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9 Post author: PeerGynt 25 July 2014 04:25PM

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Comment author: skeptical_lurker 26 July 2014 06:32:44AM 3 points [-]

They know that tickling at work is taboo, but where else are they supposed to go to tickle humans? The last time one tried a Tickle Bar, the human that he offered to tickle threatened to get the other martians to cut its tentacles off.

Maybe they could try online tickling?

Comment author: David_Gerard 26 July 2014 07:56:03AM 2 points [-]

So ... anyone from Usenet remember Terri DiSisto and get flashbacks at the words "online tickling"?