The game of baseball is often used as a euphemistic metaphor for physical intimacy in the United States and other places the game is played, especially to describe the level of sexual intimacy achieved in intimate encounters or relationships.^[1] This article is about the sport. ... A euphemism is the substitution of an agreeable or less offensive expression in place of one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the listener;[1] or in the case of doublespeak, to make it less troublesome for the speaker. ... This article is about metaphor in literature and rhetoric. ... Caress redirects here. ...

History

In the baseball metaphor, sexual activities are described as if they are moves in a game of baseball. In the United States from the end of World War II to present, adolescent boys would sometimes use this competitive analogy to describe, usually to boast about, their successes in "making it" with girls.^[2][3]. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

List of Sexual Metaphors

Although details vary, the most broadly accepted description of what each base represented is as follows:

• First base is commonly understood to be French kissing, but can also mean any mouth-to-mouth kissing, or to an established romantic relationship in general.^[4][5]
• Second base usually refers to fondling or groping, especially of the breasts, and possibly stimulation (ejaculation) of the genitals from outside of the clothing. Also fingering or handjob.^[4][5]
• Third base means oral sex.
• Scoring a Run, Hitting a Home Run (or "scoring", "going all the way", "coming home", "beyond bases" etc.) is sexual intercourse.^[4][5][6][7]

Other baseball sexual metaphors: The position of the first baseman First base redirects here. ... For other uses, see French kiss (disambiguation). ... The position of the second baseman Second base redirects here. ... A man and woman hugging Physical intimacy is: Physical closeness Touching, especially tenderly Touching intimate parts, outercourse Sexual penetration The list is logically in order of increasing degree, with each form implying the previous one, but of course, it is not necessarily in order of increasing enjoyment. ... A sign on a station platform in Osaka, Japan, showing the boarding point for a ladies-only car. ... okay that is all ... A sex organ, or primary sexual characteristic, narrowly defined, is any of those parts of the body (which are not always bodily organs according to the strict definition) which are involved in sexual reproduction and constitute the reproductive system in an complex organism; namely: Male: penis (notably the glans penis... For other uses, see Fingering (disambiguation). ... Johann Nepomuk Geiger, watercolor, 1840. ... The position of the third baseman “Third base” redirects here. ... Oral sex consists of all sexual activities that involve the use of the mouth, which may include use of the tongue, teeth, and throat, to stimulate genitalia. ... Bengie Molina of the Anaheim Angels (in gray and red) scores a run by touching home plate after rounding all the bases. ... Homerun redirects here. ... It has been suggested that Duration of sexual intercourse be merged into this article or section. ...

• Fifth Base refers to anal intercourse.
• Striking Out is often used to describe rejection and sexual frustration.^[8]
• Pitcher and Catcher are used to describe the participants in male homosexual anal intercourse.^[8]
• Switch Hitter refers to bisexuals.
• Grand Slam is used to refer to a pregnancy resulting from that sexual encounter.
• Balk refers to premature ejaculation.^[8]
• A night game refers to necrophilia.^{[citation needed]}

For the typographical mode indicating deleted text, see Strikethrough. ... This article is about the player in baseball. ... The position of the catcher Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in cricket. ... In baseball, a switch hitter (or switch-hitter) is a batter who is able to hit from both the right and left sides of the plate. ... This article is about the illegal actions in baseball. ... MLB game that starts at 5pm or later local time is considered a night game even if especially in the summer are played before the local sunset. ... Look up Necrophilia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Recent changes

