Superman's kryptonite

I was hanging out with Meredith after a nice dinner we cooked, talking about one of Meredith’s favorite subjects: Chicken’s shortcomings (um.. no pun intended). It’s amazing how much men care about their performance in bed and about women’s perception of their performance.. even though a fact much too familiar, it still manages to surprise me every time. Meredith describes Chicken as someone who can truly “make the best out of what he has.” Definitely a statement that can be construed (or misconstrued) in many ways. Apparently, he can spend a good amount leading up to the act but then the act is quick, lasting a few minutes. I was quite surprised to hear that knowing Chicken’s cocky attitude and overconfidence. I truly say that lovingly about my dear friend Chicken. It’s a part of his charm and what makes women so attracted to him. It makes me wonder though, how long can he get away with that? He truly does not want to piss off the women he’s with. Or is it because he’s not in it for the long haul? He doesn’t care that much about keeping the girl of the moment perfectly satisfied knowing he has many girls of the moment. Oh, do I see the long tail phenomenon manifesting itself?

On the Long Tail, Wikipedia says:

"In these distributions a high-frequency or high-amplitude population is followed by a low-frequency or low-amplitude population which gradually "tails off". In many cases the infrequent or low-amplitude events—the long tail, represented here by the yellow portion of the graph—can cumulatively outnumber or outweigh the initial portion of the graph, such that in aggregate they comprise the majority. " (The yellow part is the Long Tail)

What does all this geek-talk mean? It means, Chicken could have one girl who can give him many intimate experiences or he could get many girls that give him few experiences each yet collectively are much more experiences than the stream he would get from one devoted relationship. Frankly, brilliant!

Going back to performance – my friend Meredith, on her first steamy night with Chicken, not deliberately, managed to hand Chicken his own Kryptonite: a Novocain-coated condom! Suposedly, a Novocaine-coated condom is to numb the penis allowing a guy to last longer in the act. Saying the least, Chicken had to come back the following day with his own pack of condoms to finish, or even start, what he attempted the evening before… Moral of the story, even sex Supermen have Kryptonites! It’s good for them to be reminded every once in a while that they need much more than their prowess to save their image in our eyes – they can’t really hide behind that deflated member, can they now?!