April 27, 2025, 1:14 p.m.

The Cone is a koan

Sub Missives

Recently I was in a silly mood while on some intoxicants, and I was pondering some of my favorite historical sex toys, as one does… when the phrase “The Cone is a koan” popped into my head, and I laughed so hard that I choked on my negroni.

Let me briefly define my terms…

The Cone is an infamous vibrator made by British brand Twisted Products circa ~2007. As its name suggests, it’s conical – like a traffic cone, except shorter and wider. You were supposed to sort of sit down on top of it. Theoretically it could feel good on the vaginal and/or anal opening, although I always thought it looked too pointy/pokey and wide to feel good, at least for me.

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