What do the terms Master of Ceremonies, Hisbandman of Nature and My Body's Captain refer to? Synonyms for these and other phrases can be found in THE BALD HEADED HERMIT AND THE ARTICHOKE, a unique guide to the lingo of sex. Extensive historical research conducted by Peterkin led to the compilation of lists of phrases and workd referring to all saspects of huan sexuality from breasts and testicles, to fetishes and paraphernalia. Varying from the poetic and the medical to the macho, derogatory and obscene.