Talk:Tickling

source 29 - goat tickling torture
I'm very sceptical about this source. I agree that licking goats and salt water have been used as mentioned, but I heard that this wasn't done for tickling but the rough tongue of the goats led to a situation where the goats licked off the skin and flesh of the prisoner at some point. The salt water on the open skin/flesh added additional pain and if the prisoner survived this could be done as long as the bones where reached. The tickling story may just be an urban legend. Sadly I don't have a reliable source for this available. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.110.229.178 (talk) 20:35, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

sexual harassment
Why is this sentence "It can be a form of or simply mistaken for sexual harassment." under the fetish section? Doesn't that fit better under Society? I will move it if there are no objections.Magdela 16:39, 5 May 2006 (UTC)  Thus creating an unpleasant sensation the no one likes

just a question
anyone here actually ticklish? i was thinking of adding a poll that explains different sexes, age, ethnicity, and other things and how ticklish different people are. —This unsigned comment was added by 24.149.179.44 (talk • contribs) 03:19, 10 December 2005.
 * Yes and no. --^pirate 02:17, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

Depends where. Sides feel like getting shocked/stabbed. Wanna backhand people across the room when they do it. 156.34.179.233 (talk) 04:15, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

Physical Reactions
This entire section is speculative and unsourced and I am going to delete it unless anyone can improve it. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 137.44.1.200 (talk) 05:58, 5 June 2006

otocan

I think we should add more pictures of tickling —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 195.93.21.133 (talk) 08:43, 7 July 2006

I agree with add some more photos. Not like the paintings, but real photos. I tired, but wasn't successful. Jojo Fazbear (talk) 19:06, 1 December 2016 (UTC)

self-tickling
should we add that it is possible to tickle yourself by rubbing the tongue against the roof of the mouth?Pray4javon 00:36, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I would guess that this is a knismesis response, and it seems that "light touching" would cover tickling the roof of the mouth too. Also, it may not be possible for everyone to tickle themselves in this way.--DO11.10 01:14, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

A reason that my daughter said that self tickling does not work is becasue there is no bonding involved. If tickling developed through the bonding of parent child interaction and is still a nervous reaction with other bonding of secure relationships the lack of self tickling makes sense because ther is no bonding associated with it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Parkerko (talk • contribs) 02:01, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

I have read that schizophrenics can tickle themselves, could be due to the phsychological separation that they experience. -Griffonclaw

critique
This quote: "Tickling is perhaps one of the most common human behaviors known. While many people assume that other people enjoy tickling, a recent survey of 84 college students indicated that only 32% of respondents enjoyed being tickled (32% and 36% of respondents, respectively, either gave neutral responses, or stated that they did not enjoy being tickled.)[13]" You can't take a survey of 84 college students and apply it to the entire world, you cant even really apply it to anything. Drawing the conclusion that most people, in general, do not like being tickled based on 84 college students is erroneous. This should be removed as it is irrelevant. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by UnboundShadow (talk • contribs) 18:54, 9 March 2007 (UTC).


 * So according to you, to be relevant, we would have to survey the whole world? Well that seems unlikely to happen. These researchers took a survey, drew some conclusions and reported it, happens all the time. As long as the study is presented in the correct context (which it is) the study is perfectly valid. If you can find something better that can be reliably sourced, I would happily include it here, but that was the best (and only) study published in by a reputable source that I could find.
 * Actually, you drew the conclusion "that most people, in general, do not like being tickled". My conclusion was that 32% of the college students liked it, and that that would probably be surprising to people who assume that others enjoy being tickled.--DO11.10 23:45, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
 * To me it's actually surprising for the opposite reason - I HATE being tickled and assumed most people did. I find it extremely cruel and very, very unpleasant. A kind of torture if you ask me. Shadowcrow (talk) 15:54, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
 * In my psy 101 textbook, Research Stories for Introductory Psychology, every research study had fewer than 300 people involved in each. I think the largest was 200. College students are common subjects because they are not too old or too young to have age factors that limit their abilities, are legal adults, and generally do not have too many outside influences that prohibit them from taking part in the study (like a family responsibility or a full time job). Smaller numbers are easier to deal with, especially because you can more easily compare data. This is not to say that you can survey 2 people, but 84 is not a bad number to get a general idea of how people react. Every study has problems and every study can be improved. Psychology is not what I would call an exact science. 137.142.181.179 21:44, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

Tickling in other species, and is "Tickle Me Elmo" link really appropriate?
I have observed that in my pet (a bearded dragon, thus not even a mammal) when I sometimes stroke his lower feet, he jerks and kicks it, and sometimes scampers away. Originally I thought it was because I perhaps rubbed a scale wrong or because it bothered him when he was shedding, but recently I've been wondering if I've been tickling him. I thought humans were ticklish due to our skin and potentially hair. Are other species ticklish? Is there any way to tell the difference between tickling and hurting?

And I don't see why "tickle me elmo" is linked beyond that it has the word tickle in it.

