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| 01-12-11 05:13pm - 5093 days | Original Post - #1 | |
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graymane (0)
Suspended  Posts: 1,411 Registered: Feb 20, '10 Location: Virginia |
So, Mr./Ms. , Webmaster, tell us about your day? Running a porn site is not your conventional 9 to 5 job, I’m sure. And considering the interdependent relationship they/we/others are collectively involved in to keep each other’s back scratched, one going for his charge card for what they (Webmasters) are providing us, leaves me somewhat unapologetically inquiring (politely) as to what goes on in operating a Porn-Site . Contrary to actual reality, probably those like me who have the idea Site-owners/operators of porn, who wields the position of top banana, simply have a perpetual career in and of Shangri-La. A layman naturally assumes indulging in a business giving you rank and hobnobbing amongst the planet’s most prized, unattainable commodity (certainly for most men) is tantamount to having a genie as a roommate. So tell us, guys an’ gals…….what’s it like?  | |
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| 01-12-11 05:52pm - 5093 days | #2 | |
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Advent (0)
Active Webmaster  Posts: 103 Registered: Aug 13, '09 Location: Tampa, FL |
I get asked this often and my brother thinks I have the coolest job in the world. Really it is like any other job. Before this I was in real estate law for 10 years. I had stress in that job just like I do in this one...it is just about different things. Today I spent most of my day picking pictures for the new calendars I am creating. The rest of my time was split between talking to my affiliates to make sure they had what they needed and trying to decide what my next DVD title was going to be. Don't get me wrong I love my job. I get to meet so many interesting people from all over the world. I still can not get over the fact the people like Vegas Ken, Stephen with AEBN and Trieu with Abby Winters want to meet with me. I still feel like a little kid in a candy store sometimes. Let's not forget the photographers like Marco Pallotti that make my heart putter when he calls me darlin'.  Or all of the gorgeous ladies that come into my office to say hi. Oh there are the conventions... how can I forget about them? At those you get to meet the big players in the industry and try to learn as much as you can from them in the limited time you have.We are always thinking about the future...what are guys/gals going to be looking for in 3 months or 6 months. I am always so focused on the future sometimes I forget to stop and smell the massage oil.  Sorry did not mean to write a novel. I hope this does give you and idea and I did not just ramble on. Owner Kick Ass Pictures CumEatingCuckolds, FootFetishDaily and Kick Ass Pictures Please feel free to contact me with concerns or comments, I would love to hear from you. | |
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| 01-12-11 07:30pm - 5093 days | #3 | |
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graymane (0)
Suspended Posts: 1,411 Registered: Feb 20, '10 Location: Virginia |
On the contary, Advent. As well as you were discribing things you could've gone on until PU's pages ran out. You gave us an amusingly fascinating take on a subject that's of interest to all of us members here at PU; and although we got just enough to wet appetites for more from someone who's right on top of the industry, many thanks for taking the time to share what enlightened nuggets of info. you so thoughtfully shared.  | |
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| 01-13-11 02:21am - 5092 days | #4 | |
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mistresskent (0)
Active Webmaster  Posts: 188 Registered: Feb 02, '09 Location: Kent, UK |
Well, Christina lives at my Ramsgate residence, I live in Margate, nobody else works with us, other than other Pro-dommes working from my facilities. My typical week consists of this, Let me point out here that Christina doesn't touch anything technical at all from fear of it exploding. Mondays I get in a 6.30am and christina and I will plan the week ahead. My bookings normally come in and we work our filming and photography around my physical 121 meets. Then after lunch time, I normally go through my websites and adjust graphics and tit bits. We upload movies to various scripts and write our weekly diaries. Any spare time is spent editing photographs and movies. I normally go home at about 7-8pm. Tuesdays Appointments day. I give out 4 - 5 slots and they normally get fully booked the week beforehand. Christina runs around all day sterilising equipment, getting my outfits and picking up our Domme friend Madam Katia. Katia and I work together if an appointment is spare doing photography for her site, which I have just set up. I leave for home at about 5pm. Wednesdays We try to hire a model for the day or make content for my site, either way we are filming and taking pictures for the best part of