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The Thing We Never Do.


I want your theories on what Chandler meant when he said... the thing we hardly ever do or the thing we never do?

One of them is anal, right? But which? And what's the other thing?

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I think the joke is funnier if you leave it to the imagination.

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I have to agree with you there. It's possible the writers themselves haven't even decided what those things are exactly.

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More often than not, anal is the thing they never do. Because Chandler was impressed with Shovely Joe, whereas Monica's reaction and demeanor shows it's something she's not down for -the way she states "The thing we NEVER do." And that's how it goes in many cases, guys love to give anal, but many women get nothing from it.

And the thing they hardly do could be oral. Some couples don't do that too often.

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Both have to be something you can't get pregnant from and that would be a nono at least for Monica. So my guess is having sex while she's on her period and anal sex. Maybe BJs as third option, but even for Erica it would be incredibly naive to believe that you can get pregnant from that, plus I don't think Monica's would be against that.

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That's a good one. Period sex. That joke comes up now and again with relationships where the women don't let the guys "Stir the paint."

And plus it would be a tad messy, which we know Monica isn't crazy about.

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They were married at that point so they were definitely referring to blow jobs and anal. Who uses shorthand for period sex? Thats weird as hell unless its something you actually do which at that point it disqualifies it as being what they were referring to.

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Hardly ever...cocksuck
Never...assfuck
Didn't even need to think about it

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Agreed. I only regret not being privy to the following act.

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