The right preposition? (np)

[Quizael]

Not that I dont greatly admire a full blooded masturbatory discussion of certain propositional, or positional, erectile usages, sausages (no, no), but my personal preference, or performance, is to assuage the de-bate with drugs on a bear rug.  Then the tugs begun.

I dont even know what a preposition is.  I suppose it presupposes something.  Or pre-positions, something.  A line, say. Then you are in to it, on it.  And by that I mean any number of lovelinesses that presuppose there even being a bear rug.




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From: David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> 
Date: 09/17/2014  9:01 PM  (GMT-06:00) 
To: Michael Bailey <michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com> 
Cc: P-list <pynchon-l at waste.org> 
Subject: Re: The right preposition? (np) 

"On" implies physical touch. "To" implies a parallel, "along with," more separate relation.

"On" might be followed with "drugs," or "a bear rug."  Something directly felt.

"To" would be followed by "porn," or "music."  Something more cerebral, less tactile.

That's my take.

David Morris 


On Wednesday, September 17, 2014, Michael Bailey <michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com> wrote:
Masturbating "to" something..I guess like dancing to a song.
The usage is nearly universal, I haven't seen any exceptions.



Even though there are so many pronouns.
Above, near, toward, on, inspired by, with thoughts of...



Just, I have always thought it should be "masturbating 'on' some entity"



"To" is like, really overstating the case. The best you could honestly say you are masturbating with respect to someone is "towards" - am I not right?  



Whereas "on" implies on as in on/off (the upstate downstate demon), plus the connotation of something that is perpetrated but tolerated, as in "getting horny on [someone]" also being affected by, as in getting "drunk (so to speak) on the mere thought of you" or the Heart song "crazy on You", as well as "getting it on" 



Like the difference between standing on line in New York City, and standing in line anywhere else I've ever been, I guess it doesn't matter. Or does it? 
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