In Daniel Nester’s book of essays How to Be Inappropriate he tells us about dating a Williamsburg painter who had her feet licked for money; attempting to put a curse on his neighbor for failing to curb his dog; befriending The King of Kong video gamer Todd Rogers. He also provides us with a short cultural history of mooning. Yes, that mooning. We’ve excerpted our favorite bit after the jump. Warning: Thanks to his hilariously inappropriate Periodic Table of Mooning it’s probably NSFW.
Variations of moon/the moon as act/mooning, as defined by the author:
1. Anonymous Moon
2. Backwards Yoga Instructor Moon (see Inadvertent Moon)
3. Banana Split, male handstand with legs spread
4. Beaver Moon, moon with female genitalia somehow exposed (see Rotating Beaver Moon)
5. Bent-Over Moon Read More »




