she has a hideous lounging outfit whose primary function is surely that of a contraception.

Hah! Looks like they recycled the curtains from one of the houses we lived in in the 70s.

Robyn, where can I get one of those Oprah outfits?

A sewing machine – $100 off Trademe
Discount fabric – $20 Spotlight
A hard night on the Absinthe – $50 Liquorland
A spot on Oprah's best-dressed list – Priceless

Robyn, where can I get one of those Oprah outfits?

Oprah links to Amazon.com. Personally, I'm waiting till Farmers do a knock-off.

Unfortunately the shop was closed when I wandered past, so I never found out…

Tell me that wasn't intentional, Craig.

I could but that would be an not-so-little off-white lie. I noticed it, but then thought "forget it, good taste has already run screaming from the building".

tight-fisted ... onanists

Tell me that wasn't intentional, Craig.

(What do you get a tight-fisted onanist? Some sort of soothing cream for the rubbed-raw bits, I guess)

To steal from The Hater, is it Oprah's favourite thing or a clear sign of clinical depression?

I was briefly interested in O's Guide to Life, but it turned out to not be the O I was thinking of.

As part of her recent "Oprah's Favourite Things" special, she has a hideous lounging outfit whose primary function is surely that of a contraception.

To steal from The Hater, is it Oprah's favourite thing or a clear sign of clinical depression?

This thread has become fascinating on so many levels, and I jsut want to say a great big HI! to those hundreds of lurkers I know are watching at the moment.

I just went to the supermarket, and the hand-mixer attachments looked a bit dodgy. I blame this thread. And…

And you just know it was invented by a man

Come on now, you know testing is part of development. I'm sure there were a lot of women who worked hard perfecting this device. About as hard as the aforementioned husbands.

I was wondering how this thread could be Godwinned. In this case, it seems that Godwin himself is to blame, just for having a theory. I blame Hitler for Godwin, and all that mention Godwin are just like Hitler.

Excuse me while I take my vibe-o-corn to church.

Should put a bit of feeling into those 'hallelujiahs!'s, anyway.

a hideous lounging outfit

is Obama the one on the right?

You know who else likes ugly clothes you can order off the internet?

I always feel as though the answer to a rhetorical interweb question like that is going to be a triumphant 'Hitler!' (And actually, having looked at the outfit, perhaps I'm not far off. Shudder.)

I haven't looked…

That is some bilious fashion indeed. I'll stick with my velour J Lo lounging apparel look.

As part of her recent "Oprah's Favourite Things" special, she has a hideous lounging outfit whose primary function is surely that of a contraception.

Just to add insult to injury, the old lady minding the counter looked like she'd just come from a parish coffee morning

A very dear friend of mine, while in Blenheim:

But you know how small second hand bookshops run by grandmotherly old ladies always have the small dirty book…

Just to make things super-freaky it was all meticulously bagged and organised by condition, title, year, special interest (if applicable) etc. Like a comic book convention for tight-fisted (or nostalgic) onanists.

I think that's to discourage excessive browsing, which seems to be a 'one guy at a time' job, and…

In Big Time Tom Waits tells a story about a shop selling "used erotica".

OMG... I've got this psycho-physical disability where I can't walk past an unfamiliar bookshop, and last time I was in Oz discovered this charming book exchange where about 75% of the stock was 'pre-owned adult entertainment'.…

I'm a prostitute robot from the future!

And you could probably wear a floor length caftan or waltz length lounger from First Lady fashion while you are browsin the catalogues.

I don't think I'll be picking up any antique sex toys on E-Bay.

In Big Time Tom Waits tells a story about a shop selling "used erotica". You can imagine his tone as he says something along the lines of: "Now, certain questions come to mind here...."

I've learnt so much (particularly from Rob Stowell's link)!

The Hamilton Beach vibrator looks awesome --

Indeedy on both scores – though I don't think I'll be picking up any antique sex toys on E-Bay. I can just picture how fraught it would be explaining to David that I brought…

What a knowledgeable bunch you are on the subject of vibrators — I've learnt so much (particularly from Rob Stowell's link)!

The Hamilton Beach vibrator looks awesome — like a prop from the Flash Gordon movie. Did they do one that made milkshakes too?

And thanks for posting the video clip from John Safran, Graeme. It sums up the whole…

It looks painful.

And it sounds like the bastard child of a Dalek and a food processor full of gravel. (Don't ask...) This is supposed to be calming?

I wonder what I did to get off their mailing list?

is it wrong to actually want The Politically Incorrect Dalai Lama calendar

if it's wrong, then i am so wrong. i want it.

as for "face massagers" – i noticed those in the 80s as a teenager, and in the 90s too ... not sure if i've seen them in…

Try fitting this weapon of mass... distraction (link SFW) into your purse

I don't want that anywhere near any part of my body. It looks painful.

Excuse me while I take my vibe-o-corn to church.

Try fitting this weapon of mass... distraction (link SFW) into your purse, let alone cranking it up for a bit of 'personal massage' during the homily. Sorry, folks, but I now have a Christmas New Rule: Anything that vibrates on Christmas morning…

On display was a number of vibrators – including one that looked like a cob of corn (!). The chemist was trying very hard to promote them as personal…

Thank you for confirming that I'm not a hallucingating perv – on this count. :)

Sue asked:

is it wrong to actually want The Politically Incorrect Dalai Lama calendar

You asking someone who treats himself to a Nuns Having Fun calendar every Christmas? (Relax folks -…

They were still pushing that particular 'face massager' in the early-mid 1990s when I was in Auckland.

(odd memory from the 90s: whatsisname and I scanned the ad and put it online one time – maybe to show the kids on talk.bizarre? I forget – and when my mother and I lunched at the Shiny New Internet Cafe near Kirks I bought some…

Was it the Innovations catalogue that one had a charming photo smoothing away those irritating cheek cramps with a 'personal massage…

Read the Dalai Lama's hilarious and seldom-reported edicts against contraception, homosexuality, and women's rights.

Well at least we have John Safran:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igIBSeaJ9YI
From John Safran vs God

Certainly killed my Christmas…