the day. The rest of it is spent uploading the material, which can take some time. I then set off at 5.30pm for Band rehearsals and then get back home at about midnight-1am. Thursdays Another 121 appointment day. Same format as tuesdays lol. Fridays More editing and uploading. I edit alot of movies on a Friday, FTP'ing movies takes hours. (uploading to the server) Photography is looked at and any rough edits are done and saved for later. Evenings, I will try and get to an adult club in the UK for my review writing website. I also sometimes go as a performer. Saturdays The mornings consist of more web developing, applications and functionality of the website is important, so updating scripts is really important. I also answer any suggestions put through my site. Gym. 2 Saturdays a month are appointment days. Sundays Day of chill.. but I'm pretty much researching all day until a nice roast dinner is cooked and I get to spend some quality time with my kids and family. Its amazing how what I see as normal and mundane, other people wince at.. i.e My drummer in the band caught an eyeful of a tape I was recording over.. his reaction "oh my goodness" (He doesn't like to swear) Mistress Kent xx http://www.mistresskent.com http://www.mistresskent.co.uk | |
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| 01-13-11 02:26am - 5092 days | #5 | |
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mistresskent (0)
Active Webmaster Posts: 188 Registered: Feb 02, '09 Location: Kent, UK |
Oh yes We have filming week once a month, where myself, the cameraman and various slaves reside at the Ramsgate house for an entire week filming, or possibly on an external location like a forest. Mistress Kent xx http://www.mistresskent.com http://www.mistresskent.co.uk | |
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| 01-13-11 05:20am - 5092 days | #6 | |
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mbaya (0)
Suspended  Posts: 891 Registered: Jul 07, '08 Location: new jersey |
Thanks to Graymane, Advent and Mistresskent. This has been fascinating. One of the most interesting threads I have seen. Please, more webmasters should respond ands tell us what their days are like. | |
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| 01-13-11 06:23am - 5092 days | #7 | |
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Yariana (0)
Suspended Webmaster  Posts: 56 Registered: Mar 10, '10 Location: Salem Oregon |
Wow, I love this thread! It is so interesting to read about the experiences of other webmasters. I also get asked often what it is like being in the biz. So many that ask me think we all sit around and party a lot and are surprised to hear it is a full time job. Many of the typical job tasks that apply in a mainstream job also apply in this industry. I start my days answering emails and phone calls, then I proceed with my daily record keeping and other administrative duties. We film mostly first timers that are really suffering from this economy and have lost their homes and cars so they have no transport. Just getting them to the video shoots can be a real challenge. More often than not, once the transport is arranged they chicken out and don't show for the video shoots. But when they do manage to get here, they are often exhausted, hungry, and extremely nervous so I spend some time feeding them, allowing them hot baths to relax, and talking to them about their circumstances. I try to set a comfortable atmosphere they can relax in so they really enjoy themselves instead of just "Doing the deed". When the video shoots are over I resume my other duties working on editing, posting, marketing, and record keeping. And now it is tax season so my administrative duties just increased ten fold! Working in this industry (after retiring from a 30 year accounting background) has been fascinating. It is a lot of fun at times but can also be stressful and challenging, just like any other career. Since I work with so many first time amateurs, many with serious financial troubles, it is often difficult to separate the compassion I feel for them from the business side of things. But when the work is done, most stay in contact and have formed a family type relationship with us. For me, this is what is most gratifying. Edited on Jan 13, 2011, 06:31am | |
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| 01-13-11 02:47pm - 5092 days | #8 | |
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graymane (0)
Suspended Posts: 1,411 Registered: Feb 20, '10 Location: Virginia |
Wow! What a windfall of good stuff. I didn't expect such an informative and facinating compilation of exciting information. By-Golly-Gee, my cup runneth over. Hopefully these Stately ladies' gift to this inquiry will spur plenty more webmasters to join in and, ideally, add to and perpetuate this kind of exchange. I don't know of any way to better acquaint us members to our worthy Porn-site marketeers than to increase quality communication via this kind of medium. MistressKent, Advent, and Yarlana, in my mind represent Blue-Chip organizational skills, and I can tell you straight out, the sincerity displayed amongst these women has a far greater impact on my judgement before going for my wallet than reviews or otherwise. I've learned something new and eye-opening.... thanks to these three webmasters.  | |
