Anual Masturbate - a - thon

Capricornxs · #1 6th May 03, 05:28 PM

well... saw this over at nxsecure and thought it was hallarious, hahaha
only in US... only in San Franciso

Quote:

San Francisco hosts "Masturbate-a-Thon"

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - More than 100 men and women have gathered in famously liberal San Francisco this weekend for what organisers said was the city's second annual public "Masturbate-a-Thon".

Organisers said they have taken the event "from the sheets to the streets", offering volunteers -- 18 years or older -- the opportunity to overcome their inhibitions in "a safe environment" and raise money for charity.

Horace Santry, 55, said the Friday night event was his first. "I have a lot of anxiety, but doing this among a group of like-minded people does make it easier," he said.

Men and women ranging in age from the early 20s to the 50s, mingled at a local performing arts centre in San Francisco's South of Market district, known for artists, galleries and nightclubs, before getting down to business.

To the strains of soothing new-age music, the men and women -- a number of them couples -- were shown into rooms for men, women or both.

"This is an effort to counter centuries of censure, to make masturbation more fun and to make it more accessible," said Thomas W. Laqueur, a professor of history at the University of California at Berkeley and author of the recent "Solitary Sex: A Cultural History of Masturbation," in a telephone interview before the event.

The event is a fund-raiser for the local Centre for Sex and Culture, a non-profit organisation that provides sex education.

San Francisco Masturbate-a-Thons have raised more than $25,000 (15,000 pounds) over the past five years, said Centre co-founder Robert Lawrence.

The event has inspired others in several U.S. states and countries, from Alaska to Germany, in which participants raise money in the privacy of their homes.

rikytik · #2 6th May 03, 05:35 PM

Capricorn, I still want to know more about your little sign that says I'm running XP and IE6. How can you detect that? IP and ISP, I understand.

A real knee slapper, but a sad commentary on priorities.

btw, SF is where I first saw the light of day--but long before the 60's. <blush>

Capricornxs · #3 6th May 03, 06:00 PM

when you surf the web, your browser needs to "get" the info from sites, and when that happens, it "gives" out headers that identify yourself, other than your ip and isp, it also gives out your OS and your browser. if you use download managers you'll know that you can "change" the identity of your flashget so it sends out headers as IE or netscape.

you can also get sygate firewall or other firewalls to "block" headers to webpages so they won't know the OS and browser you're using. and if you're really paranoid, use a proxy and they won't know the IP and isp at all

check this out:
http://www.whatismyipaddress.com/

keep clicking "more details" and the 3rd page it'll display your browser and OS info

pretty scary actually