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The Penis Monologue

 
  

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Ganesh
01:00 / 18.05.02
In a spirit of phallic reclamation ("You'll regret this" - ZoCher) I've decided to start a specifically penile thread. Clitorises ('clitori'?) be damned!

Okay, so mine is a marvel of modern engineering. It's apparently high-average, at just over seven-and-a-half inches - but I'm the only person, male or female, who's ever actually been bothered to measure it. Uncut (standard for these non-US shores) with a foreskin that's just a little too tight (when I was younger, I'd get terribly anxious at the prospect of it suddenly splitting, or retracting and staying retracted, or the wind changing...). While I hardly consider it a thing of wondrous aesthetic beauty, it's hardly a source of shame, particularly; I have no problems with waving it around in public, and rarely become shy in public lavatories.

I'm told that men often give their penises pet names: mine remains unchristened. Once, when pushed (by a woman) to give it a name, I referred to it as 'Fireman Sam' (impressive hood) but felt vaguely silly.

It's occasionally somewhat thrawn in terms of turgidity (stays 'innocently' flaccid when I'd like to be filling my jeans, gets stiff at inopportune moments - typically rather dull morning meetings) but generally does the job in terms of orgasm. ZoCher's very good with it but, all things considered, no-one manages it quite as well as I do.

I've lost count of the number of times I pat it, cup it, stroke it, scratch it, every day. It's just reassuring, somehow, to know it's there. I'm not sure how I'd get by without my penis.

Tell me about yours...
 
 
Sax
07:41 / 18.05.02
I think you should e-mail that to you Presbyterian aunt.

I may contribute to this thread, but not at this time of a morning.
 
 
w1rebaby
07:44 / 18.05.02
More than one woman has asked me "what's it called? men always give their penis a name, don't they?" Er, no, they don't. It doesn't have a name. Does my nose have a name? No. Neither does my penis.
 
 
Cat Chant
07:45 / 18.05.02
Mine is probably rather small; it can nestle comfortably in a (largish) fist and reminds me, even when ragingly hard, of a timid rodent seeking small, dark places to hide in.

I usually pay it no attention whatsoever, but what I particularly appreciate about having a penis is this very balancing act it performs between "Ha ha! I can stick this in things! I am the king of the world!" and "Oh, I have a hilarious-looking sticky-out thing, that makes me incredibly vulnerable."

It's also imaginary, which makes it ideal in terms of avoiding embarrassment in morning meetings, not catching it in my zip, etc.
 
 
w1rebaby
07:53 / 18.05.02
Mine's detachable.
 
 
Cat Chant
07:56 / 18.05.02
That must come in handy, fridgemagnet. You can leave it home if you think it's going to get you in trouble, or you can rent it out when you don't need it.
 
 
w1rebaby
08:06 / 18.05.02
Yup, it is handy. The only trouble is, the velcro bit tends to get covered in fluff when it's not stuck on.
 
 
Cat Chant
08:20 / 18.05.02
But could you not incorporate the teasing-out of the fluff into some sort of arcane sexual ritual/foreplay?
 
 
Fist Fun
08:51 / 18.05.02
Mine has a quirky habit of,erm, stiffening on public transport. For no real reason. I was thinking about this the other day as I sat on the metro, hoping everything would be sorted before I had to stand up at my stop. Wonder why it does that. Wow, I am in a sharing mood...
 
 
Ganesh
08:58 / 18.05.02
Vibrations. Try sitting directly above one of the wheels...
 
 
Mourne Kransky
10:00 / 18.05.02
I've always suspected he was really Johnson Chong.

Why does the voice of Ken Dodd come unbidden into my mind when I read that topic abstract: "the greatest gift that I possess".
 
 
Traz
12:06 / 18.05.02
I'd be interested in hearing from men and women, gays and squares, on the following question: do you think the penis is more aesthetically beautiful than the vagina?

Oddly enough, I'd have to answer "Yes, but not by much" to that question...and I'm a straight male. At the risk of sounding like smug Freudian professor lecturing on women's feelings of inadequacy and envy, I'm going to say that the primary determing factor for bodily beauty is smooth, pleasantly colored skin. Since penises have more of this, being external organs, they are more attractive.

(Insert frantic claims of ardent heterosexuality here.)
 
 
Ganesh
13:25 / 18.05.02
PS I also have a really great coat.
 