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| 01-13-11 04:14pm - 5092 days | #9 | |
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Capn (0)
Active User  Posts: 1,740 Registered: Sep 05, '09 Location: Near the Beer! |
A very interesting thread idea. I am pleased it has got a positive response. It is very interesting to get an insight into the other side of the business. Thanks to all that have answered so far. Cap'n. Admiral of the PU Hindenburg. 2009 PU AwardHilarious Post of the Year 2010 PU Award ( I would have preferred it to be Helpful Post of the Year for Guys who Hate 'Retail Therapy' ) :0/ Sanity is in the eye of the Beholder! | |
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| 01-13-11 07:59pm - 5092 days | #10 | |
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jberryl69 (0)
Disabled User  Posts: 1,000 Registered: Nov 27, '10 Location: neverland |
Dam - where do I sign up - unemployment sucks. More interest lies in how you got started. If it ain't grits, it must be a Yankee. If you're going to lay her head over the pool table and fuck her throat, get your fucking hand off her throat! | |
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| 01-13-11 09:27pm - 5091 days | #11 | |
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turboshaft (0)
Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
I'm betting that's the hardest part--don't the majority of new sites fold within a year? I guess if you retire rich from another industry (probably tech or web related) and have a few million dollars to just piss away then getting started could be somewhat easier. I've heard to stay in the industry requires passion--and I'm not talking  --rather than any guarantee of a big paycheck. Still it's gotta beat some other jobs and if it makes people think they're missing out, even better! "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 01-14-11 01:15am - 5091 days | #12 | |
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mistresskent (0)
Active Webmaster Posts: 188 Registered: Feb 02, '09 Location: Kent, UK |
How I got started. Well, I went to university and qualified for my degree in Construction management. I spent 9 years being a career girl and came across many obstacles within that male orientated world. I was already into BDSM, but my day job was seriously stressful, long days and loads of snide comments from guys that thought it was funny that a. I was female and a building site manager and b. that I am short. It all came to a head when I wasn't taking any more shit from people and ended up having a rather violent fight at work with a guy that thought it was funny to bully other people. I left my job with a months wages. On top of this, one of my greatest friends Myra, of whom was like a mother to me got diagnosed with late stage lung cancer. I started looking after her and going through chemo etc, she was an hours drive away from me, but I couldn't let her go through it all alone. I broke into a flat close to my mum's house and squatted. Found an illegal internet connection and started selling pictures over the internet 3 years ago. I spent the last of my money on a deposit for a premises and made my dungeon furniture by hand. I used various friends home cameras and made my money doing webcam sessions with people in America. Smoking Fetish was my main money maker. I was driving up and down to Myra's 3-4 times a week and staying with her depending on treatment. January 2009 I brought I web hosting package on a pay as you go credit card. Saved up some videos, I made my first paysite.. Mistress Kent had been born. I asked christina to leave her Bank Manager job in Coventry. I needed help to run things whilst I was away, so she gave it all up and moved in. It took 6 months to get a flat of my own and a car, then another 6 months to get the 4 bedroom house with a flat underneath for my dungeon. Myra got very unwell and I took a break from my website as I really needed to be with Myra pretty much full time. Sadly, in February 2010 Myra died. In March, I started going back to full steam ahead with my website. I had lost a lot of customers, but I knew I could win them back and I did. The site has been doing really well and I'm glad I went on this journey into the internet porn world. I'm a much better character, I've grown from a young person into an independent woman. I have my business to thank for that. Now I live with my children in Margate and I still work in the 4 bed house in Ramsgate where my slave lives. We both work together full time to make the site what it is. Mistress Kent xx http://www.mistresskent.com http://www.mistresskent.co.uk | |
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| 01-14-11 03:36am - 5091 days | #13 | |
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graymane (0)
