# HBO's Real Sex, glass dildos, and desperation
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-real-sex-glass-dildos-and-desperation/67547
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [June 4, 2001, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-real-sex-glass-dildos-and-desperation/67547 "2001-06-04T17:53:31Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2001, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-real-sex-glass-dildos-and-desperation/67547/1 "2001-06-04T17:53:31Z")
Who watched HBO’s Real Sex on Saturday night? There was a segment, I believe it was the last one, about two guys who own a dildo company. Only, they make blown glass dildos. Anyway, there was one called “The Juicer”. I won’t go into all the wonderful details of The Juicer, but suffice to say, it looks like a little piece of Heaven on Earth.
The only problem is, I can’t remember the name of the company or the web site! I really want this product, and the fact that I can’t find it is driving me crazy!
So, does anybody remember what the company is called?
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### Author:  [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2001, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-real-sex-glass-dildos-and-desperation/67547/2 "2001-06-04T17:58:46Z")
Cuisinart?
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### Author:  [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2001, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-real-sex-glass-dildos-and-desperation/67547/3 "2001-06-04T17:58:48Z")
My first reaction was: _Glass_?!
I don’t know if this is the company that makes them or not, but you can find this marvel of artistic achievement at [Adult Toy Chest](http://www.adulttoychest.com/store/Prodmvc-061x.hmx?RID=10002AT).
[sub]I hope I don’t get grounded for posting that[/sub]
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### Author:  [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2001, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-real-sex-glass-dildos-and-desperation/67547/4 "2001-06-04T18:03:26Z")
Apparently it is the company that makes them, but…
Oh, my lord…
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> WITH PROPER CARE THESE PRODUCTS CAN LAST FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS
Interesting family heirloom, don’t ya think?
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### Author:  [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2001, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-real-sex-glass-dildos-and-desperation/67547/5 "2001-06-04T18:06:02Z")
Thank you for finding it for me!
Of course, there is no way I could afford 356.95 for a dildo. Oh well, maybe if I start saving now…
😉
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### Author:  [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2001, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-real-sex-glass-dildos-and-desperation/67547/6 "2001-06-04T18:11:33Z")
Well, they are kinda pretty and they do last for hundreds of years.
So, if you look at it as a long term investment maybe it’s not so bad.
“What an interesting sculpture you have there, dear.”
:eek:
BTW. Did you look at the other two models? The Clingon. 😃
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### Author:  [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2001, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-real-sex-glass-dildos-and-desperation/67547/7 "2001-06-04T18:57:34Z")
The marketing copy that accompanies this translucent marvel includes the following sentence:
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> The raised bumps on the shaft will either stimulate the G-Spot or the \*\*Prostrate. \*\*_(emphasis added)_
So I’m thinking, how exactly does it stimulate the prostrate in a way that’s different from the way it stimulates someone who’s NOT laying on his or her back? Are they talking about accidentally laying down prostrate on the bed without realizing that someone left a Juicer on it and being jabbed in the kidney?
Oh, and Pepper, it isn’t blown glass - it’s carved out of a solid rod of Pyrex. Of course it may get blown at some point after someone buys it. 😉
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### Author:  [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2001, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-real-sex-glass-dildos-and-desperation/67547/8 "2001-06-04T19:01:51Z")
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> BTW. Did you look at the other two models? The Clingon.
I saw that on the show too. It looked very…uh…interesting. 😃
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> Oh, and Pepper, it isn’t blown glass - it’s carved out of a solid rod of Pyrex. Of course it may get blown at some
> point after someone buys it.
I guess I was confused because it seemed that people were talking about “blown glass” an awful lot on that show. Maybe I just missed the context. 😉
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### Author:  [@Dr.Lao](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Lao)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2001, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-real-sex-glass-dildos-and-desperation/67547/9 "2001-06-04T19:12:55Z")
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> \*Originally posted by Arden Ranger \*
> \*\*[sub]I hope I don’t get grounded for posting that[/sub] \*\*
As long as there aren’t any naughty bits showing, it is safe to link to these types of adult content websites.
What I find more amusing is how it only took you 5 minutes to find it. Now I have a picture in my head of you, at your computer, with thousands of sex toy resources at your fingertips. If you were a superhero, that could be your superpower. 😃
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### Author:  [@Mauvaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mauvaise)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2001, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-real-sex-glass-dildos-and-desperation/67547/10 "2001-06-04T19:56:51Z")
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> \*Originally posted by pepperlandgirl \*
> \*\*Thank you for finding it for me!
> Of course, there is no way I could afford 356.95 for a dildo. Oh well, maybe if I start saving now…
> 😉 \*\*
Well, you are getting married soon, maybe it’s not too late for you to register there 😉
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### Author:  [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2001, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-real-sex-glass-dildos-and-desperation/67547/11 "2001-06-04T19:58:32Z")
1. I saw this segment – the first time I’ve seen **Real Sex** on HBO.
2. As a long time Pyrex worker (home lab as a kid and then as a professional optics guy) my immediate thought when they talk about “getting the glass hot” was **OUCH!** I’ve been burned often enough with hot-enough-to-melt labware (and recall those scenes with the oxy-acetylene torch – or whatever it was) to think only about painful blisters. I know, of course, that they mean “heating it up in a bowl of warm water”, but I still can’t get the image out of my mind.
3. Both Pepper Mill and I still cringe at the thought of putting glassware near our sensitive regions. Yeah, I know it’s supposed to be tough and resilent, and thick (and it’s worked in a molten form, not “carved”, as they clearly showed), but I still don’t trust it. I remember the horror stories about glass rods used for extracting information.