 
Traz
13:30 / 18.05.02
Yes, but is a coat more aesthetically pleasing than a hat?
 
 
Sax
15:24 / 18.05.02
My penis is a double-Mylar-bagged special edition with a hologram cover signed by Bill Sienkewicz...

And so the world turns.
 
 
Mourne Kransky
15:41 / 18.05.02
Ganesh has begun a laudable thread, in imitation of the Vagina Monologues' truthtelling about the vagina, but for men to tell the truth about their dicks. He thinks it can be done. I think there's a cat in Hell's chance because most men, like me, would rather the world thought they had a Lynford Christie lunchbox than the more usual Fabergé snuff box.

When it comes down to a beauty contest between the penis and the vagina, I find it hard to judge because of over exposure to the former and ignorance of the latter influencing my judgment. George O'Keeffe did paint some wonderfully vaginal images, a couple of prints of which used to hang in my kitchen.

As far as the artistic merit of the penis goes, I have seen some ugly ones in my time and there may be something to the old adage: It's not the dick, it's the way you paint it. There are a few Lucian Freud versions I have encountered in different magazines this week which made me think of plucked chicken skin. Although he did Leigh Bowery a service in rendering his. More Bratwurst than uncooked fowl.

& my nose is called Marlon...
 
 
Cat Chant
17:44 / 18.05.02
Is it just the vibrations, Ganesh? I have ALWAYS wondered about this bizarre link between penises and buses, such that 'bus' becomes synecdoche for 'random erection', as seen most recently on Bob 'n' Rose ("I get a hard-on on the bus, that doesn't mean I want to fuck buses").

Hmmm. I suppose I can separate out 'being aroused' from 'having a hard-on' more easily than those of you with non-detachable members, and the true explanation might just be that continual-penis people *also* get aroused on buses, just like part-time or non-penis people, and *therefore* spring erections... Is it really as simple as that? I always assumed that random erections were nothing to do with arousal, but it seems they are only nothing to do with *directed* arousal.

Oh, dear, I'd better leave before I start offering to put my vagina in someone's ear.
 
 
Whisky Priestess
00:25 / 19.05.02
On, shurely? Or around?
The vibrations thing is surely omnisexual: the tales of housewives pleasuring themselves by sitting on washing machines can't all be urban myth? Or why would vibrators be so popular?

Aesthetically I must say I prefer the penis: it has a reassuring presence, a heft if you will, which vaginas lack. Plus they're easier to cut off. And Ganesh, whatever we choose to write in this thread is almost certainly superior in form, content and style to the execrable sugar-drip that is the Vagina Monologues. Therapy it may be: theatre it ain't.
 
 
Thjatsi
03:37 / 19.05.02
Tell me about yours...

Mine weighs in at 5 and 1/2 inches when he stands tall. For those of you who don't know about penis lengths, this is about 1/2 inch below average. However, this doesn't bother me a bit, and I wouldn't change his size if I had the chance. I have suffered through male genital mutilation, and therefore have never had the opportunity to know what an uncut penis is like.

I sometimes think of my penis as being, "Mr. Happy". However, after I finish graduate school, I'll probably change this to, "Dr. Happy". (I didn't spend five years in phallic school in order to be called mister, thank you very much!)

As far as my feelings towards my penis go, I'm not very pleased with him. I often feel like I've got a seperate entity attached to me with a mind of its own. I think penises in general are really bizzare worm-looking things, and I'm not too pleased with the fact that one is stuck between my legs. Still, it's better than having one of those freaky vagina things and a pair of obtrusive breasts.
 
 
Kali, Queen of Kitteh
06:11 / 19.05.02
I rather like the penis I have access to. While not enormous, it is rather nice. I like to dote on the penis I have access to. More than satisfactory, it spans the length of my long-fingered hand. (Oh my, did I just make an assumption?)

I wish I had one. But then there are numerous dreams when I've dreamt I've had one and was fucking a girl.

Freud? Where are you, my dead Viennese psychiatrist?
 
 
cakemix
06:44 / 19.05.02
I've not actually had any real live penis for ages, but last summer's ex did have a lovely bright blue plastic one called Kate, which made me very happy as Kate is my best friend's name. Not sure what that subconsciously means...