137.142.181.179 21:57, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

I have observed tickle in dogs. Found the area under their paws, in the middle between their 4 front feet tickleish. The response to the dog was at first none, after 3-5sec it made a squealk, by making a O with it's mouth, alike to the one they make when in pain or scared, but a bit different (not so high-pitched) and not so loud, acompanied with retracting of the paw being tickled. I have observed this behaviour only in 1 dog, the owner showed it to me and I was intrigued. But I haven't tested it on other dogs.

--Fukla (talk) 11:41, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Cats are, like dogs, ticklish between their toes. Stroke the long hairs sticking out gently, and they'll twitch n whatnot. If irritated they'll get up, and move away, sometimes just a fott or two. Sometimes leave the area/room altogether. 156.34.179.233 (talk) 04:12, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

Sorority initiations
My step-Mom went to college, and joined a sorority. She said one of her "tasks" was to get "tattooed", she said she was tied down to a pool table and wrote on from her feet (which are insanely ticklish), to her head. She said it was hell, and it took nearly two hours. She still gets the willies talking about it.

Anyone else heard of this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by EveilWeevil (talk • contribs) 07:06, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
 * A picture called [[Image:Sorority_initiation.jpg]] was added by 75.38.50.65, but later removed by 65.95.149.56. It has since been deleted. —  Wen li  (reply here) 01:59, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I need to see this picture. <__<  --    Me   Holla! 16:24, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

tickle
Dr. James Morrison of the washington state university in olimpia proved on Wednesday April 22nd that due to new technology he has found proof that during the early 13th century a small group of people tickled other people to death. archeology

tickle
Dr. James Morrison of the washington state university in olimpia proved on Wednesday April 22nd that due to new technology he has found proof that during the early 13th century a small group of people tickled other people to death. archeology —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.31.40.76 (talk) 17:30, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

griffonclaw: I am a tad annoyed in that, while I don't object to new data being added to these articles I am miffed that the part of this article involving "tickling in popular culture" has been removed. Was there a valid reason that this was deleted? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Griffonclaw (talk • contribs) 20:31, 9 May 2009 (UTC) I wanted to add Luis Avalos's character "The Tickler" from an "Electric Company" Spiderman segment. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Griffonclaw (talk • contribs) 23:49, 4 August 2010 (UTC)

Tickling without touching
This is a common reaction among ticklish people. All one needs to do is wiggle a finger at a ticklish person and make believe that you will tickle them and they have the same reaction as when they are actually touched. This isn't really made clear enough by "very ticklish people often start laughing before actually being tickled.' (Whatever that means, anyway.)  70.112.79.142 (talk) 03:23, 22 December 2009 (UTC) Eric

Only feel ticklish when I let go
When my gf tickles me in "usual" ticklish spots such as the armpits or the sole of the feet, If I concentrate on the spot and "analyze" its touch (force, speed, location) I can will myself not to feel ticklish at all. Or I can activate the ticklish response by "letting go", i.e, won't anticipate when, where the next touch would come, in conjunction with starting a laugh. Especially the laughing seems to activate the ticklish feeling.

Any analysis and explanation will be welcome, and may contribute to the article.

(And, by the way, my personal responses to pain may have something to do with the ticklish response. I am rather accident prone. I cut myself, bumped into something that sometimes drawn blood. Because they happened too often, I learned to usually suppress the useless and superfluous "ouch!" and "f88k!". Thus, I developed a rather high pain threshold. Once, I had to sew two long cuts on my left instep from a broken beer bottle with 18 stitches, using ordinary sewing needle and thread, with cooking salt solution for disinfection. Until that time I have no idea how tough and chewy human skin can be, and steel needle get so sticky with blood that I had to use a small pliers to push it through when stitching. This rather unfortunate self-treatment occurred because there was nobody around at that time. I watched stitching up before, know the similarity of sewing thread to surgical thread for external wounds, know the infection risks.. and why I have to call emergencies and wait, when I can get it done by the time they get to my place?)Life is short, but the years are long! (talk) 18:12, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

Griffonclaw: I am still kind of annoyed that they removed the "Tickling in popular culture" part of this article a few years ago. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Griffonclaw (talk • contribs) 21:22, 13 August 2012 (UTC)

Changing the photos
Hey there, does anyone know how to add photos on the mobile device Wikipedia. There should be some more photos add. Jojo Fazbear (talk) 19:09, 1 December 2016 (UTC)

External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified 2 external links on Tickling. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20060923122129/http://www.csupomona.edu/~nalvarado/PDFs/CEM-1294.pdf to http://www.csupomona.edu/~nalvarado/PDFs/CEM-1294.pdf
 * Corrected formatting/usage for http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fconnected%2F1998%2F10%2F29%2Fecftick29.xml

When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.

Cheers.— InternetArchiveBot  (Report bug) 04:46, 9 December 2017 (UTC)

Trying to add this reference, but the system wouldn't accept it
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0063441 RPSM (talk) 09:58, 6 May 2019 (UTC)

"Kitzeln" listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Kitzeln. Please participate in the redirect discussion if you wish to do so. Hog Farm (talk) 04:56, 25 February 2020 (UTC)