This sequence of "running the bases" is often regarded as a script, or pattern, for young people who are experimenting with sexual relationships. The script has changed slightly since the 1960s. Kohl and Francoeur note that with the growing emphasis in the 1990s on safe sex and efforts by the feminist movement to expand sex beyond phallo-vaginal intercourse, the "home run" has taken on the additional dimension of oral-genital sexual intercourse. Richters and Rissel similarly point out that "third base" has since become seen, by some people, to comprise oral sex as part of the accepted pattern of activities, as a pre-cursor to "full" (i.e. phallo-vaginal) sex.^[9][10] Safe sex (also called safer sex or protected sex) is a set of practices that are designed to reduce the risk of infection during sexual intercourse to avoid developing sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). ... The feminist movement (also known as the Womens Movement or Womens Liberation) is a series of campaigns on issues such as reproductive rights (including abortion), domestic violence, maternity leave, equal pay, sexual harassment, and sexual violence. ... Oral sex consists of all sexual activities that involve the use of the mouth, which may include use of the tongue, teeth, and throat, to stimulate genitalia. ... Oral sex consists of all sexual activities that involve the use of the mouth, which may include use of the tongue, teeth, and throat, to stimulate genitalia. ...

Mullaney reports the idea that the introduction of oral sex is in fact a "new teen model", that is replacing the "traditional base system", in part as an "unintended offspring of 'abstinence-only' education". In this new model, sex acts, including many that were not included as part of the traditional "base" system, are classified in a wholly different way. The acts that count as "sex" (i.e. what would in the traditional system have constituted a "home run") are distinguished from those that do not count as "sex" according to whether it is possible to become pregnant, or lose one's virginity, from them. Thus oral sex, anal sex, and "a variety of other acts" are reclassified in the new model as "not a big deal" and "part of the realm of abstinence". Mullaney states that "obviously, not all teens subscribe to this revised model of classification".^[11] Oral sex consists of all sexual activities that involve the use of the mouth, which may include use of the tongue, teeth, and throat, to stimulate genitalia. ... Roman men having anal sex. ...

Educators have found the baseball metaphor an effective instructional tool when providing sex education to middle school students.^[8] Levin and Bell, in their book A Chicken's Guide to Talking Turkey With Your Kids About Sex, make use of it to aid parents in the discussion of puberty with their children, dividing the topics into "first base" ("Changes from the neck up"), "second base" ("Changes from the neck to the waist"), "third base" ("Changes from the waist down"), and "home plate" ("The Big 'It'").^[12] Middle school (also known as intermediate school or junior high school) covers a period of education that straddles primary/elementary education and secondary education, serving as a bridge between the two. ...

In popular culture

• In Rush Hour 3 James Carter (played by Chris Tucker) becomes intimate with Genviève (Noémie Lenoir) before discovering she is Shy Shen, afterwards at George's house when she removes the wig - Carter exclaims: "Holy Mother of Jesus! She's a man! I went to second base with a damn Frenchman!
• David Letterman once had a Top Ten List of "baseball euphemisms for sex."^[13]
• Woody Allen, in his 1972 feature film Play It Again, Sam, has just awakened in bed with Diane Keaton, and the following dialog ensues:^{[citation needed]}

  She: What were you thinking about while we were doing it?

  He: Willie Mays.

  She: I wondered why you kept yelling, "Slide!"

• This was a follow-up to an early standup bit in which Allen talked about the later stages of a date, who turned out to be his second wife:^{[citation needed]}

  "That was two o'clock in the morning, and I get my date back to her apartment, and the two of us are alone, and we're going pretty good. I have to explain this very delicately, 'cause it's really tentative. As I... as I am an inordinately...passionate...man. Volatile. Sensual. In general, a stud. When making love...when making love...in an effort...to prolong...the moment of ecstasy...I think of baseball players. All right, now you know. The two of us are making love violently, she's digging it, I figure I better start thinking of ballplayers quickly. So I figure it's one out, the ninth, the Giants are up. Mays lines a single to right, he takes second on a wild pitch. Now she is digging her nails into my neck. I decided to pinch-hit for McCovey. Alou pops out. Haller singles, Mays holds third. Now I got a first-and-third situation. Two out, the Giants are behind one run. I don't know whether to squeeze or steal. She's been in the shower for ten minutes, already. This is too...I can't tell you anymore, this is too personal. The Giants won."

