I had to pull myself twice!

[Vladv1]

"When the band returned to the road on 16 July, it was for five club shows in Sweden. Brought up on the idea that Swedish girls were especially promiscuous – a Seventies view widely held at a time when Swedish porn was considered the best in the world – Bon was disappointed when the myth proved mightier than the reality. ‘That sh*t about them being promiscuous is a load of sh*t,’ he wrote home to a friend, complaining. ‘I had to pull myself twice!".
Mick Wall, "Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be".
What does the bolded mean?

 

[Rover_KE]

I expect he means he had to masturbate twice.

 

[stanislaw.masny]

I took this to mean, "I had to hold back twice!"

 

[SoothingDave]

Masturbation

 

[Vladv1]

Masturbation

They were so cold that his penis was flaccid?))))))

 

[SoothingDave]

No. They were not interested in casual sex, so he had to take matters into his own hands for "relief."

 

[reganprohaska]

The bolded phrase, "I had to pull myself twice," means that Bon Scott had to exercise self-control and refrain from pursuing romantic encounters, highlighting his disappointment that Swedish girls didn’t meet the stereotype of being promiscuous.

Not a teacher.

 

[SoothingDave]

Do you really think a bunch of young men on the road, using drugs and getting drunk, playing in a rock and roll band, were about exercising self-control?

 

[jutfrank]

Bon Scott had to exercise self-control

I've never heard it called that before.

I'm just going to pop to the bathroom for a bit of "self-control".

 

[Rover_KE]

@reganprohaska, please read this extract from the forum rules:

You are welcome to answer questions posted in the Ask a Teacher forum as long as your suggestions, help, and advice reflect a good understanding of the English language. If you are not a teacher, you will need to state that clearly in your posts.

On this occasion I have done that for you.

 

[reganprohaska]

@reganprohaska, please read this extract from the forum rules:



On this occasion I have done that for you.

Thanks