dbigtex56 Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 February 14, 2008:(AP) A federal appeals court has overturned a statute outlawing sex toy sales in Texas, one of the last states - all in the South - to retain such a ban. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Texas law making it illegal to sell or promote obscene devices, punishable by as many as two years in jail, violated the right to privacy guaranteed by the 14th Amendment. Link to article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memebag Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Yay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 OK, kids. Let's keep this thread clean and the discussion intelligent or it'll slam closed faster than my prom date's knees at the after party.Crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark F. Barnes Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Hell I never knew they were outlawed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memebag Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Hell I never knew they were outlawedI didn't, either, until I went shopping for one. I was told the ban only applied to sex toys that looked like real men's thingies (trying not to close the thread). They can look like smooth tubes, ears of corn, any of that, but if they look realistic they can't be sold in Texas. I thought that was the dumbest thing I'd ever heard. They sell inflatable women that have realistic everything, but a realistic man thingy is a threat to society. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark F. Barnes Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Ears of Corn?!!!! That must be a midwest thing, Heart of the Bible Belt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memebag Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Ears of Corn?!!!! That must be a midwest thing, Heart of the Bible Belt.Here's a photo of one. I kid you not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark F. Barnes Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Careful I hear the prom queen slamming her knees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 For the sake of the thread, I refrained from saying anything.All I can say is that this will make a better variety of presents I can give to friends.<zips mouth shut> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HtownWxBoy Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 WOO HOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I didn't, either, until I went shopping for one. I was told the ban only applied to sex toys that looked like real men's thingies (trying not to close the thread). They can look like smooth tubes, ears of corn, any of that, but if they look realistic they can't be sold in Texas. I thought that was the dumbest thing I'd ever heard. They sell inflatable women that have realistic everything, but a realistic man thingy is a threat to society. Social Conservatives who make these laws are so silly... I feel bad for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 WOO HOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Social Conservatives who make these laws are so silly... I feel bad for them. Also considering some I know of, they are usually the biggest buyers. <cough><cough> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HtownWxBoy Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Also considering some I know of, they are usually the biggest buyers. <cough><cough> Yup... why they feel they need to be hypocrites is beyond me... I guess they don't want to anger "THE CHURCH!". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeebus Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Hell I never knew they were outlawedSame here. Of course, I can't say I ever went shopping for one either.Here's a photo of one. I kid you not.How phallically Star Wars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 LOL. Believe me, I have inside stuff on a few politicians and have "arranged" things. They are not fond of the dance they have to do because of "most" of the positions they have, so they compromise themselves. Whether they are making a deal with the devil or not is up to you to decide. I just know what happens behind the scenes at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryanS Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 ...good to know that I no longer have to cross state lines... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Yup... why they feel they need to be hypocrites is beyond me... I guess they don't want to anger "THE CHURCH!". Which church? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HtownWxBoy Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 ...good to know that I no longer have to cross state lines... Right, I was getting tired of driving to Louisiana every week for supplies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalparadise Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 You could always buy whatever you wanted just by asking the clerk for access to merchandise behind the counter, or in the back room. The rule was that things weren't supposed to look like real genitals. I had to do the "behind the counter" thing once when I bought a life-sized rubber fist to make a trophy, though. When I asked if they had one, I was told it was illegal, because it looked like a real body part. So, I guess the law wasn't limited to just genitals. After about two minutes convincing the clerk I wasn't a cop, he went in the back and brought me my fist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HtownWxBoy Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Which church? THE church! ha ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Right, I was getting tired of driving to Louisiana every week for supplies. ??? Do you wear them down that quickly or something? Gotta buy better quality. I had to do the "behind the counter" thing once when I bought a life-sized rubber fist to make a trophy, though. We believe you. Really. With all my heart. all 2CM of it... not including the cholesterol part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 When I lived in Dallas DPD was arresting clerks in adult bookstores for selling these thangs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 I just know what happens behind the scenes at times.behind something alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Which church?The Church of the Poisoned Mindhit it DJ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 The Church of the Poisoned Mindhit it DJ!Kickin' song!Pity it's technically an "oldie" now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HtownWxBoy Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 ??? Do you wear them down that quickly or something? Gotta buy better quality. No, just get bored too easily w/ what I got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 No, just get bored too easily w/ what I got. I don't know why, but that scene in one of the "Naked Gun" movies in the Adult bookstore comes to mind. If you remember that scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchtastic Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 I had the great fortune of a bored-housewife friend who, after Mary Kay and Pampered Chef failed, turned to one of those outfits that does toys and lingerie and other items. There are 2 different catalogs--one for the bachelorette parties and, well, the other one. In an effort to help out my friend, I have quite the stash of, um, items, that are usually found behind the counter only. Yay! My friend and her effort to make a buck, not so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 I have quite the stash of, um, items, that are usually found behind the counter only. not more sausage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchtastic Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 not more sausage. I ain't never seen no sausages shaped quite like these things. Or trophy fists, for that matter. Must stop. Can't get busted. I have a reputation to uphold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webdude Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Didn't even know there was such stupid ban in the first place. What kind of idiots would want to encourage such a ban in the first place?Never mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.