# I'm getting myself a toy! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 26, 2005, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-myself-a-toy/314269 "2005-07-26T18:17:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NinjaChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2005, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-myself-a-toy/314269/1 "2005-07-26T18:17:55Z")
And an expensive one, too: barring the money I’ve spent on school, this is the most expensive thing I’ve paid for entirely on my own thus far. I’m not quite sure where all you can buy one in a store, but apparently it would be about $300. I found one on Ebay for $99 plus five bucks shipping. I should be getting it in a few days, and I’m very excited. It’s got more than my current 256mb! It’s got an FM transmitter so you can play it through your car’s radio without an adapter! It’s wi-fi capable, so you can download music directly, sync it wirelessly, and use it as a hotspot finder without getting your laptop! I’m kinda giddy. It’s cool, I didn’t expect to win the auction, and I just made a Reasonably Big Purchase, after Thinking it Out, like a Real Live Grown-Up Person Does. ---
**Author:** ![JackaRoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5e925/32.png) [@JackaRoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackaRoe)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2005, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-myself-a-toy/314269/2 "2005-07-26T19:45:27Z")
Sounds like something I have been waiting for, all features in a self contained box. Let me know how you like it. How is the user interface? How long does tha battery last? P.S. For $99.00 that is an unbelievable deal. ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2005, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-myself-a-toy/314269/3 "2005-07-26T22:00:27Z")
[eyes closed, fingers crossed] Please let this thread be about vibrators, please let this thread be about vibrators, please let this thread be about vibrators [/eyes closed, fingers crossed] Damn. ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2005, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-myself-a-toy/314269/4 "2005-07-26T22:09:09Z")
Fingers crossed the EBAY seller is fully legit. If it had a way to connect and post to straight dope included I’d buy one. **MaxTheVool** maybe it has a vibrate function 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Ol\_Gaffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Ol\_Gaffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ol_Gaffer)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2005, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-myself-a-toy/314269/5 "2005-07-26T22:25:19Z")
Hey **Max** , maybe you can turn the bass up to 11. ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2005, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-myself-a-toy/314269/6 "2005-07-26T22:27:22Z")
> [@MaxTheVool](#): > > [eyes closed, fingers crossed] > Please let this thread be about vibrators, please let this thread be about vibrators, please let this thread be about vibrators > [/eyes closed, fingers crossed] > > Damn. We could hijack it and make it about vibrators…watch, like this: So how **is** the “user interface”?? I see it has a “hotspot detector”, I bet that’s exciting… “Self contained box” indeed! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Weird\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2005, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-myself-a-toy/314269/7 "2005-07-26T22:32:06Z")
She’s already “very excited.” ---
**Author:** ![NinjaChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2005, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-myself-a-toy/314269/8 "2005-07-26T23:44:47Z")
…How did this happen to my thread? ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2005, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-myself-a-toy/314269/9 "2005-07-26T23:56:14Z")
> [@NinjaChick](#): > > …How did this happen to my thread? This is the dope… how can you be surprised at what, err, ensued? ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-myself-a-toy/314269/10 "2005-07-27T00:35:58Z")
I hope the FM transmitter works better than others I’ve seen. I prefer the old “use the tape deck adapter and plug it in” method, myself. Otherwise, it looks cool. ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-myself-a-toy/314269/11 "2005-07-27T06:36:25Z")
> [@MaxTheVool](#): > > [eyes closed, fingers crossed] > Please let this thread be about vibrators, please let this thread be about vibrators, please let this thread be about vibrators > [/eyes closed, fingers crossed] > > Damn. And here I was, looking at the thread title, thinking, “Oh, god, will her parents see this? Please let it not be about vibrators…” Whew. (And congratulations on the purchase!) ---
**Author:** ![NinjaChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-myself-a-toy/314269/12 "2005-07-27T13:41:54Z")
Clearly, the majority of you are not geeky enough. Both my father and my older sister are engineers, gadgetfreaks, and spacegeeks. Therefore, I was raised with ‘toy’ generally meaning something from Radio Shack or CompUSA. Note to self: think before giving threads titles… ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-myself-a-toy/314269/13 "2005-07-27T13:58:35Z")
This thread brings back pleasent memories of Jr High. The math teacher had some kind of plastic objects to demostrate geometric shapes, which ensued the following conversation: “Mrs. \ has some new toys!” “Yeah, your finger!” “Your TONGUE!!!” Good times, good times… ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-myself-a-toy/314269/14 "2005-07-27T22:20:49Z")
> [@](#): > > Clearly, the majority of you are not geeky enough. Both my father and my older sister are engineers, gadgetfreaks, and spacegeeks. Therefore, I was raised with ‘toy’ generally meaning something from Radio Shack or CompUSA. Oh, certainly. But what kind of geek are you if you can’t make a vibrator from parts bought at Radio Shack? ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-myself-a-toy/314269/15 "2005-07-28T00:36:23Z")
> [@NinjaChick](#): > > Clearly, the majority of you are not geeky enough. Both my father and my older sister are engineers, gadgetfreaks, and spacegeeks. Therefore, I was raised with ‘toy’ generally meaning something from Radio Shack or CompUSA. Spacegeeks? As in, astronomy? Or the space program? How cool… However, it’s been my experience that geeky people are even MORE likely to attempt to bring sex into any conversation… ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-myself-a-toy/314269/16 "2005-07-28T03:19:23Z")
> [@NinjaChick](#): > > …How did this happen to my thread? I’m not sure. But even I figured it was going to be about an ice blue jelly dong, too.