• The metaphor was highlighted again by Meat Loaf's song "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" on the 1977 album Bat out of Hell.^[14]

  ...He continues to push the matter, and makes some progress, mirrored by New York Yankees announcer Phil Rizzuto broadcasting a portion of a baseball game that serves as a metaphor at his attempts.: "Things are looking up, and it appears the boy is going to 'score': "Here he comes, squeeze play/ It's gonna be close/ Here's the throw, here's the play at the plate/ Holy cow, I think he's gonna make it...!" when suddenly Ellen Foley bursts to life telling him to "Stop right there!"

• In the 1999 movie American Pie, third base was described as feeling like a warm apple pie, referring to digital penetration. A character in the movie has sex with a freshly made apple pie to test this theory.
• In an episode of "Drawn Together", Spanky Ham claims to have let Captain Hero get to a fictitious "seventh base" with him, presumably referring to his stoma.
• In the sitcom That '70s Show, the teenagers, mainly Fez, refer to their sexual endeavors with baseball metaphors. In particular, after Big Rhonda dumps Fez, he later laments, "No more baseball for Fez. Now it's back to handball."
• On the show "The Office (U.S. TV series)", Kelly Kapoor asks Jan Levinson what it means when Michael Scott, the boss, is said to have rounded second base with Jan.
• On the show "Robot Chicken," during a Harry Potter parody, Draco Malfoy has rigged the Sorting Hat to say how sexually experienced the wearer is. For Harry the hat spouts "VIRGIN!" and when put on Hermione Granger the hat shouts "SECOND BASE!" to the shock of everyone in the Great Hall.
• In "The Simpsons Movie", When Homer dares Bart to skateboard naked from 742 Evergreen Terrace to Krusty Burger and back, Bart replies "How naked?" Homer then replies "Fourth Base".
• In the 1988 version of Hairspray, while outside Motormouth Maybelle's All Soul Review, Penny urges Seaweed to "Go to second, go to second!"
• In an episode of "Scrubs", Kim says to JD "At least I got to third base with you" referring to her having to treat JD's genital area after bareback horseriding.
• In Blades of Glory (film), Chazz (Will Ferrell) yells to Jimmy (Jon Heder) as well as a full skating arena, "I didn't have sex with Katie! We didn't even make it to second base!"
• In the movie Meet the Parents, Ben Stiller and Teri Polo's characters start making out, when in pops Pam's father (Robert De Niro) and brother in law, the two are surprised and the brother in law remarks that Ben Stiller was "rounding second base"

