taint

[Page Stephens]

This, of course, brings to mind the old  visual gag about the reason that no
woman is able to judge distance. You then hold up two fingers about two
inches apart and say that this is because they have always been told that
this is eight inches.

Page Stephens

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>> > Is this the "taint meat"?  As in, "taint pussy, taint asshole".
>> >
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>> In the UK, the male equivalent of 'taint' is 'barse' - it
>> runs from the Balls to the ARSE.
>>
>> --Neil Crawford
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> The US male equiv that I've heard is the "dickstring".  I don't have a
> good definition for it.
>
> This discussion reminds me of the boast: "My dick is as long as a cat's
> tail.  At least, it is if you measure it the same way -- from the
> asshole to the tip."