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ghostsinthemachine

(3,569 posts)
Wed Jul 15, 2015, 03:51 PM Jul 2015

Hundreds of sex toys dangling from power lines in Portland, Oregon

Hundreds of phallic sex toys have been seen hanging in recent days from power lines across Portland, Oregon, provoking laughter, blushing and lots of photos.

The large white and bright orange dildos appear to have been strung together in pairs, and have prompted numerous reports to the Portland Office of Neighborhood Involvement, department spokeswoman Lisa Leddy said on Monday.

A spokesman for public utility Portland General Electric said he did not believe the rubber products posed a fire hazard.

In online forums, Portlanders posted photos of dildos swaying in the wind above a number of major commercial streets, and speculated about their origins.

Portland resident Lucila Cejas Epple said she first encountered the phalluses at a neighborhood street fair over the weekend.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/13/us-usa-oregon-sextoys-idUSKCN0PN2JK20150713?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews

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Hundreds of sex toys dangling from power lines in Portland, Oregon (Original Post) ghostsinthemachine Jul 2015 OP
more creative then sports shoes irisblue Jul 2015 #1
I'll give you that. Xyzse Jul 2015 #3
They show up free from time to time on craigslist chalmers Jul 2015 #4
Ewwwww!!!!! Beacool Jul 2015 #19
What, you don't have a dishwasher? pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #20
I ain't using no stinky second hand dildo, thank you very much. Beacool Jul 2015 #22
Personally, I don't use dildos at all pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #26
Diversity in all things......... Beacool Jul 2015 #27
Dildos is one subject where don't ask don't tell may be a good policy pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #31
Yes, but you should donate your gently-used ones to an appropriate charity jberryhill Jul 2015 #32
Unfortunately, charities have some rigid rules about that pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #36
dildo depreciation. Is that like shrinkage? Thor_MN Jul 2015 #42
I would have to ask my accountant. Beacool Jul 2015 #62
And I thought "gently-used" would be the show stopper jberryhill Jul 2015 #64
ROFL! pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #65
roflmao Xyzse Jul 2015 #69
Hilarious. I wonder who's behind this... MineralMan Jul 2015 #2
Poetry revised: 'I String the Body Erectric' pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #5
Oh damn. You owe me a screen cleaner. What, the beer thread wasn't enough for you? Hekate Jul 2015 #39
. Thor_MN Jul 2015 #43
Ha ha, what great fun. Snobblevitch Jul 2015 #6
A very, very minor hazard...[n/t] Maedhros Jul 2015 #8
It's a minor hazard until it is you that is rearended because some driver is Snobblevitch Jul 2015 #10
LOLOLOL! pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #13
+1000 grasswire Jul 2015 #46
...or looking at people, or looking at their cell phone, or looking at their kids in the back seat. Maedhros Jul 2015 #16
Exactly. When someone overlooks a multitude of distractions to be outraged about just one... pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #17
From whom are you getting 'outrage'? Snobblevitch Jul 2015 #47
Someone here seems to be VERY concerned about a "public safety hazard" pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #48
It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye. Beacool Jul 2015 #63
The most remarkable thing about this... Lizzie Poppet Jul 2015 #7
agreed - i read the snippet and i'm thinking, "and? someone get hurt putting them up?" 0rganism Jul 2015 #9
If anybody had said, "Darth Vader on a unicycle" to me, I'd laugh. longship Jul 2015 #15
You see "Darth Vader on a unicycle" ... surrealAmerican Jul 2015 #24
Funny!! Beacool Jul 2015 #21
Maybe it's a scene for an episode of the next season of Portlandia?... cascadiance Jul 2015 #58
'Keep Portland Weird' OxQQme Jul 2015 #11
Said just right, this seems to say OxQQme Jul 2015 #12
I just had to click on this Omaha Steve Jul 2015 #14
A little extra pain relief just for you, Steve pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #18
What a waste!!! Beacool Jul 2015 #23
(NSFW) I can't belive this thread... TeeYiYi Jul 2015 #25
Hmmm, are the batteries included? Beacool Jul 2015 #28
omg Liberal_in_LA Jul 2015 #66
I saw one two weeks ago in Portland olddots Jul 2015 #29
Are we sure it's not ISIS? jberryhill Jul 2015 #30
"a neighborhood street fair" eh? jberryhill Jul 2015 #33
Only in Portland DebbieCDC Jul 2015 #34
I lived there for 7 years. Fun place! pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #40
Only a real dick would do something like this. roamer65 Jul 2015 #35
Oh no you di'int! KamaAina Jul 2015 #38
I got nothin'. KamaAina Jul 2015 #37
Another flaccid response pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #41
Do you want us Aerows Jul 2015 #49
No way! You must be devastated by the robbery of all your toys. pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #52
Well Aerows Jul 2015 #53
And they look so much more attractive hanging on the wires pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #54
Never let it be said Aerows Jul 2015 #55
I think I get the thrust of what you're saying pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #56
I'm vibrating with joy Aerows Jul 2015 #57
I'm wondering if batteries are included? Hmmm, maybe they're rechargeable and getting RKP5637 Jul 2015 #44
This whole story is hilarious Aerows Jul 2015 #50
... RKP5637 Jul 2015 #68
Dongs, dongs, everywhere a dong Thor_MN Jul 2015 #45
You didn't beat it Aerows Jul 2015 #51
I lived in Portland for 7 years pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #59
just a bunch of swinging neverforget Jul 2015 #60
Due to the power shortage, citizens were asked to stand up... pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #61
Hey! Who's been in my dresser...um...nevermind pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #67
The police are looking for hardened criminals. Manifestor_of_Light Jul 2015 #70
Just doing their part to LWolf Jul 2015 #71

Xyzse

(8,217 posts)
3. I'll give you that.
Wed Jul 15, 2015, 03:57 PM
Jul 2015

Thing is, they are being wasteful.

