In ancient times… the times before many memories can conceive of… there was a precious gem, now an artifact, called “The Little Black Book.” 

Little Black Book?

Picture yourself in the olden days, long before smart phones. Before Wi-Fi. Before laptops. Before desktops. Before dial-up.

the 1990’s orgasm sound

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do you remember that sound?

(You still with me?) Before Blackberries. Before the Palm PDA, before texting pagers, before non-texting pagers… before all of this was The Little Black Book.

And That Is?

A Little Black Book was something you kept with all those women’s names you wanted to fuck, or have fucked, and their phone numbers. These were kept in a small book the size of a trouser back pocket or a jacket’s inner pocket. Convenient size, right? 

These small books were coveted, sometimes more than their wedding rings. They were hidden from the sight of any female lest they find their name and number in there. Not just because they would know the guy wanted to boff her, but if he had had sex with her, there was proof in that thing. Guys usually put a mark next to who they had fucked. 

A check mark. A heart. An X. A dash. 

The masculine grading system before the 1-10 scale was a thing.

Why Black?

Black.

Secret. Sexy. Sultry. Stolen. Shadows. Sensuous. 

You can’t see in the dark. Hiding in the dark is easier. You can lose those shadows in the dark. Skulking around behind someone’s back is easier to do in the darkness. 

Even the word “dark” has sexy connotations. 

Dark thoughts, words, deeds, actions, behavior.

Black books are easy to hide in pockets, in the top dresser drawer, or in the desk at the office. These little black books often look like small address books and because guys could be seen whipping them out and sharing a number with someone. Women assumed that’s what it was. Who cares about work contacts’ phone numbers? Certainly not the wife or girlfriend. She would never think to look between that leather cover.

Besides Names and Numbers, What Resides Within?

It would seem to have only names and numbers, with the odd markings next to names, but it really held so much more. 

Secrets. It held lots and lots of secrets.

• The woman John met at the bar that played with his cock while his friends totally missed it. He begged off saying he had a headache, but met her outside and they quickly got into his car and drove to the closest decent hotel. The sex they had was hurried, but wonderfully sexy. He could never remember her name except when he was running his finger down the pages and came across it. “Oh, yes. That was it. She gave good head. I need to call her again.” 
• On a business trip to Denver, a buddy told Stan about Bill and that Bill had the best little black book in the Denver area. When he got settled into his hotel room and was hungry for dinner and a dame, he called Bill who gave him Tessa’s number. Cold calling was always a risk, but Tessa was ready and at the restaurant’s bar in no time. The two of them spent a couple of days together before his conference began on Monday. He put Tessa’s name in his black book with the code: “DIA” instead of DEN because he didn’t want anyone knowing where Tessa was if he lost his book. She had many ties and connections in Denver and he didn’t want to jeopardize that.
• Luke was that personal trainer Alex met years ago. They hit it off right away and became the kind of fuck buddies either could call and they would quickly get out of whatever they were doing and show up at their regular hotel downtown. Luke loved how Alex was into sucking cock and Alex loved Luke’s dick in his ass. The symbol Luke had next to Alex’s name was an asterisk to represent an asshole. He loved when he could add that to someone’s name.

Today’s Little Black Book

So many options, but certainly the most popular is our Smart Phone. I always chuckle when I see someone swiping a code or using their finger or eye to unlock their phone, wondering just who they are hiding from. It would be a delight to sneak into someone’s phone and see just what emojis are being used as symbols and what they mean.

🍆 <— likes big cocks

🥥 <— great tits

🍑 <— great ass

And on and on.

What kind of emojis would you use for the code symbol of how a woman (or man!) was in bed? Would she get a 👍🏾 or a 👎🏾?

Think up your own emoji rating system and let me know in the comments below what you would create to remind yourself of a woman’s gifts or negatives when looking for a quick fuck. 

Then tell me how many women are in your Little Black Book!