At 12:59 PM 2/16/2005 -0600, Lydia Nickerson wrote: The thing most notable about the BDSM community is how much they _talk_. Endlessly. Part of it probably has to do with how much up front negotiation is necessary. Like polyamoury, they have to set out very clear boundaries in places where "normal" people can assume an understanding. There was an _Onion_ article about this talkative quality once. No longer on line, I think because it's in one of the compilation books.