Some of those are expensive as heck.

I know that there are some items that retail in the hundreds and up.
Must be nice to have that kind of scratch.

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
26. Personally, I don't use dildos at all
Wed Jul 15, 2015, 07:00 PM
Jul 2015

But if you prefer the non-stinky, non-second hand ones, who am I to judge?

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
31. Dildos is one subject where don't ask don't tell may be a good policy
Wed Jul 15, 2015, 07:07 PM
Jul 2015

Unless they're hanging on wires in public.

 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
32. Yes, but you should donate your gently-used ones to an appropriate charity
Wed Jul 15, 2015, 07:10 PM
Jul 2015

I'm not up on the current tax rules on dildo depreciation.
 

Thor_MN

(11,843 posts)
42. dildo depreciation. Is that like shrinkage?
Wed Jul 15, 2015, 07:43 PM
Jul 2015

True rubber has Negative Thermal Expansion, that is, it gets bigger as it gets cold. Not sure about latex or other polymers.

Beacool

(30,250 posts)
62. I would have to ask my accountant.
Wed Jul 15, 2015, 10:40 PM
Jul 2015

I thought one did the civic thing by recycling them. Never thought of donating them to charity.

Snobblevitch

(1,958 posts)
10. It's a minor hazard until it is you that is rearended because some driver is
Wed Jul 15, 2015, 04:41 PM
Jul 2015

looking at dildos instead of driving safely.

 

Maedhros

(10,007 posts)
16. ...or looking at people, or looking at their cell phone, or looking at their kids in the back seat.
Wed Jul 15, 2015, 05:28 PM
Jul 2015

Sorry, can't work up much outrage over this.

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
17. Exactly. When someone overlooks a multitude of distractions to be outraged about just one...
Wed Jul 15, 2015, 05:37 PM
Jul 2015

...I just can't help thinking, "What a dildo!"

Snobblevitch

(1,958 posts)
47. From whom are you getting 'outrage'?
Wed Jul 15, 2015, 09:44 PM
Jul 2015

And, it takes one to know. Personally, I have no experience with dildos, hanging from utilities or otherwise.

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
48. Someone here seems to be VERY concerned about a "public safety hazard"
Wed Jul 15, 2015, 09:52 PM
Jul 2015

And those who protest about dildos usually tend to be those who have a lot of experience with them.

0rganism

(23,957 posts)
9. agreed - i read the snippet and i'm thinking, "and? someone get hurt putting them up?"
Wed Jul 15, 2015, 04:37 PM
Jul 2015

considering the kind of weird Portland has on tap, this is pretty tame stuff

longship

(40,416 posts)
15. If anybody had said, "Darth Vader on a unicycle" to me, I'd laugh.
Wed Jul 15, 2015, 05:06 PM
Jul 2015

Last edited Wed Jul 15, 2015, 07:54 PM - Edit history (1)

But here we have something unique.

We have "Darth Vader on a unicycle playing flaming bagpipes."

All I can say is "EEOTTA-EEOTTA-EEOTTA-EEOOTA!"


I desperately need a drink now.

surrealAmerican

(11,361 posts)
24. You see "Darth Vader on a unicycle" ...
Wed Jul 15, 2015, 06:58 PM
Jul 2015

... I see "flaming bagpipes? - how does one even do that?"

... no, seriously, what's burning there, and how did it get into the bagpipes?

Beacool

(30,250 posts)
21. Funny!!
Wed Jul 15, 2015, 06:54 PM
Jul 2015

In my town we got two guys going around on their bikes dressed as Batman and Robin. Robin has a radio tied to his bike, so you can always hear them coming. They go out in good weather and small kids get a kick out of them. They have done this for years.

There's an older Italian guy who looks like an aged Elvis, minus the excess weight. He wears the same sun glasses and sideburns. He dresses as if the 70s were just yesterday.

Since the town is the birth place of Frank Sinatra, there's more than one crooner hanging around too.

Eccentricity brings a smile to my face. It makes life a never ending wonder.




 

olddots

(10,237 posts)
29. I saw one two weeks ago in Portland
Wed Jul 15, 2015, 07:04 PM
Jul 2015

walking with my grandson ( 10 years old ) theres this strap on dong and he asked what is was .I just blushed and said lets get ice cream .

Maybe its dildo season ?

RKP5637

(67,111 posts)
44. I'm wondering if batteries are included? Hmmm, maybe they're rechargeable and getting
Wed Jul 15, 2015, 07:47 PM
Jul 2015

charged up! Now, that is a hot dildo!

 

Thor_MN

(11,843 posts)
45. Dongs, dongs, everywhere a dong
Wed Jul 15, 2015, 07:59 PM
Jul 2015

Blockin' out the scenery, breakin' my mind
Do this, don't do that, can't you beat the dong?

 

Manifestor_of_Light

(21,046 posts)
70. The police are looking for hardened criminals.
Fri Jul 17, 2015, 12:20 PM
Jul 2015

Old joke.

What's the deal with sneakers on power lines anyway? Can somebody explain that to me?

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