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Maxwell67 -> RE: Things I have broken on My sub's ass... (8/4/2008 5:09:34 AM)
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ORIGINAL: Allondra
Uhmmm, have you considered saving money by not buying those things in the first place, and using said saved money to buy a proper tool like a paddle (not ping pong) or rattan cane (not yardstick)? I play quite heavily with my boy, and seldom break a tool (note I don't call them "toys"). We have canes that are over ten years old, still as nice as the day they were bought. Cheap crap is just that....
Oh I own some fine storebought equipment but I use what I like and I call them "toys" when I do. But then I also call my Makita a toy... you say tomato, blah blah, oh and another big difference: In my line of work I have heard people refer to periaktoi (a three-sided scenic element traditionally used in ancient Greek plays) as "toblerones" (A three sided candy bar) but never implied to those who did that I am superior for using different terminology either, amazing that, hmmm? [8|]
Coming from a theatrical tradition, I am fond of what we in the theater biz call 'object transformation' which is just a fancy term for improvising new and interesting uses for whatever comes into our hands. I am not particularly strapped for cash and my toys are not what you would call expensive, so I don't get all worried that I will go bankrupt replacing them when one breaks. I have yet to cause any damage that I did not intend with one and I doubt seriously that I ever will since I do try them out on my own flesh first, just to be sure I know what I am going to be putting her through. I am a scenic designer, master carpenter and master electrician by trade, so I am very familiar with the tensile strength and load bearing capacity and so on and so forth of everything that comes into my hands (what continues to surprise me is the hardness of her butt). I have been doing this without incident for more than 20 years now, so it is not exactly a new thing for me. I also build my own suspension equipment and have yet to have a problem with it (I have even SAFELY flown actors professionally using my own rigging).
I guess some people are simply more capable of making good use of cheap crap right up until it breaks than others. Since I am one of them, I dont consider that a character flaw.
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