4. After we watched the show, Pepper suddenly wasn’t so tired anymore (even though it was late at night, after a whole day of watching MilliCal), and we had a most satisfactory evening. We’re going to have to watch this show again sometime.
5. The previous segment was on “underwater sex videos”. They talked about Underwater Bondage. I just want to go on record to say that, no matter how you get your kicks, “underwater bondage” doesn’t sound like a REALLY good idea.
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### Author:  [@Grok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grok)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2001, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-real-sex-glass-dildos-and-desperation/67547/12 "2001-06-04T20:45:59Z")
Huh. Seems like a lot of the toys out there were made via a sub-contract with Black & Decker…
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### Author:  [@MagicalSilverKey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicalSilverKey)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2001, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-real-sex-glass-dildos-and-desperation/67547/13 "2001-06-04T21:01:31Z")
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> \*Originally posted by Arden Ranger \*
> \*\*Apparently it is the company that makes them, but…
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> Oh, my lord…
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> > WITH PROPER CARE THESE PRODUCTS CAN LAST FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS
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> Interesting family heirloom, don’t ya think? \*\*
Can imagine bringing one of THOSE to Antiques Roadshow a hundred years from now?? LMAO
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### Author:  [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2001, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-real-sex-glass-dildos-and-desperation/67547/14 "2001-06-04T21:11:03Z")
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> \*Originally posted by Dr. Lao \*
> \*\*If you were a superhero, that could be your superpower. 😃 \*\*
Yes, but what would be my superhero name? 😃
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> Can imagine bringing one of THOSE to Antiques Roadshow a hundred years from now?? LMAO
“Where did you say you found this?”
“Well, ya see… it was in my great great-grandmother’s personal effects and no one could figure out what it was, so we just kept in a box in the attic.”
“Hmm…”
“What is it?”
“Well, um… er… I’ll give you $5,000 for it right now. If it works. Excuse me. I’ll go test it right now…”
:: scurries off with The Clingon towards the bathrooms ::
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### Author:  [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2001, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-real-sex-glass-dildos-and-desperation/67547/15 "2001-06-04T21:39:55Z")
[QUOTE]
\*Originally posted by Arden Ranger \*
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> \*Originally posted by Dr. Lao \*
> \*\*If you were a superhero, that could be your superpower. 😃 \*\*
Yes, but what would be my superhero name? 😃
How about “Dr. Dildo”? With your super-vehicle, the Silver Slurper, you ride the Web searching out signs of your nemesis, The Sandpaper Cylinder.
Your secret identity: Seka Glassrod.
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### Author:  [@Azura\_Borealis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azura_Borealis)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2001, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-real-sex-glass-dildos-and-desperation/67547/16 "2001-06-04T22:39:08Z")
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> \*Originally posted by pepperlandgirl \*
> \*\*Thank you for finding it for me!
> Of course, there is no way I could afford 356.95 for a dildo. Oh well, maybe if I start saving now…
> 😉
> \*\*
Try the
[Acrylic](http://www.blowfish.com/catalog/toys/inner_space_dildos.html)equivalent of similar toys or the Least Expensive $40 [Cleopatra’s Secret Jewel of the Nile](https://www.bncs-toyland.com/dildo/dil-pages/dil_pic-1d.htm)
Which I highly recommend if you can settle for a slightly less expensive material that will take a hell of alot more beating, than the glass version. 😃
Not that you’ll be driving in nails with it, but if you were ever at a loss for a hammer, i’m sure this might come in handy too, heh.
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### Author:  [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2001, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-real-sex-glass-dildos-and-desperation/67547/17 "2001-06-04T22:49:36Z")
Hahahaha!!
These get better and better.
Hey, **pepperlandgirl**. The ones from **Azura** ’s link can have a display stand. 😃
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### Author:  [@Azura\_Borealis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azura_Borealis)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2001, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-real-sex-glass-dildos-and-desperation/67547/18 "2001-06-04T23:11:51Z")
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> \*Originally posted by Arden Ranger \*
> \*\*Hahahaha!!
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> These get better and better.
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> Hey, **pepperlandgirl**. The ones from **Azura** ’s link can have a display stand. 😃 \*\*
Nice to see you checkin out the links for accuracy. tee hee.
Actually, I guess they think that by perching it on your nightstand on it’s own little stand - as a decorative figurine it’s supposed to somehow BLATENTLY Cammouflage
the sucker.
Dunno bout you, but if I were going to have shoved, or personally shove an inanimate object into my most delicate of regions… I certainly would rather it not be GLASS!!!
The huge difference in price alone is enough to make that decision for me, without needing the common sense to know you don’t put breakable objects where the sun don’t shine.
Check the world’s biggest online auction site (BTW - what is the legality of mentioning Company names on SDMB? - I’ve been trying to avoid to because I’m not too sure) I have actually seen these sold there… New of course. At least I’d hope :eek:
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### Author:  [@Chickenhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chickenhead)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2001, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-real-sex-glass-dildos-and-desperation/67547/19 "2001-06-04T23:31:37Z")
“Excuse me, Murano inhabitant, how make you your living?”
“I blow dildos.”
“:eek:”
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### Author:  [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2001, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-real-sex-glass-dildos-and-desperation/67547/20 "2001-06-05T02:58:18Z")
Note: The following is true and not satire or fiction.
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As a collector and sometime dealer of antiques, I've
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seen an amazing amount of dildos. I’ve seen 'em in ivory, wood, and all kinds of stone. Ancient Chinese dildos seem
to be the most numerous. At times, it seems that certain craftsmen must have dedicated their whole lives to the making of penises.
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