  Some of you may recall my decidedly ill-advised foray into a discussion of the erotic potential of bacon cologne on men. (If you haven't read it and are now curious, see urlLink The Perfect Scent . ) However, I've been wildly, horrifically outdone by urlLink Marie Claire magazine. The July, 2004 issue contains an article entitled, "What's Your Guy's Secret Turn-On? " One of the subsections is Bacon .
I could not hope to do it justice without direct quotation, so here it is in its entirety: "Dave, 32, writer. 'I'm not certain how I got into bacon eroticism, but I think it goes back to my childhood, when I'd wake up Sunday mornings to the soothing aroma of bacon. In my mind, bacon equaled comfort. When I got to high school, I was intimidated by the idea of sex.
But one day, I was sharing a BLT with a girl I really liked, and after a few bites, I had the confidence to make my move. Soon, I had a hard time achieving arousal without bacon. I began to use strips of bacon to, well, pleasure myself, and also rub on my partner, coating her with juices I would lick off with delight. 'In college, I felt comfortable enough to "break out the bacon" with more women. The cafeteria had bacon every morning, and I'd often sneak a few strips back to the dorm.
Even if it wasn't actually part of sex, the bacon was always nearby, a "sexual night-light" of sorts. 'Most women I've been involved with are surprised by my fetish, but many are willing to indulge me--besides, when it comes right down to it, everybody loves bacon. '" [Amy's editorial comment]: not that much... 
