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Friday, March 19, 2010

Sex / Teh Internets Today in What the Fuck Is Wrong with You People?

Posted by Grant Brissey on Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 1:42 PM

This study claims that 11 percent of respondents under 25 and six percent of respondents over 25 would "check out a[n electronic] message" during "an intimate moment."

One in three respondents will take a message during a meal, and one in 14 during sex (this number jumps to one in 10 for those under 25). This may say as much about the quality of food and foreplay as it does the person interrupting them.

These numbers are backed by others. Intel did a study on the Internet and sex a few years ago, and Retrevo found a few months ago that Twitter may be the new poist-coital cigarette.

Via: Cnet

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Or that 11% of people like to fuck with surveys, misheard the question or just answer randomly.

Posted by giffy on March 19, 2010 at 1:49 PM

"It's Business Time, Baby!"

(wow)

Posted by Will in Seattle

on March 19, 2010 at 1:53 PM

I'll check a message during a meal (but I might not return it). Once I'm in bed, though - for any reason - fuhgetaboutit.

Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty

on March 19, 2010 at 1:59 PM

Yeah, texting during sex seems a bit Grantisocial to me.

Posted by Baconcat on March 19, 2010 at 2:00 PM

I kept reading this as "check out a[n electronic] mAssage" and couldn't see what the problem was.

Posted by Dougsf on March 19, 2010 at 2:09 PM

tl;dr

Posted by emoticon on March 19, 2010 at 2:29 PM

unfortunately this is actually common in college environments right now (speaking from experience).

Posted by hurricanaan on March 19, 2010 at 2:49 PM

And this is why I just want to take Baconcat home and scritch him behind the ears.

Posted by supergp on March 19, 2010 at 3:05 PM

Maybe they're busy texting "Oh, baby, harder!" ...

Posted by Will in Seattle

on March 19, 2010 at 3:28 PM

This seems pretty reasonable to me. I would assume that a lot of college roommates have updated the old "sock on the door" sex warning to a "I'll be home in 15 minutes, be dressed" warning text message. Parents might want a bit of a heads up before teen children are returning home from an evening out. I'll admit to having checked messages in the middle of "activity" when friends were going to drop by "some time in the afternoon" and would text ahead with the exact time. It's nice to know how much time you have left!

Posted by christieb on March 19, 2010 at 4:06 PM

They have to 'cause it might be their bf/gf. OR, they're expecting friends at any moment. Besides, you can still fuck while texting, you just can't fist.

Posted by douchus on March 19, 2010 at 4:59 PM

that's when you kick the person out of bed (and your house) and keep their phone...or flush it.

I'm not shocked people do this...they check their messages during EVERYTHING else...why not sex?

Posted by michael strangeways

on March 19, 2010 at 5:29 PM

I've totally answered the phone during sex, why not check messages? Trying to sound normal and ...not rhythmic, I suppose, is like a little extra thrill.

Posted by On_the_DL on March 19, 2010 at 8:47 PM