# I got an add for a vibrator! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 16, 2002, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-an-add-for-a-vibrator/114305 "2002-06-16T04:07:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2002, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-an-add-for-a-vibrator/114305/1 "2002-06-16T04:07:31Z")
Today, I received one of those “Great Gift Ideas” -type catalogs. In amongst all of the usual crap (ultrasonic pest repellers, lawn ornaments, kitchen gadgets, etc) I found a “vibrating neck massager.” It is suspiciously bullet-shaped, operates on 2 C batteries (not included), and comes in 7-inch, 10-inch, and 12-inch sizes. I couldn’t believe it! They’re cheaper than I would have imagined: the 12-incher only costs $5.99 ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2002, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-an-add-for-a-vibrator/114305/2 "2002-06-16T04:21:00Z")
Um, are you a MAN? ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2002, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-an-add-for-a-vibrator/114305/3 "2002-06-16T04:23:36Z")
Oh, NECK vibrator… carry on 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Wikkit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2002, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-an-add-for-a-vibrator/114305/4 "2002-06-16T06:18:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by LolaCocaCola \* > \*\*Um, are you a MAN? \*\* \ That’s what I would have asked a few months ago. An obviously phallic 12 inch one would still be over the top, but a little silver vibrating bullet has a million and one amazing uses. \ I laready regret posting it. Oh well, most of my bad-TMI posts were lost, might as well have one. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2002, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-an-add-for-a-vibrator/114305/5 "2002-06-16T07:52:45Z")
Heh. There are a couple of those here: [http://www.opalcat.com/snakeoil.html](http://www.opalcat.com/snakeoil.html) ---
**Author:** ![Billdo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/billdo/32/315_2.png) [@Billdo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billdo)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2002, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-an-add-for-a-vibrator/114305/6 "2002-06-16T13:25:02Z")
OpalCat, I thought you were going to save diceman some money by referring him here: [http://fathom.org/opalcat/vibrator.html](http://fathom.org/opalcat/vibrator.html) ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2002, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-an-add-for-a-vibrator/114305/7 "2002-06-16T14:03:11Z")
Heh. Well there’s that, too. Man, time to do some serious overhaul on the graphics on that page. Ack!! ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2002, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-an-add-for-a-vibrator/114305/8 "2002-06-16T15:22:05Z")
Wait, what were you adding to the vibrator? ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2002, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-an-add-for-a-vibrator/114305/9 "2002-06-16T16:33:04Z")
Err… OK, I can see that my OP might be mis-read. I’m not planning on getting one of them or anything :o I’m surprised that they could get away with advertizing a sex toy in a junk-mail catalog.