Posted on 12/02/2002 10:46:29 AM PST by KLT
Here's a book both uninteresting and repulsive. On the one hand, it is a quasi-scholarly look at kissing and how it has changed substantially in the last half century. It's also uncomfortably personal, filled with Gore stories, which are explicit and stomach churning.
"For us, as for most Americans," write the former vice-president and his wife, "kissing is our bedrock. We kiss everywhere and in every situation." Like at the recent memorial service for Senator Paul Wellstone, when the sight of Tipper dressed in black (and appearing 50 pounds lighter than she really is) was more than Al could handle. So they made out for 20 minutes inside a cloak room.
But kissing in America has changed substantially in the last half century. The types of kissing the Gores have experimented with in their decades of research reflect these changes: starting with the Cheek Kiss the Gores moved on to the French Kiss, the Foot Kiss (taught to them by Dick Morris), the Fruity Kiss (taught to them by Congressman Barney Frank), and the Lick Kiss (as instructed by Monica Lewinsky).
In this penetrating exploration of contemporary kissing, the Gores combine personal experiences with expert opinions. If nothing else, Joined at the Lip demonstrates that in a age desperate for abstinence training for our youth, nothing is as powerful a turnoff as seeing the Gores face to face, cheek to cheek, and lip to lip. This may be their greatest contribution to society, and for this they deserve the heartfelt thanks of every parent of a teenage daughter.
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Yikes, LOL!
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