Suspended Posts: 1,411 Registered: Feb 20, '10 Location: Virginia |
All I can say after reading MistressKent's latest post is: If this/her afore-mentioned, heart-wrenching story and the painful up-hill struggles she's had to come this far doesn't qualify her for some kind of "badge", then for heaven sake give her mine. At least a special PU demo of recognition in her name with some bite. This breathtaking chronicle really needs to be made into a mainstream Hollywood movie....featuring nothing less than big name stars. And We got just the man here to get the project airborne.... lk2fireone, this is the one that'll get your foot in the door, big guy.... then its on to the oscars.  Edited on Jan 14, 2011, 03:40am | |
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| 01-14-11 04:19am - 5091 days | #14 | |
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mistresskent (0)
Active Webmaster Posts: 188 Registered: Feb 02, '09 Location: Kent, UK |
lol.. cheers dude.. tis the truth. The rest is a happy ever after. x Mistress Kent xx http://www.mistresskent.com http://www.mistresskent.co.uk | |
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| 01-14-11 05:13am - 5091 days | #15 | |
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graymane (0)
Suspended Posts: 1,411 Registered: Feb 20, '10 Location: Virginia |
And you deserve nothing less, dear Countess pain-wielder. Your story has all the elements to get rapt attention from the entertainment high-level pundits and onto the movie capital rain-makers. Its all there: Hardship, trials, gender wars, bullying, compassion and loyalty to a noble need, sacrifice, and among other things a powerfully budding rags-to-riches account that's taylor-made for literary greatness. And the taboo ingredient of "porn" just adds icing on the cake. All we need now are the right connections to the right people at the right places. On a more serious note: Please accept my deepest, and most sincere expression of sympathy for your bereavement and the loss of your close friend. Edited on Jan 14, 2011, 09:56am | |
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| 01-14-11 09:04am - 5091 days | #16 | |
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Advent (0)
Active Webmaster Posts: 103 Registered: Aug 13, '09 Location: Tampa, FL |
WOW, after that story I am almost embarrassed to answer. I am sorry you had so much tragedy in your life but I am happy you are getting your happy ever after. I was in real estate law for 10 years and took this job as a temporary position after moving out to California. A couple months after I started the owner asked me to stay on permanently and made me Customer Service Manager. I have been in the business a year and a half and now I am the Affiliate Manger and Head of DVD Production. Although I have stress in this job it is nothing compared to what I was doing before and the perks far out way the stress.  Owner Kick Ass PicturesCumEatingCuckolds, FootFetishDaily and Kick Ass Pictures Please feel free to contact me with concerns or comments, I would love to hear from you. | |
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| 01-14-11 09:59am - 5091 days | #17 | |
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Yariana (0)
Suspended Webmaster Posts: 56 Registered: Mar 10, '10 Location: Salem Oregon |
Great insight! Most new porn start ups are not funded with millions in capital and many do fail within the first year. Misstresskents' story of squatting and finding an illegal internet connection to sell pictures is much more common than one might imagine. I applaud you Misstresskent for your tenacity and perseverance! I too started on a shoestring budget. Laid off from an accounting position and unable to find work I was looking for a new career. One evening after watching another really bad "Pro hijacked amateur porn," I decided to venture into the industry. I wanted to work with down to earth people in a relaxing setting. I really wanted to see the girls enjoy themselves and not have to act out story lines and fake orgasms. So I started out with a cheap walmart camera and halogen lights from Home Depot.I soon found out I would need to invest in better equipment. Thousand of dollars later, I started selling individual clips using PayPal as a payment processor and was eventually shut down because they do not allow adult content. I couldn't locate another shopping cart that would work with adult friendly payment processors so eventually became a membership site, enlisting different third party processors. But I encountered problems when Visa shut them down thus, losing my payment processors. Then the hosting problems began and I learned I needed to invest in dedicated servers. And on...and on...and on! The year following, I lost a lot of money on marketing scams such as worthless banner advertising, SEO campaigns, and countless other programs. I learned a lot of very expensive lessons. The pressure to be more like the big mega sites both in content quantity and design was self imposed. I spent a fortune trying to compete with