What's made your day that little bit better?

That dog is a right chicken too.

Please tell me he was dressed up in his Christmas garb.

I just noticed on the birthday list that Sdtom is listed at 10 years old. You put a smile on my face Bregt.
Tom

My gf read Fifty shades of grey.

Nuff said.

Peter

Tell her to get some taste.

Have you read it Peter?

I haven't, Timmer. But perhaps I should. My grandfa.... girlfriend says it unfortunately never gets really naughty, and that the sequels have uninteresting sub plots and are rather tame.

Bregje, I'm not sure I'd just dismiss it as hype. I do think that the books, poorly written and tame as they may be, do appeal to so many because these fantasies are so widespread among women but are often so repressed as well. Regardless of the quality of the writing, I do think it's positive if it challenges self-imposed and meaningless restrictions and gets people to become more honest with themselves and their partners.

Jokes are very welcome though.

Peter

That's also a comparison I'd find very interesting, though I haven't really read all that much about it yet. Do you remember what the books were called?

I think my girlfriend would call it erotic literature, or perhaps use a phrase like porn for women, even though she says it has way too little porn. She likes though that there's such an emphasis on the emotional aspects of the relationship between Anastasia and Grey, which I also think is a big reason for the books' success.

I suspect that women's sexualities and fantasies deep down are about as strong and as pervy as men's, but they're expressed in very different and often more subtle and indirect ways. Perhaps partly because society has higher expectations of women when it comes to sexual morality, and this causes greater repression in women than men. So perhaps a minor sexual revolution is needed, and perhaps that's what's currently happening...

Peter

Sounds very interesting and exciting indeed. Btw, I recommend the movie Kinsey, if you haven't seen it already. About this very subject.

What you say about men and women fits with my experiences as well. Men tend to be simpler somehow with more specific fantasies, while women are often more complex and abstract. But there's no doubt a lot of overlap so trying to divide into separate categories might be difficult.

Haha, funny jokes!

I also quite like this one. A funny facebook status. And an outfit that can't fail.

Peter

I actually think deepfried Mars bars sounds like a great idea -- something up my alley, for sure.

Very true. One of my favourite things about MT. If a message board could be diagnosed with ADHD, it would be this one.

Speaking of which, I have a man-crush on Benedict Cumberbatch, religion sucks and I quite like cornflakes.

Peter

Makes me pang for home!

Every. Single. Day.

Haha. Best pingu ever!!!