And as far as the real live penis, I have to say I tended to adore the lynford lunchbox action - I always figured if I was gonna play with one then I wanted it to be the biggest and the best and the block! (with faberge eggs would be nice...lol!)

Also, both the penis and the vag tend to look nicer with adornments. I always fancy pearling on men and on myself - well, I feel naked without at least one ring, to set me apart from the rest. I know vaginas are all supposedly magnificent in their uniqueness, but I always feel that without my jewellry, mine is just one of a crowd...

did i go too far here for a sunday morning?
 
 
Kali, Queen of Kitteh
07:14 / 19.05.02
Trust me, you never go too far for us on a Sunday morning.
 
 
RadJose
08:01 / 19.05.02
mine is named "el ocho" the joke being i'm 8inches... i never messured it tho, and i didn't name it... it's a longer story than i care to get into, at anyrate, i do like my penis, it's such a nice penis, plays well w/ others, takes the feelings of other into account and all ways does chores w/o being asked... i'm unusually proud of it sometimes, i'm not the type of guy that brags about it, but if it comes up in conversation, i'll proudly tell people that "i like mine fine as do the ladies" then someone (usually Kip or Joshy Tee) will laugh and yell "EL OCHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" and it makes every other guy feel inadiquite, and i just smile... i usued to be embarassed by it, but now i dig it, i feel like a "big penis star" or something, i'm not sure, not like a porn star but like a guy who'd go arround telling the world how huge his cock is, and everyone just belived him, and he'd always be happy to tell anyone if they had the time... i don't know... i don't think that came out right... okay i need to go to sleep now... see you soon
 
 
Whisky Priestess
09:08 / 19.05.02
I think you and Haus should meet and talk. And then compare cock size.
 
 
Margin Walker
07:42 / 20.05.02
Ganesh wrote: I'm told that men often give their penises pet names: mine remains unchristened.

I can understand why. I mean, who in their right mind would bust a wine bottle across their cock?
 
 
that
07:51 / 20.05.02
I'm sure there's also a joke to be made about christenings, holy water, vampires and 'rising'... but you can all work it out for yourselves.

None of the penises I have met have had their own names. I remain grateful for this, I think a named cock would've freaked me out a bit.
 
 
m. anthony bro
09:29 / 20.05.02
my penis is nicknamed Nelson. I can't remember why, but I know I was drinking at the time.
 
 
Cavatina
11:12 / 20.05.02
Stiffen the lizards.

Ganesh, didn't you started a thread back in March called "I have a really great penis" - ? Can we look forward to another rapturous affirmation of it in July?
 
 
Cavatina
11:16 / 20.05.02
Blast. Mentally cross off the 'ed' from 'started', pliz.
 
 
Ganesh
11:19 / 20.05.02
I did indeed, Cavatina, and it was apparently the 'most viewed' thread on Barbelith for a while. Interestingly, it consisted mainly of comic-referential in-jokery and ran quickly to three or four pages, the majority of contributors being male. By contrast, this thread is actually about my penis, is conspicuously slow and has a much more balanced male/female mix of posters. Seems that men find it much easier to talk willies via innuendo...
 
 
The Natural Way
11:37 / 20.05.02
Penis: "Hi, I penice (pronounced 'p'neece')! Watcha doin', so good guy! Feel so good, being penice. So good - so sexy...

When we get together (go down town) it's like lightning. You know the song: 'As I walk along the bank - ahdoona, doona, doona - it's like lightning!' Havin' a great time, baby. Yeah. Penice...."




I should have never let him outta his pantscage. You didn't wanna hear all that, did you? I mean, it's horrid, he's a penis for God's sake! He makes no sense, no sense at all.
 
 
Cavatina
11:37 / 20.05.02
(Shakin head)

And "Clitorises ('clitori'?) be damned!" - ?

... so you curse, and then you discover that your house is haunted by the ghosts of women making love all day
 
 
suds
11:44 / 20.05.02
hey bois, it's all about the girth, not the length. size matters, but not length. natta mean?
 
 
Ganesh
11:46 / 20.05.02
Also interesting to compare the male/female ratio of this thread to the 'Paean to a Clitoris' one...
 
 
Ganesh
11:49 / 20.05.02
Suds: that depends what you're gonna do with it. When you're not actually inserting it in something (ie. 99.999-whatever percent of the time), I'd say overall "heft" (to quote Whiskey Priestess) is what's nice.
 
  

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