![]() Kennedy asks Elaine to share a cab ride Uptown she agrees even though she is going downtown. The remaining contestants suffer insomnia. Jerry sedates his urges by watching children's cartoons. and Jerry is frustrated because his girlfriend Marla, a virgin, will not have sex with him. The others meet various temptations: George is distracted while visiting his mother in the hospital by an attractive nurse giving another woman a sponge bath behind a curtain Elaine's fitness club is patronized by John F. Kramer fails almost immediately after seeing a naked woman in a neighboring apartment - in one of the famous moments of the series, he walks into Jerry's apartment and slams his money on the counter by saying "I'm out!". The men put up $100, while Elaine puts up $150, as the men insist it's easier for a woman to go without masturbating than a man. When the others express skepticism, they make a bet over who can go the longest without masturbating. George resolves never to masturbate again. The episode was ranked number 1 on TV Guide 's 2009 list of " 100 Greatest Episodes of All-Time".Īt Monk's Café, George tells Jerry, Elaine, and Kramer that his mother caught him masturbating while reading a Glamour magazine, resulting in her falling over in shock and going to the hospital. ![]() The writer of the episode, Larry David, won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series for his work. The term "master of my domain", describing someone who has resisted the urge to masturbate, has since become a catchphrase in popular culture. In the episode, Jerry, George, Elaine, and Kramer hold a contest to determine who can go for the longest time without masturbating.Īs NBC thought that masturbation was not a topic suitable for prime time television, the word "masturbation" is never used in the episode. The eleventh episode of the fourth season, it aired on November 18, 1992. " The Contest" is the 51st episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. SMF may have its hold on me now, but I’ll never tire of the writing.11th episode of the 4th season of Seinfeld " The Contest" I have a vested interest in my writings and, though it may not be demonstrated well through this particular post, I do have an unending love for communicating through the written word and creating characters and places for people to read and enjoy. I need to get back in the ring and continue punching away until that final bell tolls. ![]() I get it.īut I’m suffering a little from SMF. I get that it’s all about your “online presence.” No one will read your book if they don’t know who the heck you are. I’ve been hit over the head with this notion of an online presence with a hammer. I know I’m supposed to be attempting to “grow my presence,” but it’s apparent that endeavor in itself is a full-time job. Can I borrow your watch, because I need to add more time to my day. I have a fan page on Facebook, and I barely communicate through that. Do they just have more time to do it than I do, or are they better masters of their….? Well, you get it.Īs for me, my domain is hanging in there, but I’ve let Twitter and LinkedIn and StumbleUpon fall by the wayside. I’m in awe when I see the strides they make every day. What’s astonishing is that I look around and read what other authors who are about to self-publish are doing-they are creating their own media platforms, and many of them are succeeding quite well at it. The notion of mastering my domain may be on interminable hold. Additionally, I teach a full-time load, grade a lot of papers, have a family, and am trying to get this book out the door.Īdd to that what my friend Scott called “Social Media Fatigue” (SMF), that endless competition with yourself to keep up with Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Foursquare, StumbleUpon, reading other blogs, and everything else you’ve got going on in the SM sphere, and you’re likely to feel as exhausted as I am. It’s not easy coming up with blog posts, two to three a week, and trying to entertain, educate, or inform readers. If you’ve been following along with me, you’ve been hanging out with me at my domain, Steph’s Scribe (and I humbly thank you for doing so). No…I’m not talking about the infamous “Seinfeld” episode called “The Contest.” However, this self-contest could possibly be even more challenging than the one George, Jerry, Elaine, and Kramer participated in those many years ago in one of the most talked about sitcom episodes television ever saw. I have a domain, and I’m having difficulty mastering it.
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