Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site rti-sel.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!mcnc!rti-sel!rcb From: rcb@rti-sel.UUCP (Randy Buckland) Newsgroups: net.social Subject: Re: friendly (?) kissing Message-ID: <49@rti-sel.UUCP> Date: Thu, 20-Dec-84 09:24:19 EST Article-I.D.: rti-sel.49 Posted: Thu Dec 20 09:24:19 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 23-Dec-84 05:00:17 EST References: <2840@ucla-cs.ARPA> Organization: Research Triangle Institute, NC Lines: 30 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 ...!mcnc!rti-sel!rcb