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The Controversial Snog

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November 15th, 2009 Tags:
by Sheril Kirshenbaum in science of kissing | 7 comments | RSS feed | Trackback >

7 Responses to “The Controversial Snog”

  1. 1.   sciencegoddess Says:
    November 15th, 2009 at 11:48 am

    It seems Mr. Gere has been so used to admirers for so long that he might not understand that every woman might not want to be gathered in his arms and kissed.

  2. 2.   BJM Says:
    November 15th, 2009 at 12:26 pm

    At least Joe Namath asked.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc65NC44dSk

  3. 3.   Luke Vogel Says:
    November 15th, 2009 at 1:31 pm

    sciencegoddess,

    ~ “every woman might not want to be gathered in his arms and kissed.”

    Is that true!? Even the way you word that makes me question it :) “gathered in his arms” ah yuck!

  4. 4.   Erasmussimo Says:
    November 15th, 2009 at 1:53 pm

    I have always wondered at the etymology of the word “snog”. It begins with the evil consonants “sn”, which strongly indicate evil or nastiness: snide, snake, snot, snotty, snail, snappage, snappish, snarl, snivel, snob, etc. All in all, an odd word. The OED lists only two definitions of the term: 1) smooth and hairless; 2) to bristle. The modern meaning, to kiss, is not listed.

  5. 5.   Anthony McCarthy Says:
    November 15th, 2009 at 2:28 pm

    I learned what “snog” meant from watching britcoms on PBS.

    Gere. What was he thinking?

  6. 6.   Brian Schmidt Says:
    November 17th, 2009 at 9:59 pm

    At first I thought that was Polanski, but then realized the woman was too old.

  7. 7.   Paul W. Says:
    November 18th, 2009 at 8:53 am

    Is it snogging if it’s not on the mouth?

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