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Lindy · 12-06-2006, 06:40 PM

It is good to see this thread pulled back on to the topic. And special thanks to ShaniFaye for her succinct discussion of the cousin relationship, especially the "removed" part, which I had never really understood.

When I was sixteen I had a brief (and I do mean brief) encounter --President (at the time) Bill Clinton wouldn't have called it sex-- with one of my cousins, so I guess in the spirit of the times, I wouldn't call it "laid." At the time, I was quite the little slut. Why say no to my cousin, I hardly ever said no to any guy. Now we are both thirty plus and it is far away in the past. I bet that I haven't seen him in about ten years. I do remember that he was very well endowed but popped off in about two minutes.

This discussion reminds me of a science fiction short story about a culture or race that encouraged what we call incest as a way of "improving the breed" just like livestock breeders do. I read this maybe ten years ago, and it was in a second hand paperback that was already old and yellowed. I think that the title was If All Men Were Brothers, Would You Want Your Sister to Marry One? by Harlan Ellison, or maybe he was the editor of the collection, not the author of that story. Anyone here familiar with that story?
Where I grew up in southwest Kansas the Okies were always the butt of our jokes: Q. What is an Oklahoma virgin? A. An ugly twelve year old. (long pause) That can outrun all her cousins. Q. Why wasn't Jesus born in Oklahoma? A. They couldn't find three wise men and a virgin.

Also there was a song from the 1930s that touched on widows, cousins, divorces, remarriages, intermarriages, etc. called I'm my own Grandpa Who sang that?

Lindy

12-06-2006, 06:40 PM	#108 (permalink)
Lindy Junkie	It is good to see this thread pulled back on to the topic. And special thanks to ShaniFaye for her succinct discussion of the cousin relationship, especially the "removed" part, which I had never really understood. When I was sixteen I had a brief (and I do mean brief) encounter --President (at the time) Bill Clinton wouldn't have called it sex-- with one of my cousins, so I guess in the spirit of the times, I wouldn't call it "laid." At the time, I was quite the little slut. Why say no to my cousin, I hardly ever said no to any guy. Now we are both thirty plus and it is far away in the past. I bet that I haven't seen him in about ten years. I do remember that he was very well endowed but popped off in about two minutes. This discussion reminds me of a science fiction short story about a culture or race that encouraged what we call incest as a way of "improving the breed" just like livestock breeders do. I read this maybe ten years ago, and it was in a second hand paperback that was already old and yellowed. I think that the title was If All Men Were Brothers, Would You Want Your Sister to Marry One? by Harlan Ellison, or maybe he was the editor of the collection, not the author of that story. Anyone here familiar with that story? Where I grew up in southwest Kansas the Okies were always the butt of our jokes: Q. What is an Oklahoma virgin? A. An ugly twelve year old. (long pause) That can outrun all her cousins. Q. Why wasn't Jesus born in Oklahoma? A. They couldn't find three wise men and a virgin. Also there was a song from the 1930s that touched on widows, cousins, divorces, remarriages, intermarriages, etc. called I'm my own Grandpa Who sang that? Lindy Last edited by Lindy; 12-06-2006 at 06:45 PM..