the big guys because I got caught up in all the hype. In doing so, I lost my vision and creativity that sparked the amateur venture in the first place. As 2010 came to an end, I reflected on the years passed and resolved to return to my roots and am much happier doing so. I have returned to selling clips and package downloads so the pressure of weekly updates is off. Now, I can update when I have a great video to upload instead of throwing up a bunch of garbage just to get that update posted. If one is creative and follows their heart it will show in their work. If it is just about making a lot of money, that too will show. It is a great business but requires originality, hard work, and most of all respect for the customers that support the site. Not only in their financial support but also their amazing offerings of patience and uplifting words through all the hard lessons! The self imposed pressure to be like the Pro's was just that, self imposed. Those that frequent the site are happy to see me return to my amateur roots. Edited on Jan 14, 2011, 10:11am | |
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| 01-14-11 11:39am - 5091 days | #18 | |
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graymane (0)
Suspended Posts: 1,411 Registered: Feb 20, '10 Location: Virginia |
Man-oh-man! Is this a king-sized lesson in humility, or what? These heart-rendering success stories, especially embarking on an industry which, to a world outside porn, is looked upon as an anathema; and to their pervert-labled, paying customers, generally an enterprising mix of scoundrals. Contrary to, and assuming the afore-mentioned is popular beliefs -- what we have here are classic Diamonds in the rough....Ladies, I hardily applaude you all!!! To share those intimate and sometimes painful accounts with us in such detailed report, is to me, and I trust also to my fellow sorority of PU perverts, nothing short of an earth-rumbling revelation and heart-warming overture. Remarkable!  | |
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| 01-14-11 12:03pm - 5091 days | #19 | |
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jberryl69 (0)
Disabled User Posts: 1,000 Registered: Nov 27, '10 Location: neverland |
Well greymane, you're an old softy. But I will say this is a great thread. I've always wondered about porn from the producer's point of view, so reading this is very insightful. And many thanks for the candid posts. And in that spirit, let me ask another question. Anal seems to be the big thing these days. It's getting pushed over the top. ATM, milk enamas, whip cream enamas, etc. Just check out the preview of Anal Buffet #4 from Evil Angel if you need a refresher course. So my question is, how do they prepare for something like this? If it ain't grits, it must be a Yankee. If you're going to lay her head over the pool table and fuck her throat, get your fucking hand off her throat! | |
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| 01-14-11 12:08pm - 5091 days | #20 | |
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Advent (0)
Active Webmaster Posts: 103 Registered: Aug 13, '09 Location: Tampa, FL |
I think they all prepare in different ways. I was on set once with one of our girls who was going to do an anal scene and she prepared by walking around with a butt plug in for (I am not kidding) one hour. We had to stop shooting so she could get ready. We ended up having lunch while we waited. And yes, she had lunch with the butt plug in.  Owner Kick Ass PicturesCumEatingCuckolds, FootFetishDaily and Kick Ass Pictures Please feel free to contact me with concerns or comments, I would love to hear from you. | |
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| 01-14-11 12:28pm - 5091 days | #21 | |
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jberryl69 (0)
Disabled User Posts: 1,000 Registered: Nov 27, '10 Location: neverland |
lol - I wasn't so much thinking about getting ready for the entry, but more the exit of unwanted materials!! If it ain't grits, it must be a Yankee. If you're going to lay her head over the pool table and fuck her throat, get your fucking hand off her throat! | |
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| 01-14-11 01:10pm - 5091 days | #22 | |
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Ed2009 (0)
Suspended Webmaster  Posts: 509 Registered: Sep 12, '09 Location: Wales, UK |
Oh how I wish! (Actually, not really!) I usually start work about 9:30am and work through until about 3pm, then I start again around 7pm and work until about 1-2am. I don't work those hours every day of the week, but probably about 5-6 days. On the other day or two I usually put in around 6-8 hours. The big plus is freedom - if I want to stop at 11am and have a 3 hour lunch break I can. I spend more time with my family than I ever did when working in an office, I don't have a boss and there's no dress code. I hated working in an office environment so this suits me fine. Webmaster of StripGameCentral and A Measure of Curiosity. | |
