I had a ticklish phone call of sorts once. It was with a former pen pal of mine, Melissa. I may have posted on here about how I ask many female letter pen pals if they are ticklish. Well, Melissa and I were very close pen pals from 1996 to 99. One Sunday night I was on the phone with her, and somehow, the conversation turned to tickling, and I mentioned that I have been tickled by people, and how ticklish Iam. Then I asked her "The Question" and was like: "Are you ticklish?" Her reaction was classic! She was like:" Yes, Iam very ticklish". The tone in her voice was almost one of mock anger, even though we were good pen pal friends, and had discussed things that were far more personal than tickling. If one were to read between the lines from the tone of her voice, she was almost saying: "Iam very ticklish, and if you ever came here and tickled me, I'd go through the roof, because I hate to be tickled" Even though she didnt SAY this, this is the message I got from her tone. I believe that tone of voice can dictate a person's reactions about tickling, even on the phone, so what the starter of this thread said is true in regard to the giggling. Tickling is a powerful thing, and I believe, to an extent. it can cause high emotion, even if one is just talking about it, and not actually tickling. Maybe this isnt entirely true, but this is just my opinion.
Mitch