Comments on: And now…The other side of the story… https://habitablezone.com/2013/04/10/and-now-the-other-side-of-the-story/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:18:10 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ER https://habitablezone.com/2013/04/10/and-now-the-other-side-of-the-story/#comment-23144 ER Thu, 11 Apr 2013 03:12:57 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=30814#comment-23144 My guess is that the Church, or his aristocratic patrons, expected certain specs to be followed. I doubt if he was the model. "David" is a perfectly conditioned athlete, I doubt a middle-aged artist would have had the time to develop that kind of physique. My guess is that the Church, or his aristocratic patrons, expected certain specs to be followed.

I doubt if he was the model. “David” is a perfectly conditioned athlete, I doubt a middle-aged artist would have had the time to develop that kind of physique.

]]> By: FrankC https://habitablezone.com/2013/04/10/and-now-the-other-side-of-the-story/#comment-23143 FrankC Thu, 11 Apr 2013 02:57:07 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=30814#comment-23143 It would seem that if he were gay, he would have portrayed a more attractive penis. As it is we can only logically assume that he was straight and the penis is his own. It would seem that if he were gay, he would have portrayed a more attractive penis. As it is we can only logically assume that he was straight and the penis is his own.

]]> By: ER https://habitablezone.com/2013/04/10/and-now-the-other-side-of-the-story/#comment-23142 ER Thu, 11 Apr 2013 02:36:45 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=30814#comment-23142 Does that mean that women have 4 sex partners (on the average, of course) between ages 20 and 50 and men have 7 encounters during that time span? Or did they pick a bunch of people in that age group and ask them how many partners they had, and then averaged it up. Or does "lifetime sex partners" mean a "steady" and they're not even counting one-night stands? Or did they just interview a lot of people who married real young and remained married and faithful to their spouses for a long time. I never gathered any statistics or conducted a survey, but if I had to make any guesses for the people in my age group, the people I knew during my bachelor days, I'd say by the time they married they had lapped those numbers several times over. During the 70s I was in my 20s. Does that mean that women have 4 sex partners (on the average, of course) between ages 20 and 50 and men have 7 encounters during that time span?

Or did they pick a bunch of people in that age group and ask them how many partners they had, and then averaged it up.

Or does “lifetime sex partners” mean a “steady” and they’re not even counting one-night stands?

Or did they just interview a lot of people who married real young and remained married and faithful to their spouses for a long time.

I never gathered any statistics or conducted a survey, but if I had to make any guesses for the people in my age group, the people I knew during my bachelor days, I’d say by the time they married they had lapped those numbers several times over.

During the 70s I was in my 20s.

]]> By: ER https://habitablezone.com/2013/04/10/and-now-the-other-side-of-the-story/#comment-23141 ER Thu, 11 Apr 2013 02:15:38 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=30814#comment-23141 Also, there may have been cultural or artistic conventions, or restrictions. for depicting genitalia, particularly in religious art. Then again, for the sculptor working in marble, there may have been purely technical limitations. Marble can be pretty brittle, not to mention it would have been an irresistable target to vandals. Just thinkin' out loud... Also, there may have been cultural or artistic conventions, or restrictions. for depicting genitalia, particularly in religious art.

Then again, for the sculptor working in marble, there may have been purely technical limitations. Marble can be pretty brittle, not to mention it would have been an irresistable target to vandals.

Just thinkin’ out loud…

]]> By: bowser https://habitablezone.com/2013/04/10/and-now-the-other-side-of-the-story/#comment-23140 bowser Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:27:06 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=30814#comment-23140 I used to go with a younger woman who was a vice president of a medium sized financial firm. She had read a book about upper management, and stated her goal was to be a BSD - Big Swinging Dick. I used to go with a younger woman who was a vice president of a medium sized financial firm. She had read a book about upper management, and stated her goal was to be a BSD – Big Swinging Dick.

]]> By: bowser https://habitablezone.com/2013/04/10/and-now-the-other-side-of-the-story/#comment-23139 bowser Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:25:04 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=30814#comment-23139 A lot easier to be a sinner if one has a sinnee, isn't it!! A lot easier to be a sinner if one has a sinnee, isn’t it!!

]]> By: bowser https://habitablezone.com/2013/04/10/and-now-the-other-side-of-the-story/#comment-23138 bowser Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:23:29 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=30814#comment-23138 I don't think I'd have accomplished a damned thing else. I don’t think I’d have accomplished a damned thing else.

]]> By: RobVG https://habitablezone.com/2013/04/10/and-now-the-other-side-of-the-story/#comment-23137 RobVG Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:37:15 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=30814#comment-23137 And he's sporting a little smokey. But alas, he was sculpted by a man... And he’s sporting a little smokey. But alas, he was sculpted by a man…

]]> By: alcaray https://habitablezone.com/2013/04/10/and-now-the-other-side-of-the-story/#comment-23135 alcaray Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:33:59 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=30814#comment-23135 As Elain on Seinfled once opined: "I don't know how you guys walk around with those things." n/t As Elain on Seinfled once opined: “I don’t know how you guys walk around with those things.” n/t

]]> By: FrankC https://habitablezone.com/2013/04/10/and-now-the-other-side-of-the-story/#comment-23134 FrankC Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:15:55 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=30814#comment-23134 It is somewhat interesting that the survey involves flaccid penises but anything over 3 inches doesn't gain much additional admiration. That's good news for us Nordic types who store our unit in a warm place until needed. I wonder if the results would have been quite different if it had involved erect penises. I recall reading about a date rape case involving a famous basketball player. The girl was initially willing but withdrew her permission when she saw the size of his johnson. There were some other interesting stats on that site. In particular, the stat on lifetime sex partners. Four for women and 7 for men, in the 20 -50 age group, if I recall correctly. Lets see, I believe that takes those of us who lived and loved in the 70's mostly out of the group. It is somewhat interesting that the survey involves flaccid penises but anything over 3 inches doesn’t gain much additional admiration. That’s good news for us Nordic types who store our unit in a warm place until needed. I wonder if the results would have been quite different if it had involved erect penises. I recall reading about a date rape case involving a famous basketball player. The girl was initially willing but withdrew her permission when she saw the size of his johnson.

There were some other interesting stats on that site. In particular, the stat on lifetime sex partners. Four for women and 7 for men, in the 20 -50 age group, if I recall correctly. Lets see, I believe that takes those of us who lived and loved in the 70′s mostly out of the group.

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