11-18-2005, 02:53 PM
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| Totally good. I do pretty much the same. Aquafitness, dry sauna, steam, cold water.
Also in Germany they have co-ed nude saunas... For me it was a bit strange for the first, but when I met the local fencers..... 
As far as I know, sauna can mean both in Finnish as well as in Hungarian. | 
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11-18-2005, 04:00 PM
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#1062 | | Senior Member
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| Ok....I'm getting pruney....I'd better get out and dry off......Massages are welcome!!!!  | |
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11-18-2005, 05:37 PM
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| Let's start with your feet--I hope they aren't ticklish--this little piggy went to market, and this little piggy stayed home....
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11-18-2005, 08:15 PM
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| well, sabreur, if you want my feet could use a massage ....
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11-18-2005, 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by The Mormegil well, sabreur, if you want my feet could use a massage .... | Dude, there is difference between little piggies and wild boar.
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11-20-2005, 09:12 PM
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| Oh, tusk, tusk! Don't bristle so, Sabreur! | |
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11-21-2005, 11:00 AM
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| Wow.....cyber massage is fantastic! Everyone should try it.....really! | |
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11-21-2005, 12:24 PM
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#1068 | | Épéeist Hive Queen
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Originally Posted by swordwench Now wait just a minute here... I thought saunas are dry heat, and steam rooms have steam. | Saunas can be dry as well as steamy (pun intended). Personally I prefer the steamy saunas, but I'd happily skip out on the traditional finnish whipping procedure... 
(And Nusy, 'sauna' is a finnish word although adopted by a lot of languages.)
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11-21-2005, 02:42 PM
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| Generally, the saunas that I've been are dry, until someone throws a ladle or two of water (usually scented with pine oil) onto the stones--then you have this blast of damp heat (the extra humidity makes the apparent temperature go WAY up) and some sadist stands up with his towel (for some reason, it is always a guy) and whips it around, so everyone gets the full blast furnace effect. Then the air dries out really quickly and eventually someone dumps another ladle or two of water on the stones.
Saunas, because they are basically dry, can be a lot hotter than a steam room--I've been in saunas that were approaching 170 degrees Fahrenheit--there is actually a competition where people see how long they can last in sauna that is 110 degrees Celsius--or about 240 degrees Fahrenheit--the record is almost seventeen minutes. I think the maximum temperature in a steamroom is probably somewhere in the neighborhood of 60 degrees Celsius, or about 140 degrees Fahrenheit--much more and you'd end up like a lobster in a pot.
After that dissertation, I'm going back to sauna--I made some very nice snow angels, ZZ.
MR
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11-21-2005, 02:42 PM
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| I know, but not all languages use it to both, as Finns (and we) do. | |
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11-21-2005, 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by sabreur Saunas, because they are basically dry, can be a lot hotter than a steam room--I've been in saunas that were approaching 170 degrees Fahrenheit--there is actually a competition where people see how long they can last in sauna that is 110 degrees Celsius--or about 240 degrees Fahrenheit--the record is almost seventeen minutes. I think the maximum temperature in a steamroom is probably somewhere in the neighborhood of 60 degrees Celsius, or about 140 degrees Fahrenheit--much more and you'd end up like a lobster in a pot. | 110°C is not that much  I usually stay there with it for... 10 minutes at least. Sometimes more. Why, is it a lot? | |
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11-22-2005, 04:24 PM
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#1072 | | the dark one
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| Is it only me, or does the mere thought of hot, steamy weather put a real damper on any amorous plans? I'd rather just sit here, sip something with a slice of pineapple in it, and fan myself, dahling. Now, cold weather, on the other hand... THAT'S where the fun is!
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11-22-2005, 04:42 PM
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| I'm with you S'wench.....I like to make my own heat! | |
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11-22-2005, 07:08 PM
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#1074 | | Boom!
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| *wanders back into room*
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11-22-2005, 07:11 PM
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Originally Posted by swordwench Now, cold weather, on the other hand... THAT'S where the fun is! | I like the way this one thinks. 
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11-22-2005, 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by swordwench Is it only me, or does the mere thought of hot, steamy weather put a real damper on any amorous plans? I'd rather just sit here, sip something with a slice of pineapple in it, and fan myself, dahling. Now, cold weather, on the other hand... THAT'S where the fun is! | I've never noticed the weather affects things one way or the other.
Hot weather = more skin and fewer clothes to take off.
Cold weather = more imagination and more clothes to take off.
If it's too hot, take a cold shower and point a fan at the bed.
If it's too cold, close the damned window, turn up the heat, get under the covers.
Thunderstorms and full moons groove any time.
Does anyone else think it would be really cool to have a year-round sleeping porch?
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11-22-2005, 07:18 PM
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| Hey, TRH, welcome back! I've got a bag of Doritos that's just been sitting here waiting for you. | |
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11-22-2005, 07:19 PM
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| Oooh, thanks! I do so love Doritos.
Hey - is Mythbusters on? Anyone wanna watch with me?
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11-22-2005, 07:24 PM
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| I'm watching The Simpsons right now. It's one of the episodes where they see into the future. Care to join me?
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