The Love Of Tickling: Born With It Or Developed It?

[Tickler Bart]

Born For Tickling!

There may be no tickling gene but if anyone believes in past lives, here's a theory. In most (if not all) of the books I've read about past lives, souls carry talents, fears, etc with them to other lives. Perhaps that's where some of us 'Born-with-its' got our fetish? Just a thought. Hehe!

Even though, as a Catholic, I am not supposed to believe in reincarnation, it seems to be the most logical explaination as to why certain people are 'Born With It'.
That's why I believe that I was . . .
BORN FOR TICKLING!
When I was about 5 years old I saw a Popeye cartoon. it was the famous one where Olive Oyle is hanging by one foot upside down & Bluto peeled back the sole of her shoe & tickled her sole.
I stared at that scene, pointed to the TV & yelled, "THAT'S FOR ME!"
Now other kids ( & adults) would watch this scene & just laugh it off or it would have absolutely NO effect on them whatsoever.
Why did that scene ignite my love/passion for bare soles & tickling?
I do NOT remember at all ANYONE discussing or doing ANY kind of tickling.
So WHERE did this 'spark' come from?