Rub down.

I posted a while back about talking to a guy who got aroused during a spa massage, and ever since this site has been deluged with search terms like “guys getting aroused during massages.” This is clearly a national epidemic, and it also confirms my suspicion that it’s really no big deal--it proves that professional masseuses are used to seeing this and it’s nothing to be embarrassed about. They probably feel bad when guys don’t get aroused.  “Was I too forceful?  Was I too timid? Should I not have asked if this was like the ones he used to receive from his mother?”

It also makes me realize that man, a lot of guys are pretty much sluts. A little hand-to-skin friction and they’re ready to raise the roof beam, carpenter?  I don’t want to ride in a crowded elevator with that demographic.

But it worries me that there’s guys who won’t get a massage because of this phobia, so I thought I’d offer up some tips on how not to be aroused during a massage. Mind you, I have no experience with this whatsoever.  I don’t get aroused during massages because I’m too busy thinking things like “My butt is very very close to complete exposure, and it’s big and white like a spinning disco ball and it might accidentally cause planes to land.” This sort of mental digression holds my libido in check just as surely as if I had stumbled upon a skinny dipping Antonin Scalia.

Regardless, a lack of subject matter expertise has never stopped me from offering up unsolicited advice. So here are my tips:

  • Every few minutes, “accidentally” roll off the table.
  • Bring in your own bag of ice cubes and tuck it under yourself before laying down on the table.
  • Flip over on your back, say “Okay, now do the other side,” and wait for the response.
  • Calculate the cost per minute for the service you’re receiving. (Note: Greatly helps if you’re a cheapskate like author of this post.)
  • Substitute the piped in new wave music for a scratchy recording of “My Old Kentucky Home.”

    I hope that helps all the Google searchers.  Unfortunately, another major search term for this site--and I am not making this up--is “sex with geese,” but you will forgive me if I am not in the frame of mind, now or ever, to provide guidance on that particular topic.

    At Falafelsex, our most frequent visitor search is “Disney Sex.” I try not to dwell on it.

    Posted by Cynikell  on  07/31  at  08:30 AM

    I never knew that “raise the roof beam carpenter” meant that!  Learn something new every day.

    Posted by kathy  on  07/31  at  10:26 AM

    you get massaged to new wave? i suppose that new age music would keep my scene in check. now, no wave on the other hand...roofbeam...raised!

    Posted by The Dan  on  07/31  at  10:39 AM

    That was actually pretty funny Ho.

    Posted by  on  07/31  at  11:32 PM

    Sex with geese? Really. I can’t even imagine how geese have sex with other geese, and I grew up on farm… but to intermix? Well now that’s going to be stuck in my head all day.

    Posted by Woman with Kids  on  08/01  at  07:46 AM

    I will not either forgive you if you do not provide guidance on sex with geese.

    Posted by Megan  on  08/01  at  09:52 AM

    Dammit!  I’ve been reading this blog for, like, six years and now you tell me you’re never going to reveal your “sex with geese” secrets?

    Also, for Google’s sake:

    sex with geese
    sex with geese
    sex with geese

    Posted by srah  on  08/01  at  11:00 AM

    Why would he give up the secrets for free when his instructional video is coming out next month?

    Posted by tworabbitshow  on  08/01  at  11:39 AM

    When I’m in that situation, I use the tired-and-true method that has served me well for damn near a decade.

    I just picture Madeline Albright and Janet Reno performing the massage.

    Voila! No wood for hours.

    -- david

    Posted by David Amulet  on  08/01  at  05:19 PM

    Heh. New wave.

    Posted by  on  08/05  at  02:44 AM

    “My butt is very very close to complete exposure, and it’s big and white like a spinning disco ball and it might accidentally cause planes to land.”

    That’s beautiful. (wipes tear from eye)

    Posted by elfini  on  08/09  at  10:16 AM

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