I think the word "penis" is the most comically vulgar word in the English language. Hear me out.
I work a lot with soldiers so I'm going to use them as my examples. These are my observations and my opinions alone. You can either choose to agree or choose to disagree, but I digress
Soldiers tend to be aware (hyperaware, even) of their existence, but not much else.
I've noticed that two soldiers could be at the McDonald's Playplace with their kids swearing their heads off loud enough to make everyone else uncomfortable.
"Fuck this. Fuck that. Fucking A, dude. Fuck. Fuck fuck fuckity fuck."
But if you were to go behind those same soldiers and utter the word "penis," said soldiers will be quick to shush you and remind you that there are women and children present.
I remember my buddy and I using the word "penis" so often in conversation that our boss told us to stop and aggressively suggested we use the words "dick" or "cock" instead.
... Have you ever noticed the words "wash me" written in the dirt of somebody's car? Those words will be there for a while, but I can guarantee you that if you were to write "I ♥ penises!" at least *that* part of the car will be clean.
Which brings me to my next point. Using the word penises around people will usually incur a deer-in-the-headlights-type look as if to say "Penises? You mean, like, more than one???"
Try it! See if you don't get the same reaction!
For those of us who are enlightened, the word penis just means penis. Hell, I remember being naked in a hotel room with a chick I met at a bar in Germany talking on the phone with my buddy and telling him that I had "a mad case of whisky penis" while my one-night stand just watched frustrated from the bed.
Next time you find yourself in a public place that is typically quiet where others have no choice but to eavesdrop, see how many times you can use the word penis in idle conversation and take note of the looks on bystander's faces.
Someone may even just beg you to use the word "cock" instead.
I work a lot with soldiers so I'm going to use them as my examples. These are my observations and my opinions alone. You can either choose to agree or choose to disagree, but I digress
Soldiers tend to be aware (hyperaware, even) of their existence, but not much else.
I've noticed that two soldiers could be at the McDonald's Playplace with their kids swearing their heads off loud enough to make everyone else uncomfortable.
"Fuck this. Fuck that. Fucking A, dude. Fuck. Fuck fuck fuckity fuck."
But if you were to go behind those same soldiers and utter the word "penis," said soldiers will be quick to shush you and remind you that there are women and children present.
I remember my buddy and I using the word "penis" so often in conversation that our boss told us to stop and aggressively suggested we use the words "dick" or "cock" instead.
... Have you ever noticed the words "wash me" written in the dirt of somebody's car? Those words will be there for a while, but I can guarantee you that if you were to write "I ♥ penises!" at least *that* part of the car will be clean.
Which brings me to my next point. Using the word penises around people will usually incur a deer-in-the-headlights-type look as if to say "Penises? You mean, like, more than one???"
Try it! See if you don't get the same reaction!
For those of us who are enlightened, the word penis just means penis. Hell, I remember being naked in a hotel room with a chick I met at a bar in Germany talking on the phone with my buddy and telling him that I had "a mad case of whisky penis" while my one-night stand just watched frustrated from the bed.
Next time you find yourself in a public place that is typically quiet where others have no choice but to eavesdrop, see how many times you can use the word penis in idle conversation and take note of the looks on bystander's faces.
Someone may even just beg you to use the word "cock" instead.
In this case, I don't think a penis would do the job.