Esquire Oct 1954 - Perspectives
Esquire Magazine - October 1954
Photo by Peter Basch
Perspectives
Trichoerethistic – concentrate on looking at a girl’s hair
Prosopophilous – susceptible to a pretty face
Cheilerotic – lips make you lyrical
Brachioerigentic – an arm worshipper
Mastoconcupiscent – like many men: bosom-crazy
Laparalibidinous – intrigued by a waistline
Philopygian – applaud a pretty rear profile
Femoralator – sensitive to thigh size
Crurosensual – a leg-man
Genubullient – knee-conscious
Suramorous – a calf-watcher
Taloproclitic – dream about ankles
It is one of the pleasantest facts of nature that from his earliest years, the normal male finds his opposite to be of interest, intellectual stimulation and, upon occasion, worthy of admiration. An equally pleasant social fact is that he is continually in the presence of the female biped, which he finds diverting. If he is removed from her presence, by civil or martial law, or other catastrophe, he becomes glum and uncommunicative. He may run amok, or even take to hard work, for compensation, but must be forgiven for this.
But always he seeks the Ideal. After a certain amount of experience, he reaches the scar-tissue or I-want-a-girl-just-like-the-girl-who-married-dear-old-dad stage. This can mean that he noticed that dad was never stabbed twenty-two times with an ice pick while taking his bath, or thrown into alimony jail. But mostly it means that the young man is looking for a Follies girl who can cook. In this laudable pursuit, we herewith aid him with our encyclopedia of terms (above), compiled by Dr. A.C. Schmidt, outlining the many fields of research open to the true student.
Esquire Oct 1954 - Perspectives
Esquire Magazine - October 1954
Photo by Peter Basch
Perspectives
Trichoerethistic – concentrate on looking at a girl’s hair
Prosopophilous – susceptible to a pretty face
Cheilerotic – lips make you lyrical
Brachioerigentic – an arm worshipper
Mastoconcupiscent – like many men: bosom-crazy
Laparalibidinous – intrigued by a waistline
Philopygian – applaud a pretty rear profile
Femoralator – sensitive to thigh size
Crurosensual – a leg-man
Genubullient – knee-conscious
Suramorous – a calf-watcher
Taloproclitic – dream about ankles
It is one of the pleasantest facts of nature that from his earliest years, the normal male finds his opposite to be of interest, intellectual stimulation and, upon occasion, worthy of admiration. An equally pleasant social fact is that he is continually in the presence of the female biped, which he finds diverting. If he is removed from her presence, by civil or martial law, or other catastrophe, he becomes glum and uncommunicative. He may run amok, or even take to hard work, for compensation, but must be forgiven for this.
But always he seeks the Ideal. After a certain amount of experience, he reaches the scar-tissue or I-want-a-girl-just-like-the-girl-who-married-dear-old-dad stage. This can mean that he noticed that dad was never stabbed twenty-two times with an ice pick while taking his bath, or thrown into alimony jail. But mostly it means that the young man is looking for a Follies girl who can cook. In this laudable pursuit, we herewith aid him with our encyclopedia of terms (above), compiled by Dr. A.C. Schmidt, outlining the many fields of research open to the true student.