Mentioning Tickling in Public.......

[elaah]

What kind of reactions do you get from people when you mention tickling in public?


I asked our waiter lastnight, at the Olive Garden, if anyone ever tried tickling him with a tray full of food. He said no and THANK GOD because he would die! He did say he loves when his girlfriend thinks she can win a ticklefight!

It was just so cute to see his reaction!

always wondering~
~Donna

 

[qjakal]

Yes indeed...

I try to work it into conversations whenever possible also....situations where people have their hands full are IDEAL! Good question elaah! Q

 

[Mimi]

*thud*

Omigosh...I think I would sooner staple my lips shut then actually utter the word "tickle" or any variation there of in public. I just can't do it. I can't even actually vocalize it around other ticklephiles like myself...lol. As soon as I try, my face goes beet red, and I start trembling really bad. Then I develop this illusion that my mere mentioning of the word has let them in on my little dirty secret. Had I been with you at the restaurant when you did that, elaah, I would have crawled right under the table and remained there for the rest of the meal.

I will say, however, that his answer and reaction were AWESOME! You go girl!

 

[thefeatheroom95]

I love to say the word 'tickle' out loud in public. It makes me feel good inside whenever i say it, because i know theres tickling going on nearby.

 

[dvnc]

How d'you find the willing 'lees without doin' this? Mentionin' a ticklish situation, or playfully threatening a foot near you, etc., is a delightful way to hear commentary from others.

What's funniest is when the waitstaff recalls this next time you visit. I've seen a few of 'em flinch with a slight wiggling of the fingers from across a room, and one lady STILL tickles me whenever she has the chance.

A fine memory, Donna. Thanks.

dvnc

 

[MN Tikl]

I too like to mention tickling in public discussion -- in a very innocent way, of course (although I totally relate to your comments, Mimi -- I imagine people can look right through me!!). The reactions can be priceless! Seems that most people that have something to say on the topic have strong feelings: either they absolutely hate to be tickled, or their face lights up!

I'm just waiting (and hoping) for somebody to say -- "I LOVE to be tickled" or "I LOVE being tickled!" -- as if they were waiting their whole lives to let the secret out.

Reminds me of a conversation I had with a blackjack dealer once. The topic of manicures came up, so I mentioned pedicures, and how I considered it pretty cool for somebody to devote such attention to something others so rarely saw. So she says, "I don't get pedicures, because I wouldn't want to attract attention to my feet." "Why not?" I asked. "Because I have weird feet," she said, and then she dropped a great line: "But I love looking at other people's feet."

I kid you not!

 

[elaah]

well mimi...

Next Time I am in Wisconsin I am stopping to pick you up on my way to dinner!

no need to worry though mimi .. I have never really been there!

: )
~Donna

 

[elaah]

reminds me of another time too Dave..

I was in this little cozy Italian restaurant and my friend was admiring the laughs and giggles from a table across the room. I decided maybe we should have some of that laughter at our table so I slid my foot up his leg...LOL.. just as an appetizer you know? I thought he would die!

The next time the waiter came over he asked if everything was ok. I said the dinner was excellent and would like to have what they are drinking, pointing to the giggle crew! When he asked why, I said, "They are so giggly!" He said, "Laughter is music to my ears!" Just then my friend grabbed my foot and tickled it! Without warning I let out this giggling symphony and I thought the waiter was going to fall on the floor. When I stopped laughing, the waiter says, "I wish I had what HE was having, pointing to my friend!"


OK I am done LOL



for now : )

Donna

 

[qjakal]

Hey!

Nice icons, elaah....hmm, did that sound right? Q 😕

 

[qjakal]

Oops....

Nope...that definitely didn't come out right! Sorry!! Q

 

[tklr5150]

I'm with you Mimi & Mn Tikl - for some reason, even hearing the word triggers something in me that I'm sure I must be externalizing somehow, and I get mortified that people are noticing my reaction. Same thing with witnessing a tickle with other people around. But I've been able to control that and become more brave about initiating it into discussions, ever since I confessed it to my best friend. I had mentioned tickling in conversation with her many times, exhibiting what I thought was surely an absurd interest in the discussion, so I figured if she hadn't figured it out already she would at least not be surprised. But she was - and it made me realize how few people would ever associate an interest in tickling (forget simply the mention of it!) with anything more than odd than a mild idiosyncracy.

So to sum up (ramble on much?), mention tickle good, fear of mention tickle bad. 😀

 

[elaah]

its ok....Q

I am proud of my icons ....

; )
~D

 

[MN Tikl]

I like your description, tklr5150: "even hearing the word triggers something in me that I'm sure I must be externalizing somehow, and I get mortified that people are noticing my reaction."

And the same thing happens to me in varying degrees when I *say* the word too! In a strange way, I like saying the word to others -- it's like I'm doing something illicit in public!

 

[ktickler]

Not really a problem

Hi there:

I am trying to remember if "talking" about tickling was ever a problem with me. I can't recall an embarrasing situation where talking about tickling or mentioning the subject made me feel uncomfortable. 😕

I remember having a lot of games with my friends where I would always introduce tickling as part of them. It was always something playful and fun.

Nowadays the situation is different. Many of my friends know my love for tickling. Not in a fetish and TMF kind of way, but at least to the point that they know that I will always find ways to tickle them. They know what they get with those foot massages, and they always come back for more. 🙄

I have found myself a lot more bold lately regarding my ability to sneak in tickles or to get into situations that lead to tickling. Bringing up the subject seems to be a great way to get to the action quicker.

I do, however, have had several instances when I have been shutdown by unwilling participants. That's the worst turnoff. But that does not bother me as much as it did in the past. I have learned to come back with even more clever remarks. 😎

So, to make a long post short 🙂p), talking about tickling or bringing up the subject does not bother me much. I actually try to use it to my advantage.

Take care,

Knight Tickler

 

[Maria_Rose]

I can relate

I admire those who can mention and/or observe tickling in public without getting all flustered. I find that if I am with people whom I am sexually attracted to, then it is very pleasurable to hear about or see tickling, but I'm still too afraid of them catching on to me to mention it myself. If I am with family, or some other non-sexual company, I find it incredibly threatening, and a fearful situation. I never ever say the word out loud in public anymore, and haven't done so since reaching sexual maturity. It is probably because I had bad childhood experiences with it...I'm not sure. But it's a definite fear of being vulnerable. To me letting someone tickle requires a lot of trust and sexual chemistry. But thats just me.

 

[njjen3953]

Yesterday, I was in the lobby of my building. My landlord and I were talking and his wife came in. She came up and hugged him and he said, Nooo, don't tickle me. He was looking right at me. Ya think he knows?

Jen
remembering the smell of his cigar outside my apartment door on many occasions. 😀

 

[Charlie]

Well I'm like Mimi, for sure. I am mortified to utter the very word ... and have only recently been able to pronounce it to a tickle friend on voice chat. (Although, as with tickling itself, once you start you can't seem to stop.) But in public? wow, forget about that. hehe

 

[Carthoris]

One time...

...I remember I almost got caught. Sort of. I like to tickle someone basically anywhere, but I prefer the feet. So in my case it never seemed that much of a problem to tickle someone but I hardly ever said the word. So I would tickle some really good girl friends(separate words there) of mine. Since I would most often try for the feet I had to get past those darn shoes. So one day in class I'm going for it, and another girl sitting near me that I would go after a lot too said I must have a shoe fetish. 😱

Of course I was really embarassed, but was relieved that no one guessed the truth. Of course it was just a joke a neither of them took it any further. But I think that was my closest call in terms of my little secret. 😉