April | 16:39

I strongly approve of making out. It is a most excellent activity.

*heads over to Mt. Tabor, taps foot expectantly*

posted by matildaben 12 April | 16:40

I think y'all who think making out is foreplay only are missing some good stuff...

posted by Specklet 12 April | 16:44

On preview: *rushes to pack picnic lunch to take to Mt. Tabor*

posted by Specklet 12 April | 16:45

you guys are too fast for me. I just got done commenting on the crush thread and you are already making out?! sheeesh!

making out? what?

posted by carmina 12 April | 16:48

can married people be in this thread at all or is this exclusionary?

posted by carmina 12 April | 16:49

mmm... Osculation is teh nice

posted by pieisexactlythree 12 April | 16:50

Making out by the reservoirs on Mt Tabor is especially nice.

Making out on the eastside promenadebikepaththing near the Rose Quarter is also great when it's a nice night out.

Aww, damn, Specklet stole my spot on Mt. Tabor.

posted by cmonkey 12 April | 16:50

carmina, I'm married and I'm here. Married fans of Makeouts unite!

posted by agropyron 12 April | 16:50

can married people be in this thread at all or is this exclusionary?
You can make out with a bunny, for all I care! Have at it!

On preview, cmonkey, don't the hobos down there spoil the mood/creep her out?

posted by pieisexactlythree 12 April | 16:52

You can make out with a bunny

yeah, well, ummm, mecha bunnies count?

posted by carmina 12 April | 16:54

Add me to the "making out is not just pre-sex" bucket. This thread is making me all tingly.

A bucket is not a bowl.

posted by mike9322 12 April | 16:56

*blushes*

posted by pieisexactlythree 12 April | 16:56

That's only when making out under the steel bridge, pi. Go a little ways down the path.

posted by cmonkey 12 April | 16:56

hobo love

posted by pieisexactlythree 12 April | 16:59

*feels all isolated and shit*

*hunts for bucket*

posted by mudpuppie 12 April | 17:00

*hunts for bucket*
It's pronounced "Boo-Kay"

posted by pieisexactlythree 12 April | 17:15

I have no idea what you're talking about, Cmonkey. If my body parts were to touch another human being's body parts, we'd both explode.

I have to wear protective padding just to ride the bus.

posted by Lipstick Thespian 12 April | 17:15

Tell me about it, LT! When we were in the kitchen together I knew my oven mitts had to stay on at all times!

posted by Specklet 12 April | 17:27

I'm having an entire wardrobe sewn from oven mitt material. It's soft, it's breathable, and it will prevent numerous horrible atrocities from occuring. Did I mention that it's also homey and festive-looking? A must for any down-home celibate.

posted by Lipstick Thespian 12 April | 17:32

My oven mitts have chili peppers on them, which I think was a nice nod to your flammatory smouldering hottness, LT.

posted by Specklet 12 April | 17:38

The best makeout isn't about where.... it's about when.
That very first time with someone, when you're not totally sure they're into you, and all the sudden you lock eyes, and lean in, and before you know it you're back is pushed into a wall and... and... um...

I think I need to call my boyfriend now and make him come pick me up from work.

posted by kellydamnit 12 April | 17:48

Sex is a metabolic function.

Making out, by contrast, is an art form.

posted by scarabic 12 April | 17:55

Or when they grab you on the couch....

posted by matildaben 12 April | 17:59

Hee hee, I read "couch" as "crotch"!

posted by Specklet 12 April | 19:09

Well, that too...

posted by cmonkey 12 April | 19:14

I believe I've made my feelings clear on this topic.

posted by sciurus 13 April | 06:46

Man, that post still makes me weak in the knees.

posted by Specklet 13 April | 11:26

Whoah, sciurus! I missed that comment before... but, whoah! That needs to be inscribed somewhere for all posterity.

posted by taz 13 April | 11:46

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