Thighs

[10pmpacifictime]

Thighs are a dirty part of the body.

No, not really.

But they're loaded with dirty meaning.

A classical kind of dirty meaning. "Alexander was only defeated once, and that was by Hephaestion's thighs." Thighs in poetry and stories are like licking up all the whip cream but really thinking about sucking down the cherry off screen.

I'm

Comments

[fellmama]

In the epics, people lament by slapping their thighs. This makes me think of Nancy Simon, who slaps her thigh violently when she laughs.

[superquail]

Thighs are also a very tasty part of chicken. Mmmm . . . chicken . . .