BBC Reports Tickling Saved Life

helaughs · Aug 5, 2008

This is the first documented saving of a life by tickling. Don't believe me? Check out the BBC video. Now there is very little else needed to explain how tickling enhances our lives.

[NOTE: This is a news report and is not erotic so if that's what you are here for, look elsewhere. This is a valid piece of information to our community and worthy of posting as a video.]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7543436.stm

theshire · Aug 5, 2008

I don't wish to put a dampener on things, but I feel I should warn people that the "ticklee" in this story and video is a baby. I know, "helaughs", that you weren't posting this to be in any way sexual or perverted, and I would hope that no one here would get anything like that out of this. But the forum does have a "no minors" rule when it comes to clips. Just thought I should bring that up, so any mods can decide what to do with it.

On the subject of the video, though, it is wonderful that the little girl, this precious new life, is still here thanks to the magic of tickling. 😀

helaughs · Aug 5, 2008

Theshire, I felt this story needed exposure to as many wanting to support the tickling movement. This being the section with the most traffic, and the fact that it was a video compelled me to put it here. I share your concern about the rules. The particular rule of age limit posts of videos is to avoid even the perception of sexual gratification to videos of minors. I will fully support the moderators decision to move my post to the appropriate section if they deem it inappropriate.

The nature of this video is to provide compelling and real information on why tickling should not be a tiny nitch of the fetish world, but serves a greater purpose than just sexual satisfaction. I have always interpreted that Jeff and the other creators of TMF had bigger and better goals in mind than just serving the basest of members' primal needs. I have always thought that gaining a wider acceptance of tickling to a greater number of people was a major goal. If TMF wants to bar information which will further that goal, then I am disappointed and will have to lower my expectations of this site.

Maybe there can be a separate section that deals with the greater advancement of tickling - above and beyond the sexy tickling clips. Maybe TMF can accomplish both at once. In either case, I fully support moving this post if it has violated any terms. I hope the moderators use good judgment however it turns out.