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To: Mike Buckley who wrote (18650)	12/12/2001 2:46:46 AM
From: Bruce Brown	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22706

I see that the mudge thread is short on topics of discussion, so items have to be pulled from the main thread these days to keep the pace going. (along with --Mike Buckley) Thank you for getting the spelling right this time. You are very welcome. I didn't even have to look it up this time. Would that be akin to vocal masturbation? Sorry, it's an old singer's joke... Who was the singer and how old was s/he? Don't bother with the joke. It probably isn't funny. And if it is, Apollo probably wouldn't get it. No, it isn't really funny outside of the singing community. However, you can surmise the type of singer that I am referring to in the joke. Age and sex don't really matter. What matters is that the only person who derives pleasure from their singing is the singer themself. These "vocal masturbators" tend to walk around singing all the time in their daily life (in the car, on the street, in the elevator, in the bathroom, on the phone, on a date, at a restaurant table, etc...) and spend countless hours practicing in front of a mirror. Hence, they wear the label referred to in the joke. The more normal singer prefers to share their voices with a willing and receptive audience to give pleasure. I'm sure Dr. Ruth would have plenty to contribute to the discussion. Shall we discuss vocal fornication? BB