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The most popular, in-demand massager-of-the-moment? A cute pink rubber vibrating hippo. Place him on your shoulder and he'll quiver with excitement. I almost bought one for a friend, but then decided against it because he can be easily mistaken for a sex toy with a butt and a face.
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Posted by: Mike | July 27, 2007 at 06:04 PM
Hmm, would that be a sex toy for men or women? Can't tell from the profile view... yes, i do need to get out more.
Posted by: WordsnCollision | July 28, 2007 at 09:56 AM
My wife, who is actually not a cretin, bought one of these during our trip to Japan a couple months ago. Hers is green it currently lives on the side of our bathtub, because it's waterproof and makes cool ripples as it floats in bathwater. Tokyu Hands (j'adore!) had a wall-display of them in a wide variety of colors. It was at once one of the cutest and most disturbing things I've seen.
Posted by: Jarrett | July 28, 2007 at 08:42 PM