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How Can I Stop Making Innuendos?
I keep slipping one in!
I am trying to give up innuendo, but the older I get, the longer it takes. I find it getting harder and harder!
What’s wrong with me? I’m in my 60s, happily married, mature and mentally stable. I detest all forms of discrimination, especially misogyny and homophobia. I am capable of holding a sensible conversation about sex and relationships. I used to teach HIV Awareness and Sexual Health to teenage groups in college. Yet, as soon as anyone puts the kettle on and offers to make a cuppa — I’m already thinking “I’ve already got a hot one in my hand” response. What’s wrong with me?
I enjoy comedy and making people laugh. It is one of life’s great pleasures to find yourself laughing in company. I guess I enjoy the thrill of pushing the envelope just enough to make people blush or giggle, without outright offending anyone.
Innuendo is a form of humour that uses words or phrases with a double meaning, usually of a sexual or suggestive nature. It relies on subtlety, allowing audiences to fill in the gaps with their imagination. It’s like a secret shared between the speaker and the listener, creating an intimate connection. Innuendo often dances around taboo subjects such as sex, relationships, and bodily functions.
