Saturday, November 17, 2007

Smell,Hot and Norman Mailer: A Dialogue between father and son

drawing by marguerita
John: I think STDs are the biggest difference. A guy who gets laid with a different girl every week, that's scary to a lot of women. At the same time, I think people are kinkier than they've ever been. You can look to the internet to see. The stuff out there is mindblowing.
Me, I don't trust someone till I can smell them. You can feel the energy of a person, you can sniff them out. They can tell you all the right things, but John: I think STDs are the biggest difference. A guy who gets laid with a different girl every week, that's scary to a lot of women. At the same time, I think people are kinkier than they've ever been. You can look to the internet to see. The stuff out there is mindblowing. Me, I don't trust someone till I can smell them. You can feel the energy of a person, you can sniff them out. They can tell you all the right things, but but in person you can still tell, "Hmm, this is a bad guy."
Norman: Alright, let me demolish your thesis. Your thesis is wonderful so far as it goes, but you're leaving one crucial factor out. When you meet the person, when she walks in front of you and you want to sniff her, she's wearing deodorant. And I would argue that one of the reasons people are getting kinkier is just to get a sniff.
In the old days, you could really smell your mate, and smell is the animal sense that inspires you. It got you hot.
http://www.nerve.com/screeningroom/books/interview_normanmailer/



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