# Love Cuffs? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 4, 2008, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-cuffs/436185 "2008-02-04T05:54:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2008, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-cuffs/436185/1 "2008-02-04T05:54:46Z")
I found this thing in my local discount store. I have never posted with a link to a picture before; hence, I’m going to have to postphone the long-awaited joy of having it just say “linky”. But here goes. [![](https://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj107/quorumangelorum/lovecuffs.jpg) ](https://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj107/quorumangelorum/lovecuffs.jpg) And a closer view of the upper-left-hand corner. Yes, I had to augment it with my paint program because my scanner sucks, but I swear I didn’t change anything: [![](https://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj107/quorumangelorum/lovecuffsdetail.jpg) ](https://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj107/quorumangelorum/lovecuffsdetail.jpg) And now I say, **WTF?** ---
**Author:** ![bufftabby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/77aa72/32.png) [@bufftabby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bufftabby)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2008, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-cuffs/436185/2 "2008-02-04T06:06:51Z")
My, kids _are_ growing up faster these days. ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2008, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-cuffs/436185/3 "2008-02-04T06:15:31Z")
So I was going to chide you for being closed minded, and then I saw the second picture. :eek: Do I want to know what use the makers of that intend? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Rosewater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@Mr.Rosewater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Rosewater)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2008, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-cuffs/436185/4 "2008-02-04T06:16:30Z")
To get it to just say “linky” you should do this {url= website]linky All the brackets should be this kind –\> where website in this case would be [http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/...m/lovecuffs.jpg](http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/...m/lovecuffs.jpg) so it comes out like this. [linky](http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/...m/lovecuffs.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2008, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-cuffs/436185/5 "2008-02-04T06:18:08Z")
That’s not all that helpful. 😛 Do [url=http://www.example.com]linky, only lose the space before “url” ETA: Well, it wasn’t helpful when I replied. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Rosewater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@Mr.Rosewater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Rosewater)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2008, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-cuffs/436185/6 "2008-02-04T06:21:07Z")
[QUOTE=Rysto] ETA: Well, it wasn’t helpful when I replied. [/QUOTE] I didn’t realize typing “website” woould still link to the website. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2008, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-cuffs/436185/7 "2008-02-04T06:51:02Z")
My cherished dream at last shall come true! Can’t wait til I find some other incomprehensible item from the mysterious East, or else take pictures of my cat. BTW, the white lettering below “Love Cuffs” says, “Celebrate in style” and in the lower righthand corner it (inevitably) says, “WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - Small parts. Not for children under 3 years”. No, not for children under 3 years, not at all. But I would think those LARGE PARTS would present more of a choking hazard. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2008, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-cuffs/436185/8 "2008-02-04T08:23:48Z")
[QUOTE=brujaja] “WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD…” [/QUOTE] I thought that was the safety warning on the companion product - **My Little Ball Gag™** ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2008, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-cuffs/436185/9 "2008-02-04T09:05:47Z")
[QUOTE=Mangetout] I thought that was the safety warning on the companion product - **My Little Ball Gag™** [/QUOTE] SHAME on you! Sicko! My Little Ball Gag is not for children under six, MINIMUM. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2008, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-cuffs/436185/10 "2008-02-04T09:47:27Z")
You’re right - I was conflating it with _ **My First Butt Plug™** _ ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2008, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-cuffs/436185/11 "2008-02-04T10:13:30Z")
What a great gift idea for the child with a Lolita Bed. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2008, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-cuffs/436185/12 "2008-02-04T10:51:00Z")
[QUOTE=Mangetout] You’re right - I was conflating it with _ **My First Butt Plug™** _ [/QUOTE] [A special one for the religious.](http://www.divine-interventions.com/baby.php) :o (NSFW) ---
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2008, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-cuffs/436185/13 "2008-02-04T13:54:03Z")
I saw those at my local Drug Mart, hanging right next to all the other “classroom Valentine” gift packs, and I dragged my daughter (25…no children were warped) over to take a look. She agreed with me that it is just WRONG! I never thought to take a picture, though…good job! ---
**Author:** ![A\_Priori\_Tea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3bc359/32.png) [@A\_Priori\_Tea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Priori_Tea)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2008, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-cuffs/436185/14 "2008-02-04T14:43:30Z")
[QUOTE=Mangetout] You’re right - I was conflating it with _ **My First Butt Plug™** _ [/QUOTE] See, you think you’re kidding, but you’re wrong. 😃 http: // www. sextoyparty .com / humyfibuplpi.html ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2008, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-cuffs/436185/15 "2008-02-04T20:01:01Z")
Goes right along with the [Hello Kitty vibrator](http://www.amazon.com/HELLO-KITTY-Pink-Personal-Massager/dp/B000XJJOSW/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=hpc&qid=1202155182&sr=8-1). ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2008, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-cuffs/436185/16 "2008-02-04T20:19:59Z")
Which is even better after hitting [this](http://www.two-twenty.net/archives/000285.html). ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2008, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-cuffs/436185/17 "2008-02-04T21:05:07Z")
[QUOTE=A Priori Tea] See, you think you’re kidding, but you’re wrong. 😃 http: // www. sextoyparty .com / humyfibuplpi.html [/QUOTE] I dated a girl that had a “My First Vibrator.” Same company and styling on the package, but for the front end, not the back. Ironically enough, she also had a fake Hello Kitty vibrator. Rather than being real Hello Kitty on a “personal massager,” it was an actual vibe (and marketed as such,) and made to look like it was officially Hello Kitty, but it wasn’t. ETA: After ten second of searching, [here it is](http://www.sextoyparty.com/v13388.html) (the first vibe, not the fake Hello Kitty one.) ---
**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2008, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-cuffs/436185/18 "2008-02-05T08:09:16Z")
[QUOTE=Mr. Rosewater] To get it to just say “linky” you should do this {url= website]linky All the brackets should be this kind –\> where website in this case would be [http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/...m/lovecuffs.jpg](http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/...m/lovecuffs.jpg) so it comes out like this. [linky](http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/...m/lovecuffs.jpg) [/QUOTE] Dang! I, like, completely missed my chance to say God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater. I’ve been waiting a few decades for an opportunity to say that. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2008, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-cuffs/436185/19 "2008-02-05T20:20:20Z")
Fur-lined, or padded cuffs are for wimpy posers. Also, those types of cuffs tend to be shoddily consrtucted; they fall apart quickly and are easy to escape from. True bondage afficianados go for cold-hard steel cuffs. ---
**Author:** ![thirdname](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2008, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-cuffs/436185/20 "2008-02-05T21:02:08Z")
[QUOTE=The New and Improved Superman] Fur-lined, or padded cuffs are for wimpy posers. Also, those types of cuffs tend to be shoddily consrtucted; they fall apart quickly and are easy to escape from. True bondage afficianados go for cold-hard steel cuffs. [/QUOTE] No, they don’t. You have to have some sort of padding so you don’t injure yourself if you struggle. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-cuffs/436185.md?page=2)