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Orcs: The Culture of Survival

Started by Spike, November 17, 2006, 07:33:13 PM

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beejazz

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October 14, 2007, 06:17:50 PM
That stuff was interesting too, if hard to visualize. Generally I have a hard time grasping "touching" rituals with parts of the body devoid of tactile sensation. Consider: Most of our tactile sensations are concentrated in our lips, hands, and genitals. Consider kissing. The "tusk kiss" makes little sense to me unless the tusks are also able to act as rudimentary sensory organs. Maybe they're like wisdom teeth?

Spike

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July 02, 2009, 06:17:12 PM
Quote from: beejazz;148069That stuff was interesting too, if hard to visualize. Generally I have a hard time grasping "touching" rituals with parts of the body devoid of tactile sensation. Consider: Most of our tactile sensations are concentrated in our lips, hands, and genitals. Consider kissing. The "tusk kiss" makes little sense to me unless the tusks are also able to act as rudimentary sensory organs. Maybe they're like wisdom teeth?

Maybe its just me, but my teeth are fairly sensitive and I spend an inordinate amount of time touching them with my tongue and even occasionally rubbing them against hard objects so it is much easier for me to imagine it for others.

If Orcish tusks were used for, even vestigally, rooting behavior I imagine they would be slightly more sensitive than we usually consider teeth.

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kryyst

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July 03, 2009, 10:33:12 AM
Quote from: beejazz;148069That stuff was interesting too, if hard to visualize. Generally I have a hard time grasping "touching" rituals with parts of the body devoid of tactile sensation. Consider: Most of our tactile sensations are concentrated in our lips, hands, and genitals. Consider kissing. The "tusk kiss" makes little sense to me unless the tusks are also able to act as rudimentary sensory organs. Maybe they're like wisdom teeth?

Think of elephants, deer, elk, moose, rhino's and other animals that have large tusks, horns or bony protuberances.  They are constantly rubbing them against each other as well as trees, rocks and whatever else.  Partially it's to help keep them ground down but it's also a mating and bonding ritual as well.

Plus if you've ever made out with someone and accidentally bumped your teeth together - there's sensation there.
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aramis

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July 03, 2009, 04:45:54 PM
Moose rub to remove the "velvet"... they don't tend to use them on each other, except during rut, and then quite violently.

(Of course, some moose are stupid enough to attempt to charge airplanes.)
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