I refuse to use the term because I think "hobby" should apply to stamp collecting, etc. Among others, perfect storm has long disagreed, quoting the definition of the term.
Fine, but it just occurred to me that one major thing setting this activity apart from other "hobbies" is that it is illegal in most places in this country.  And it's only quasi-legal in many others like Canada and Sweden.  So how can an illegal activity be a "hobby?"  I say it can't.  Are there any other "hobbies" that are also illegal? I can't think of any. Discuss amongst yourselves.
And don't ever call me a "hobbyist."

I don't see how pussy collecting is less of a hobby than stamp collecting, illegal or not.  In fact, I would submit that it is a better hobby.  Even though you CAN lick your stamps, nobody does.  Whereas, with a pussy collection, there is no such thing as licking them too much.

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I happen to agree with PS about this being a "hobby" but I also agree with you about calling myself a hobbyist. It reminds me of Chef being a member of the "Super Adventure Club" If you have to call it something other than what it is, it must mean you are secretly or not so secretly ashamed of what you are doing. I have ZERO shame about seeing hookers, thus my preference for "whore mongering pig?

I could honestly care less if one calls this a hobby or not, or whether it is a valid term here. I don't believe that the legality or illegal nature of the activity at question is what qualifies it as a hobby though. For instance many people in the BASE jumping community consider it a 'hobby' just as much as a sport. It is however illegal in most countries.

In many cities it a very popular hobby. And Jake congrats, I think this post has put you in the number one spot for top blabber mouth on the GD board.

Also, street racing is a good one.
PS:  Have you been keeping a tally of my posts?  If so, please let me know if I've really surpassed Gambler and cdl. If not, I promise to re-double my efforts.

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...any pastime that falls legitimately into the "hobby" realm could have an illegal aspect to it. What about the stamp collector who steals to build their collection? Or the person who builds computers for a hobby but loads them with illegal ir stolen software? Or the person growing pot as a hobby illegally in their home? You get the idea. Bottom line is that anything can be construed as anything.

The examples you cite are legal on their face.  This world is illegal from the get-go.  
PS: I'm a monger but will answer to trick or john.

When he was in college, my son used to break into abandoned buildings, climb walls and do graffiti. (Oops, I mean street art.) That was his hobby. He either outgrew it and stopped doing it, or he stopped telling me. I have yet to outgrow this new hobby of mine and I'm sure as hell not telling my kid about it.  
No one really wants to have too much information about the illegal and potentially dangerous hobbies of others, especially their loved ones. "Hobby" is a euphemism, but is it any different than when I tell someone (like my wife) that I went out for a mid-day "meeting"?

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Even after this post, you still have me beat as "biggest blabbermouth" of the GD board by one.

would be a 1%er motorcycle club tearing down the highway at 90 mph.  However, I understand the mindset that most "hobbies" are tame and legal...which is why calling this "the hobby" can only help our cause with the general public.

I don't think legality matters, as some other posters have already commented on.

Legality has zero to do with the idea of a hobby or a hobbiest.  Just get tantric and enjoy!  As for me, I do nothing illegal nor do most of the folks here as that would be very naughty indeed!  Last time I checked it out meeting new friends and seeing where our vibe goes is just the essence of social networking.  

I just picture that rooftop location with you talking mmmmmmmm  it's that time again    thanks to Molly Feinstein I have no more cramps in my feet  so I can cum at will

The fact that I now pay for much, actually most of the sex I have is irrelevant.

mrfisher? LOL!

Unfortunately, the aura of tantra does not always keep LE at bay, as the poor Goddess Temple folk in Arizona found out when Sheriff Joe got medieval on them

the strict meaning of hobbyist could apply so broadly... would one who enjoys any activity you list also be an "enthusiast" as well?

My last Mickey Mantle cost me $500.  

Oh, I guess that loses its luster in written form.

It has nothing to do with legality (strip clubbing, base jumping, graffiti street art, drug use, drag racing, etc. can all be hobbies).

This question has been "debated" forever and yours may be the best answer I have heard yet.

And if that was all I had to offer I wouldn't have bothered.  Shoot me, but I thought the issue of whether a hobby could be illegal was worth bringing up.  Others seem to agree.
That said, I think some good arguments (especially the one above) have been made so I don't plan to bring the subject up again.
Just don't expect me to use the term.  I still say it's lame.

and you know how I feel about the term, I feel pretty much the same way about it, just for very different reasons it appears. Well except for the part about it being lame, really fucking lame if you ask me.lol

Cockfighting
Dogfighting
Illegal gambling
Outlaw street racing
I could go on...

1) Big game hunting of endangered/protected species
2) Knockout game
3) collecting kiddie porn
4) collecting ears dug up from graves
5) shoplifting
6) many more

There are still a few states in the US where oral and/or anal (even between married couples) is considered sodomy, and therefore illegal.  Sex between unmarried people is still technically illegal in a few states as well.

I read the OP and replied before reading the rest of the thread. Now I looked back at the thread, it looks like my thoughts were the same as the majority here, even mentioning the same illegal hobbies.

At least about the illegal part.  I will never capitulate about the lame part.  Are you really a "hobbyist" ps?  Say it ain't so.
I'll still eat Spam with you.

Here on the boards, I refer to myself as a "hobbyist", which is the generally accepted term here going back to the boards' beginnings.  As for calling the ladies "providers", that is also the acceptable term here going back to board origins.   Personally, I prefer to this The Game, but I have my own personal reasons for that...

You lose your argument in your 2nd sentence.

I wasn't using the statement about perfectstorm to bolster my argument, just to point out there was an argument on the other side.  What's so hard to get about that? Sheesh!
The other part of my OP was simply to ask the question of whether something illegal could qualify.  Then, just a few posts above yours I conceded the point.  I guess you didn't read that far.
What a dope.