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The Zen of Onan*sm
Tube - the being being back for the time being Started conversation Jul 6, 2004
Hi Nyss! 
You might remember the UnderGuide and the UnderGuide certainly remembers you. 
In the recent voting round your entry "The Zen of Onanism" gathered two votes and was thus passed on to TPTB to be okay-ed. As it turns out the O-word in the title and thus on the prospective front page has them shying away from the entry.
As you'll know the polishers can't just go and change the title. So, before we go and put the entry foreward as it is, I, the Polisher in charge ask the following question:
Provided that you could live with an altered title for the UG version (not the original version, of course), what should that title be?
Let me know either way and I'll to my very best to serve the author's wishes.
Tube 
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Haylle (Nyssabird) ? mg to recovery Posted Jul 9, 2004
The Zen of Coitus Interruptus? 
No, gosh, I dunno. Have you all come up with any decent ideas? Basically the idea is that of stopping just short of consummation (on various levels). I didn't realize onanism is so naughty. 
Well, anymore than the word 'masturbation' anyway.
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Tube - the being being back for the time being Posted Jul 14, 2004
Hmmm... TPTB suggested "An Ode".
How about "The Zen of Stopping just short of Consummation (on various levels)"?
"Means to an End not reached"?
"The Zen of Something naughty"?
Tube
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Tube - the being being back for the time being Posted Jul 14, 2004
Coming (haha) to think about it ... "Means to an End not reached" is my personal favourite, as it is so ambiguous.
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Haylle (Nyssabird) ? mg to recovery Posted Jul 14, 2004
Meh, I dunno...
How about 'The Zen of '
Other than that, you guys just pick, and I'll close my eyes and nod.
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Tube - the being being back for the time being Posted Jul 16, 2004
Nod with your eyes closed? Naaaaw, can't have it this easy, can we?! I'll go and suggest 'The Zen of ' to TPTB.
We'll see what they say...
Tube
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Tube - the being being back for the time being Posted Jul 28, 2004
Ok, TPTB have not yet graced me with an answer.
I'll put foreward "The Zen of ..." for this Friday's front page and see what happens.
Hope that's ok ...?
Tube
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Haylle (Nyssabird) ? mg to recovery Posted Aug 8, 2004
'Sure ,' she says, after the fact.
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Tube - the being being back for the time being Posted Aug 8, 2004
Sorry about that, but at times the UG has to move quickly to get things on the frontpage in time...
Congrats to the positive comments! 
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