I was looking for a fatal attraction in my life

[venta]

Back from Whitby. There may follow reviewage, but in the interim I need your help on something.

On Sunday, in the course of trying to persuade me to do something, someone who shall remain nameless[*] offered me a blowjob if I complied[**].

Now, I've always been under the impression that this is just not possible. Blowjobs are things which can only be performed on blokes. However, maybe the term has wider use than I thought. There is, of course, only one way to settle such things.

[Poll #1080106]


[*] Mostly because I don't know their name.
[**] If you want to know, I declined.

Comments

[ewx.livejournal.com]

I think if someone used it to refer to cunnilingus I'd understand what they meant - it seems like the most obvious extension of the word, after all - but I'd probably not usually call it that myself.

[zotz]

Likewise, I think. It isn't entirely as appropriate. Going down on is closer, but not entirely there.

The other thing you could tell us about - or understandably decline to - is what the individual wanted you to do in return. Exchange rates are a hot political issue, you know.

[venta.livejournal.com]

what the individual wanted you to do in return

Er... attend a pub quiz at the Little Angel. I think they were trying to destabilise the market.

[undyingking.livejournal.com]

Blimey, the going rate for pub quizzes has changed since my day. Squishing sweatily into the back of Jon's Renault 5 was about as exciting as it got, IIRC.

[zotz]

Blimey. An economist could have a fun time trying to figure that one out. You might almost think that the offerer considered it a win in both ways - or would that be too cynical?

[venta.livejournal.com]

I'd understand what they meant

Well, yes... but there's a difference between "I understand what you mean" and "That was a correct use of the word". If I wave a bottle of vodka and tell you I'm off to get bucketed, I'm sure you'd work it out even though as far as I'm aware I just made that word usage up.

[venta.livejournal.com]

Where by correct I mean common, and widely used. Dictionaries and the like may not be involved.