Sometimes the Item can stay home....

[MMATM]

TRIVIA FUN TIME YAY: Did you know that the vibrator was invented in the 19th century by doctors in England to cure women with hysteria?

Actually, I'm pretty sure they were invented to cure "Usteria," the condition in which a woman's uterus came free of her, uh, nether regions and roamed freely throughout the body. I forget what the outward symptoms were, but it was probably something along the lines of "not always being in the mood" since of course all women are ready to go all time time (note: sarcasm). Actually, some men sent their wives to recovery homes to cure the same thing. Read "The Yellow Wallpaper" if you don't mind being bored and want to see what I'm talking about.

[Rapscallion]

I think the spelling was actually 'hysteria', as in a problem to do with the womb. Well, unless we're talking about different conditions. There were probably many mooted at the time in more idiotic times.

Rapscallion

[ToasterQueen]

Aye, Rapscallion, you hit the nail on the head.

Usteria = Hysteria. Hysterectomy = getting's one uterus removed. (sometimes I wish...but I do like my female hormones.)

But I didn't know that was what the actual condition did. Utterly fascinating. <3

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

All right, time for my marital aid story:

In community college, I took two creative writing courses. They were easy A's plus it was something I knew I'd have fun doing.

One of our projects was to write, act in, film, and edit our own movie. I was put in a group with some classmates, one of whom was a little wierd, to put it nicely. Naturally, he ended up writing the script.

His script called for me to be killed by having my--ummm, bodily part---ripped off my body and stuffed in my mouth so I would choke. For this he wanted to go downtown to the sex shop in town and buy a vibrator I would place in my mouth for the scene.



That was a little too realistic for me, plus I couldn't be assured he wouldn't use the damn thing before I was supposed to, so I objected. We ended up substituting a hot dog instead.

So ends this somewhat graphic . And now, please enjoy some complimentary

[zzapp the witch]

Another thought that occured to me last night, but that I didn't put down was that MAYBE her "Its just been in my vagina" comment, in relation to your unwillingness to touch, was MAYBE her very oblique way of telling you it was clean.....hell I wash mine constantly....anyone who doesn't is...dear gods, where's the brain bleach?

The gist of what I meant in my previous posting was: Scared of potential cooties on the vibe? Yes. Scared of the vibe itself? No.

I'd probably look at her offering of it and say, "Are you sure you want me to touch it? You don't know where I've been."

[Knightmare]

Ok, don't you people know that all products ever invented were done so to squash masturbatory urges?

As a former RS employee, I can confirm this. I've had it happen to me twice. It's happened to other coworkers. There was even a 'legend' in our district about a 92 year old woman coming into a store with her vibrator wanting batteries.

But what stands out in my mind is this product RS used to sell. The Lifewise massaging bath pillow.
This page shows in great detail how the massaging product is constructed.

I knew as soon as I opened on up, we'd be selling a lot of these.

[CrazedClerk]

Ok, don't you people know that all products ever invented were done so to squash masturbatory urges?

As a former RS employee, I can confirm this. I've had it happen to me twice. It's happened to other coworkers. There was even a 'legend' in our district about a 92 year old woman coming into a store with her vibrator wanting batteries.

But what stands out in my mind is this product RS used to sell. The Lifewise massaging bath pillow.
This page shows in great detail how the massaging product is constructed.

I knew as soon as I opened on up, we'd be selling a lot of these.

I'll never look at Radio Shack the same way again

I bet it was a woman who designed that pillow.

[BusBus]

Female Hysteria

[friendofjimmyk]

So, can I add that to my rule number 1 violation tally?

Yeah, I think it's been added!

[friendofjimmyk]

TRIVIA FUN TIME YAY: Did you know that the vibrator was invented in the 19th century by doctors in England to cure women with hysteria?

Make of that what you will.

That having been said.



Ahhhhhh, that made me die a little trying not to laugh aloud at work.

I have heard that somewhere before. I have also seen old fashioned vibrators at a sex shop somewhere in Dallas. They had them displayed - not for sale - kind of like a vibrator museum. Man - they looked mid-evil!

[friendofjimmyk]

He claims he doesn't masturbate. I think he's of the era where his mother told him he would get hair on his palms if he did it, blah blah blah. So he's not a hypocrite, just under the impression that every woman he's ever been with has had orgasms every time the "natural way". Snort.

Wow, he's good then - quite the keeper!

[friendofjimmyk]

To me, its no different than that percentage of silly, paranoid and unreasonable women out there that demand (usually unsuccessfully) that their men stop whacking off.

What is up with that? C'mon ladies, be glad he's whacking off and not cheating on you. Rosy and her five sisters is not cheating! Be grateful!

[Jinxy]

Having just recently left employment in a sex toy shop to move below the mason-dixon line, I have several odd vibe stories, however the one that to this day will always ring in my memory and that I'll pull out to entertain the masses at social gatherings is the following.

A man on a Saturday, just as we opened, came in with a bag clutched in his hands. Right off the bat I knew this was bad, as we did not accept a return of any kind, *other* then a non-functioning DVD/VHS, and that was exchange only.
He pulls out three packages, a toy, and two sets of,....well nipple jewlery, tosses them on the counter and says "I need to return these,...........they don't fit"
I explain that I'm sorry but due to state law and health codes we can take them back. He flips and demands to know why, so pointing to the sign on the counter. I explain since they've been taken out of the store they can not be returned. We have no idea what you've done with them.
He then says that's not good enough it should be on the receipt. So I take the slip out of his hand and point to where it's printed (word for word match to the sign on the counter). He then tells me that he paid with a credit card and he didn't sign the slip and he'll claim fraud. I show him where he signed, this man is getting just livid that he can't talk me into taking these back. He tells me and I quote, "I'd buy something if I knew it was used"
I try not to vomit on the guy and explain one more time that we can not take it back, that if he cares to try to charge back his card, we have him on video telling me his master plan, (although I was nicer then that), and as he interrupts me again to ask me what he's supposed to do with them, out of my mouth pops "Well you could try e-bay"

I know bad thing to say but he went away

[friendofjimmyk]

"Well you could try e-bay"

*runs away to e-bay to see if there are people who are trying this!!!*

[Becks]

So are you discriminationg against poor people? Poor people need pleasure too. Always the middle class keeping us down because we can't afford new sex toys!

Hey, I'm all for helping the poor AND buying stuff from Goodwill. I just draw the line at potentially used marital aids...