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It seems we are far from achieving the ultimate in these useful devices.
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They seem to be lacking in at least the following areas:
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1) Shape. They seem to be designed for internal use, although I believe
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they are rarely used that way. Also, surely there should be 'his' and
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'hers' versions?
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2) Texture. Plastic is hardly the ideal. What about rubber? leather?
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latex? Interchangeable shells?
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3) Control. The mains versions (far better than the battery versions, by
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the way) seem to have at most two speeds. We need a variety of speeds
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and of degree of vibration.
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4) Advanced features. What about a pre-programmable cycle of movement
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(fast, slow, fast, slow)? Remote control? RS-232 interface?
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This is an important subject. Although not widely discussed, there is
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an enormous penetration (excuse the awful pun!) of vibrators among the
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population (26% of respondents according to the 1981 Cosmo Report).
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It is probably quite a large industry, if not a well publicised one.
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Yet there is a lot of scope for improvements.
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Comments? Recommendations?
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Dear Peter,
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To tell you the truth, I've never used a vibrator, so my
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experience is very limited. I'm not sure how many men use them
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regularly or intermittently. I would agree, though, that the range of
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products available seems to be quite limited. But that sounds like a
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*great* business opportunity!
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Jo
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Dear Peter,
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Funny you should bring this up! I was at a national conference on
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Human Sexuality (actually, it was the Mensa SEXYG gathering) in San
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Francisco, last November, and one of the "hand-outs" was a catalogue
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put out by a company called Good Vibrations (local to the Bay Area). I
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couldn't believe the variety!: his, hers, his&hers, his&his,
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hers&hers, etc. Every conceivable size, shape, texture, color, etc.
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seemed to be represented in their catalogue.
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Unfortunately, I've managed to misplace the catalogue (or else, it was
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"borrowed" and misplaced by someone else! <grin!>), so I don't have an
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address, but I'll look around for it!
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<hugs!>
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Lana
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'v actually been to Good Vibrations, although I did not see the catalog.
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They are here in S.F. and run by a very nice lady. They even have a 'try
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out room'!
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They also have some antique vibrators on show, believe it or not!
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But nothing I saw came near to the ideas I mentioned in out comes the drafting equipment again....oh dear...>>>
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book/
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Cindi,
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Do I feel a draft?
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Sue
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And it's...
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what are we fightin't ask...doesn't matter to me...
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Next stop it's Tripoli...
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oh...not THAT kind of draft, eh?
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dearheart,
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if she succeeds, you may feel a lot more than that! <giggle>
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....paula
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Dearest Jo,
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Hmmmmm...well, let's find someone with the manufacturing "know-how" and
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do it! <grin>
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Seriously, it seems there should be some way to incorporate
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microprocessor technology into these things! If one can have a
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programmable handheld calculator, why not a programmable vibrator?
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(oh geeze...what's happening to Paula's poor little mind!)
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love and giggles,
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....paula
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Now I know what people mean when they prefix their messages with
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"Hmmmmmmm". It is a buzzing sound! Maybe we should put it in the index
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in DL8. [!!] Peter
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Paula
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I am sure it is possible. After all, they are using microprocessors to
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return mobility to those with nerve damage that prevented them from
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using perfectly healthy limbs.
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Huggz.....Karena
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A Note for the DL:
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Good Vibrations
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3492 22nd Street (at Dolores)
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San Francisco, CA 94110
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Send $1 for catalog
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Open Mon-Sat 12 to 6
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(415) 550 7399
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