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From: rcb@rti-sel.UUCP (Randy Buckland)
Newsgroups: net.social
Subject: Re: friendly (?) kissing
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Date: Thu, 20-Dec-84 09:24:19 EST
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Posted: Thu Dec 20 09:24:19 1984
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As to the subject of friendly kissing, I belong to a medieval
recreationist group that has revived a medieval tradition (among others)
known as the "cloven fruit".  A cloven fruit is any form of fruit
(usually apples) that has had whole cloves inserted into it.
The fruit is then passed from one person to another person of the
opposite sex. The fruit may be declined, in which case, the first person
will try someone else. If the fruit is accepted, a kiss is then exchanged.
This can be anything from kissing the hand, to a peck on the cheek,
to 10 minute marathon session. The second person then has the fruit and
is to pass it to yet another person. It must be noted that for this to
work in a friendly fashion, the degree of the kiss is limited by the
least willing partner and the other person should not get offended if
that person does not get the kind of response desired.

	This has worked very well at the parties that I go to and is
always well received. It is entirely possible for everything up to the
10 minute marathon sessions to be done in a totally friendly way with
no implicit promises of more. I have often given (or been given) fruit
from some close female friends that are dating/engaged to other males
and had what would be considered very passionate sessions with them.
Their boyfriends would observe this and not mind because we all know that
it is all in spirit of good friendly fun.

	In closing, I would suggest that if a party you are at is
getting dull and the people there are close friends, try giving them
a history lesson on Medieval party games. They might like it.

					Randy Buckland
					Research Triangle Institute
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