From one of my naughty google searches

[toneus79]

Okay I typed in the words brothels and tickling (lord alone knows why 😎 ). Anyway I came up with this excellent article.

Keep scrolling down until you see all the blue words.

http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cach...exus.com/ellis/52.htm+brothels+tickling&hl=en

 

[Mz Chaos]

Interesting. Although I'll have to disagree on a person not being able to tickle themselves. When I am putting lotion on my feet, I have to be careful of my nails. Maybe fingernails weren't a factor in their studies?

 

[TikleBelly]

Realize that this article was written in 1927 and references other articles written over a century ago, so the psychological assumptions and conclusions reflect the thinking of that time.

It's actually a bit funny reading it because of the use of language of the time.

Statements like "The difference in ticklishness between the unmarried woman and the married woman corresponds to their difference in degree of modesty. " and " I have often noted in insane cases, especially mania in adolescent girls, that they are excessively ticklish." are not exactly main stream medical theory!

🙂

 

[alex]

The background of this work and its author is interesting:

http://www.modjourn.brown.edu/mjp/Bios/Ellis.htm

 

[chrisheaven]

highly entertaining--thanks

 

[GEORGIATKLER]

I Ran Across This In The 1970's. Articles On The Psychology Of Laughter By Various Authors Usually Had Some Tickling Comments. There Does Seem To Be A Lot Of Cross Referencing Of A Few Particular Articles In All The Works. The Age And Mindset Of The Article Is Dully Noted. Thanks For The Post.