Rush Hour 3 is a 2007 film and the third installment in the martial arts/action-comedy Rush Hour franchise starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker that began with the 1998 film Rush Hour and continued with the first sequel Rush Hour 2 in 2001. ... Christopher Tucker (born August 31, 1972) is an American actor and comedian most widely known for his role as James Carter in the Rush Hour trilogy. ... Noémie Lenoir (born September 19, 1979) is a French supermodel and actress. ... David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947, in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.) is an Emmy Award-winning American television host and comedian. ... Woody Allen (born Allen Stewart Konigsberg; December 1, 1935) is a three-time Academy Award-winning American film director, writer, actor, jazz musician, comedian and playwright. ... // Top grossing films The Godfather Fiddler on the Roof Diamonds Are Forever Whats Up, Doc?, starring Barbra Streisand and Ryan ONeal Dirty Harry The Last Picture Show A Clockwork Orange Cabaret, starring Liza Minnelli The Hospital Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex Academy Awards Best Picture... Play It Again, Sam was a play and 1972 film written by and starring Woody Allen, originally entitled Aspirins for Three. ... Diane Keaton (née Hall; January 5, 1946) is an Academy Award-winning American film actress, director and producer. ... Willie Howard Mays, Jr. ... Major league affiliations National League (1883–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers NY, NY, 3, 4, 11, 24, 27, 30, 36, 42, 44 Name San Francisco Giants (1958–present) New York Giants (1885–1957) New York Gothams (1883–85) Other nicknames The Jints, The Gigantes, The G... Willie Lee McCovey (born January 10, 1938 in Mobile, Alabama), nicknamed Big Mac and Stretch, is a former slugger and first baseman who played Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres and Oakland Athletics between 1959 and 1980. ... Felipe Rojas Alou (born May 12, 1935 in Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic) is a former outfielder and first baseman in Major League Baseball and the former manager of the San Francisco Giants. ... Thomas Frank Haller (June 23, 1937 - November 26, 2004) was a Major League Baseball catcher who played with the San Francisco Giants (1961-67), Los Angeles Dodgers (1968-71) and Detroit Tigers (1972). ... This article is about the singer. ... Paradise By the Dashboard Light is the second hit single by the American musician Meat Loaf, after Two Out of Three Aint Bad. It is a track off his 1977 album Bat Out of Hell, which was entirely written and composed by Jim Steinman. ... This article describes the album by Meat Loaf. ... Philip Francis Rizzuto (September 25, 1917 – August 13, 2007), nicknamed The Scooter, was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who spent his entire career from 1941 to 1956 with the New York Yankees. ... American Pie is a 1999 film, the first by director Paul Weitz, written by Adam Herz. ... For the manga anthology series, see Petit Apple Pie. ... Drawn Together is an American animated television series that uses a sitcom format with a TV reality show setting. ... Spanky Ham is a fictional character in the animated series Drawn Together. ... This article is about the Drawn Together character. ... Completed tracheotomy: 1 - Vocal cords 2 - Thyroid cartilage 3 - Cricoid cartilage 4 - Tracheal cartilages 5 - Balloon cuff A tracheotomy is a procedure performed by paramedics, emergency physicians and surgeons in order to secure an airway. ... That 70s Show is an American television sitcom that centered on the lives of a group of teenagers living in the fictional town of Point Place, Wisconsin, from May 17, 1976 to December 31, 1979. ... Fez (born August 4, 1959) is a fictional character from the television series That 70s Show, portrayed by Wilmer Valderrama. ... Woman masturbating, 1913 drawing by Gustav Klimt. ... The Office is an Emmy Award-winning American television comedy that debuted on NBC as a midseason replacement on March 24, 2005. ... Robot Chicken is an Emmy award-winning American stop motion animated comedy television series created by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich, who are the executive producers. ... This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ... The Simpsons Movie is a 2007 animated comedy film based on the animated television series The Simpsons, directed by David Silverman, and scheduled to be released worldwide by July 27, 2007. ... 742 Evergreen Terrace is the fictional street address of the home for the fictional Simpson family in the animated television series, The Simpsons. ... Krusty Burger establishment Krusty Burger is a fictional chain of fast-food restaurants as seen on The Simpsons. ... This article is about the 1988 film. ... For other uses, see Scrub. ... This article is about the comedy film. ... John William Ferrell (born July 16, 1967)[1] is an Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated American comedian, actor, voice actor, and writer who first established himself as a cast member of Saturday Night Live, and has since gone on to a successful film career, starring in the comedies A Night... Meet the Parents is a 2000 comedy film starring Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller. ... Benjamin Edward Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an Emmy-winning American comedian, actor, film producer and director. ... Teri Polo (born August 29, 1969[1]) is an American actress known for her role of Pamela Byrnes in the movie Meet the Parents (2000) and its sequel Meet the Fockers (2004). ... Robert Mario De Niro, Jr. ...

References

This article is about the year. ... is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Late Show redirects here. ...

External links

• David Dale. "Strike me lucky, it just isn't cricket", The Sun-Herald, 2004-02-10. 
• Nikki Sen. Moving Beyond First Base. Lifestyle. Indiainfo.