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| 01-14-11 02:50pm - 5091 days | #23 | |
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mistresskent (0)
Active Webmaster Posts: 188 Registered: Feb 02, '09 Location: Kent, UK |
shower hose up the bottom is the simplest way. Mistress Kent xx http://www.mistresskent.com http://www.mistresskent.co.uk | |
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| 01-14-11 02:58pm - 5091 days | #24 | |
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mistresskent (0)
Active Webmaster Posts: 188 Registered: Feb 02, '09 Location: Kent, UK |
Thank you muchly young man... tis appreciated. x Mistress Kent xx http://www.mistresskent.com http://www.mistresskent.co.uk | |
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| 01-14-11 03:37pm - 5091 days | #25 | |
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jberryl69 (0)
Disabled User Posts: 1,000 Registered: Nov 27, '10 Location: neverland |
Seriously! - Does that really clean it out? Is that anything like a colonic? I mean, is it eatable? I think I'd rather lick a toilet ... hmmm which reminds me... I once saw a marine eat a urinal cake in Germany and he wasn't that drunk. If it ain't grits, it must be a Yankee. If you're going to lay her head over the pool table and fuck her throat, get your fucking hand off her throat! | |
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| 01-14-11 04:32pm - 5091 days | #26 | |
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mistresskent (0)
Active Webmaster Posts: 188 Registered: Feb 02, '09 Location: Kent, UK |
I kinda stay away from scat dude, so I really can't help you with that x Mistress Kent xx http://www.mistresskent.com http://www.mistresskent.co.uk | |
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| 01-14-11 05:47pm - 5091 days | #27 | |
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jberryl69 (0)
Disabled User Posts: 1,000 Registered: Nov 27, '10 Location: neverland |
Dang if our words aren't getting tangled in the nether. I'm not into scat either and didn't mean to portray that with my attempt at humor. I just meant that if you're just hosing it down (out - whatever) does it make it clean enough for an ATM - that's what I meant by eatable. lol, not the scat. AND I'm not into performing ATM, I'm just curious how it's done. If it ain't grits, it must be a Yankee. If you're going to lay her head over the pool table and fuck her throat, get your fucking hand off her throat! | |
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| 01-21-11 09:26pm - 5083 days | #28 | |
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graymane (0)
Suspended Posts: 1,411 Registered: Feb 20, '10 Location: Virginia |
No biggie, JB.... lets switch gears to something you can better relate to ........"throats." Too bad you weren't around when I ran a thread about the demise and plunge in value of VHS cassetts. So happened I had a diamond-mine collection of them numbered in the hundreds, dating back to the birth of adult porn... Many of these were classics fresh from the orginial producers. Recently, though, Faced with a bulky storage problem, I had no choice than to find another home for them. Can you imagine my shock upon then discovering nobody wanted them.... not even the video stores. Sadly, With the advent of discs and DVD, they were now worthless. They ended up at the City dump, buried under tons of locally dispensed garbage. Included in all those years of collectables, you might be appalled to know, ... was amongst one of the first copies made of "Deep Throat."  | |
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| 01-22-11 11:37pm - 5082 days | #29 | |
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GCode (0)
Active User  Posts: 386 Registered: Feb 23, '09 Location: USA |
Interesting stories from our loyal webmasters who actually contribute. Thanks for your input and stories! Sexted From My iPad | |
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| 01-23-11 02:25pm - 5082 days | #30 | |
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jberryl69 (0)
Disabled User Posts: 1,000 Registered: Nov 27, '10 Location: neverland |
Perhaps Grey you are unaware, and it's too damn late now anyway, but there are ways to transfer those to digital format. A lot of the old stuff is coming out on DVD anyway so I would fret about it now. I have to take my downloads as it is and edit it down to a viewing level. It's just stupid how much stuff there is that catch's your eye but after going back and doing a critical review you want to get rid of except maybe for a couple mins of the whole scene. I use to do some video production in the 70s (not porn but public access TV) and in our organization, if you shot it you had to edit it too, which I found somewhat painful. I enjoyed the shooting but not the editing. So now I enjoy the viewing but not the editing. Painful I'm telling you!  If it ain't grits, it must be a Yankee.If you're going to lay her head over the pool table and fuck her throat, get your fucking hand off her throat! | |
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