Neutron said:
Sneaking tickles as part of a profession is assault..
Sorry, I don't buy that "sneaking tickles as part of a profession is assault." The focus here being on
sneaking tickles, I just can't see it. Now if the massage therapist stradles the customer and proceeds to tickle her till she begs and pleads for mercy, well, that's definitely unethical. Does it cross teh line to assault? Well, I'm uncomfortable using assault to describe it because anyone who has ever been the victim of a physical assault or a sexual assault would likely take offense at that comparison. Sneaking a deliberate "cop & feel" during a medical exam? Yes, that would be a form of assault in my opinion. But sneaking tickles? I don't think so.
As a side note, I do foot massages & pedicures as a side business, and have found that the pumice file works very good to tickle if you use long strokes from heel to toe or vice versa. I've made sure to focus on the ticklish areas on purpose, too.
🙂 Just the other night I had a poor girl named Allie laughing her head off while her roommate, Jen, laughed at her! In fact, I even asked Jen "Think it needs some more work?" to which she replied "Definitely! 20 more strokes!" I told Allie "it's only 20, let's count!" She laughed till I hit 18, and when I said "18 1/2, 18 3/4" she really lost it. "19.1, 19.2" and she had a desperate look in her eye, so I just skipped to 20.
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The best stuff I've found, though, is pumice scrub. Get the feet wet and work that scrub between the toes, and you'll see a girl thrash, giggle, buck, twist, laugh, yelp, holler--you name it--like nothing you've ever seen.
Of course, it should be said that since Jen is buddy of mine, I did Allie's pedicure for free, so I did indeed take extra liberties in tickling her. Had she been a paying customer, I would have gone much easier on her--if she had been alone. With a roommate to offer encouragement (and share the blame, heh heh), I've given some decent ticklings even to paying customers. In the tone of the orginal message to which I'm replying, though, no one ever got mad and considered it an assualt. I knew when to stop before it would go from a laughing matter to not being funny anymore. So, there's my tips. Ticklers, try the pumice scrub! Lots of it in-between wet toes!