Okay, um, let's bring this back to square one because I think people are getting overly feisty about a simple point.

I'm sure Mike meant not more in offering "congratulations for the well hung" than a simple affirmative nod, a smile, or even an afforded quick glance for its own recognizance. Perhaps he might be overdoing it a bit with the "humble respect." By no means do I expect some average Joe out there in the world to drop down on all fours and bow to me, nor do I expect any sort of deference. It's just a dick, after all. But at the same time, I'm willing to recognize this particular one's bravery. Let's face it. Who among you would know some guy to have the guts to say even something as removed as, "Man, I'm not trying to give you the wrong idea, but you're hauling around a pretty big fuckstick..."

Even something that coated in machismo and distanced reverence deserves a shred, if anything, of honor for having the courage to admit that. Mike may very well run the risk of getting into a nasty situation should he make such an "advance" on the wrong guy, but chances are -- well, hell, if he said it to me, I would smile back, giving him thanks, and move right along. Just that simple.

So, with that said...

Who are you, DMW, to deem someone obsessive just because he doesn't mind making a remark? It's just a simple word of thanks. Okay, okay, if he dedicates his livelihood to anyone who he may think has a sizeable dick, or searches relentlessly on the Internet for real-life contacts or pictures of well-endowed men, or if he can't properly perform in the bedroom without envisioning himself with a ridiculously huge phallus... that's problematic.

And call me crazy, Tott, but I don't quite see what's wrong with Mike's more positive attitude. So long as he isn't prostrating himself into subservience in the presence of other seemingly well-endowed men, it sounds like a hell of a better mindset to have than perpetual jealousy or envy. And with that said, let's just be careful in assuming too much on what Mike might or might not be saying/doing in the presence of such men. For all I know, he could just nod and smile at a hung guy. It seems like he's on the right track along with everyone else who recognizes that, among the distributions for dick size, some people are dealt better hands than others. So he's not living his life perpetually eaten up with his average-sized endowment and he's not meticulously sneering at every individual who comes by, packing a little more than he, secretly wishing/hoping/praying for these "big-dicked swaggarts" to fall from grace. He's just being who he is and enjoying the company; no big.

Respect may imply merit, I agree, but there's nothing wrong with recognizing some admirable quality and leaving it at that.

Geez.