8C SEX ON THE HILL
THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII KANSAS
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2006
Sex toys offer a variety of ways to hit the spot
BY ALISON CUMBOW
Being bombarded with a vibrating sex toy and a lubricant that smells like strawberries can be overwhelming for first timers walking into a store solely dedicated to sex. Naughty but Nice, 1741 Massachusetts St., is one of two novelty stores in Lawrence, where you can find hot items for love making sessions.
Robert Osburn, store manager of Naughty but Nice, is the person who helps these first timers as well as more experienced customers discover the products that can aid their sexual needs and stimulate their sexual appetites.
really kills my video business. With the ever-growing number of porn sites, it's hard to compete."
Osburn said young men have evolved in their taste, moving from videos with young women to videos that feature older women.
Vibrators are another curious item. And when shopping for one, always remember to go waterproof.
"I sell the most videos with good-looking mom types," Osburn said. "But the Internet
There are three main categories of customers for vibrators: college girls, middle-aged women and the experienced. What helped make the "rabbit" famous, and while "Sex and the City" does a good job keeping us all entertained, Osburn quickly rebuted the two-part vibrator.
the most power, a soft feel, cleans well and most importantly, gets the job done.
"It's not the best," he said. "I sell one that's much better than it; but it's more expensive."
It has a rotating head, and beads meant to hit the G-spot dead on.
Customers will also find something called Bullets, which look like two capsules in plastic casing. They are the newest craze for young to elderly female customers. These toys vibrate and have a cold sensation.
A hot seller on the wall, known as the 'Jelly Caribbean 4', comes in various colors and is the most popular among college girls. Notably, it claims to have
The wall of vibrators at Naughty but Nice, one of Lawrence's two novelty shops, beckons potential customers looking to expand their sexual horizons.
Osburn said an older customer bought her first set of vibrating bullets.
Photo Illustration by Jared Gab
"I helped her out," he said. "And I guess it worked, because she hasn't been back since."
Judging by the enormous amount of movies ('Buttman' in particular), and Kama Sutra love oils, there is always something for everyone. Shoes are also available. The 'just-in' eight-inch platforms with slots in the bottom that read "TIPS" surely have the potential to liven up any sex toy.
Whatever speed, power, size intensity, or even color is desired.
experiences with sex toys can be a success.
Kansan correspondent Alison Cumbow can be contacted at editor@kansan.com.
Edited by Jodi Ann Holopirek
Experiences with oral sex wide varied for people of each gender
BY ANDREA CHAO
It was Labor Day weekend at a church retreat, and Andrew Meagher was 15 years old.
Meagher, Fresno, Calif., Junior, and other campers were sitting around a campfire when he went to get something from his tent. He and a girl from youth group starting talking, and before he knew it one thing lead to another and they were fooling around. This was Meagher's first experience with oral sex.
"Neither of us really knew what to do," Meagher said. "It was pretty much trial and error for both us. Dude, that was on a church retreat. I'm not very religious, but that's kind of wrong. If I could go back, my first time probably wouldn't be on a church retreat."
Meagher's next sexual experience occurred less than a year later, again in a camp setting. The girl was 18 years old, and Meagher said at the time she thought he was 17, not 15.
"I taught at a Cub Scout camp, and it was family weekend," Meagher said. "I ended up hooking up with one of the campers' older sisters. It was really awkward. It was only the second time I'd done anything like that."
Dan Hoxey was 16 when he had his first oral sex experience, and 17 when he had intercourse for the first time. He puts both under the definition of sex.
"Sex is intimate contact," Hoxey, McKinney, Texas senior, said. "When it gets beyond heavy pet
ting and the clothes come off. Of course intercourse counts, but I think oral sex by nature of its name is also a form of sex."
Hoxey had oral sex for the first time with his girlfriend of about a year. He said it seemed like a logical next step.
"The relationship was progressing more physically and sexually." Hoxey said. "We were both pretty inexperienced so it wasn't the best oral sex I've taken part in, but nothing compares to it. The night felt like a natural progression in the relationship. I couldn't have asked for a better first experience."
Hoxey said that the only thing he would change about his first time having sexual intercourse would be to bring a condom.
"It was wonderful," Hoxey said. "It was completely spontaneous; we lost it to each other, and neither one of us realized what happened till afterwards."
For Meagher on the other hand, it was not the girl's first time.
"She knew what she was doing, but I had no idea. Pretty much it was her telling me what to do," Meagher said.
Allison Craddick had her first encounter with oral sex when she was 18 years old. She said that her and her boyfriend waited a year and a half before trying oral sex.
"I have been dating the same man for two and a half years," Craddick, Leawood freshmen, said. "Taking part in oral sex actually brought us closer together because we became more comfortable around each other. I am still with the same man now."
Craddick said she did not know what to do giving oral sex, so she just went for it, and it turned out fine.
"Honesty I just giggled giving and receiving." Craddick said. "It was a little awkward, but as time went on it was really good in the end."
Meagher agreed.
"It's always awkward your first time," Meagher said, "but there's stories you can look back and laugh about."
Kansan correspondent Andrea Chao can be reached at editor@ kansan.com
Edited by Jonathan Kealing