My Friend P and I often have what many consider to be TMI [Too Much Information] discussions. After all, P is not Special F, but being the off-the-ball individuals that we are, we have no qualms about talking about most things - minus the personal intimate details - when it comes to good old sex.

So, I was sharing with P how Special F stopped at the gas station the other day, without me in tow, and on going inside to purchase a snack, one of the attendants inside came running up to him with a huge grin on her face. She said: "Hi, I have something that I think you should try." She went behind the counter, stretched up to the condom section and pulled down a sample condom in a red box marked 'Vibrating Ring'. She gave it to him for free. [We will get back to her in a moment.]

Well, there are some of you out there who are saying 'Please! We all know about that ring already.' Well, goodie for you! For Special F and me, this was new territory since we are not into toys for sex anyway.

Flexible plastic

But back to this vibrating ring. I really ought to have tried it before writing this column, but drats, I didn't! [TMI]. Just imagine, though, some idler has created a ring made of flexible plastic to fit over the condom that is over the penis and at the base of the ring is a small, electronic vibrating cylinder with a switch that, when turned on, causes the entire ring to vibrate.

You know, God must be looking down and wondering to Himself, What the heck do I do with these people? I design them with the proper equipment and now they want to do other things.

The things that man will do - but then again, it is probably just a marketing gimmick to get people to buy more condoms, right? Who knows!

Back to the woman at the gas station. What was she up to? You know, I need to go by there and check her out. Hmm! I think not. After all, she was looking out for my interest when she offered Special F the freebie, right? Hmmmm again.

The moral of the story: Gas stations must start sticking to their core business. Sell gas! And if you do go to a gas station, then you stick to your core business. Buy gas! Oh no, there is no pun intended with stick or I would have said something like shaking stick.

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