I remember seeing something years ago that commented on how soon after the development of photography we got pictures of naked women.
5 Florins says after Gutenberg invented the printing press and mass printed the Bible, guys were buying presses and cranking out copies of Thee Hornee Shepard and Thee Shye But Readye Milkmaide. 😍
(“T’would say it be a bodice ripper, but we’ve not invented bodices yet” – Johannes of Cologne, Ye Cologne Courier Newspapere)
mmack, commenting on “Why the Internet Stinks Now”, Founding Questions, 2025-07-03.
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This explains where “The Lusty Argonian Maid” came from.
Comment by Suicidal Idiot — October 9, 2025 @ 04:47
My best friend was the IT manager way back in the early 90s. He eagerly hired security staffers with porn site experience.
Comment by Brutusale — October 9, 2025 @ 05:46