From: majik	Date: February 6th, 2006 08:50 pm (UTC)		(Direct Link)

sorry, hun, i couldn't stomache to read the article, but just the site alone gave me an extreme aura of... ew.....-ness..

	From: 7threality	Date: February 6th, 2006 09:09 pm (UTC)		(Direct Link)

Saw something about this on an episode of "Real-Sex" or some other show like that.

I didn't actually read the site, but if it's similar to the idea that I saw on the show, then you've got a couple of 'facilitators' or trainers, one male one female, and people just hug and snuggle and hang out in a pile for comfort (or something). Sex is just right out, and people that can't refrain are asked to leave. And refraining, from what I gathered from the show, included men not standing at attention (as it were).

Basically, people who may or may not know each other, aided by camp councilor types, getting into bed fully clothed and just hanging out.

I second the "ew-ness" comment.

	From: sleet01	Date: February 6th, 2006 09:16 pm (UTC)		(Direct Link)

Anthropologically speaking, this is fascinating stuff. If enough people begin to exhibit grouping and relationship behavior similar to that of simians and homonids, can we go to the Christian right and say, "look, we didn't evolve from monkeys, but we sure as hell haven't fallen far from that family tree!"?

Of course, the footie obsession lends an air of sadness to this otherwise-healthy display of humanity's need to get hot and sweaty with large groups of other humans.

	From: laudre	Date: February 6th, 2006 09:44 pm (UTC)		(Direct Link)

http://www.alienlovespredator.com/index.php?id=165

	From: z_gryphon	Date: February 6th, 2006 09:58 pm (UTC)		(Direct Link)

That's...

... absolutely ridiculous.

From: gearhead	Date: February 6th, 2006 09:59 pm (UTC)		(Direct Link)

Is it bad of me that the very concept gives me a rampant case of the heebie-jeebies?

	From: lizzielizzie	Date: February 6th, 2006 10:21 pm (UTC)		(Direct Link)

I don't see how these are any worse than what used to happenin the Wedge at WPI...

	From: also_huey	Date: February 7th, 2006 01:38 am (UTC)		(Direct Link)

CUDDLE PUDDLE is my new swearword. I've been fixated on CUDDLE PUDDLE for a few days now. I shout it at inopportune moments. CUDDLE PUDDLE! I think that CUDDLE PUDDLE is the new FUCK!.

From: yamazakikun	Date: February 7th, 2006 02:25 am (UTC)		(Direct Link)

P&T had a good episode on this. They don't even allow dry humping.

	From: starjewel	Date: February 7th, 2006 07:34 am (UTC)		(Direct Link)

Wow.
Well that one picture with all the people piled on the bed is kind of what the drunken after party to my companys holiday party looked like, only with more attractive geeks.

However, I generally have issues with strangers touching me or even getting close enough to. A cuddle party kind of freaks me out.