Hail! And happy Friday to all of my fellow brigands! I hope you had a fun and safe Halloween, gallivanting throughout the realm ;}

I belive that a big part of why we find the "T-WORD" so appealing in art/cartoons, is indeed aided by the context. At least for me personally, the more absurd and even slightly embarrassing the nature of the scenario is, the more likely I am to get completely red hot in the face!

If I look at a great "T-WORD" related piece of art and I need to ask myself...

"Goodness gracious... how in the world did you even end up in this situation!?!?" or "Why does a device like this even exist!?!?"

...It raises more questions then it answers, and is a massive part of the fun. ~

Id like to hear about some scenarios you you've encountered, or have YET to encounter. Im sure most of you have an idea of what im talking about ;}

I'll leave you with one simple example.

Imagine your going into the clinic for a routine check up. You haven't seen this doctor before, so this is all new to you. You get inside and are instructed to sit in a dentist-like reclining chair. He starts with basic procedures like blood pressure and reflexes, asks you some simple questions.

Then all if a sudden, while he's still clinicly talking to you, he starts to casually unlace and remove your shoes. This is a little embarrassing because this isent a foot and ankle clinic. But you are assured that this is a nessisery step of the procedure.

He uses the back end of this pen to draw a long stroke up and down your sole, again very casual, to see your reaction. He notices you trying to hold it together and not laugh. It then quickly escalates from a professional doctor setting, to him holding your toes back and flicking your sole with a big feather. Mocking your ticklishness and saying things like "coochie coochie coo" and "its okay, laugh for me".

Buy this time its allredy over for you, as your laughter echoes through the clinic halls! ;} ;}