NYC Fun-Free as Vibrator Giveaway Turned Off by City Officials
By Kristy Ojala
The city that never sleeps and somehow simultaneously makes your dreams come true has been puzzling its residents with a new, not-so-improved side lately. Last month, Mayor Michael Bloomberg moved forward with his proposed ban on super-sized soda, and yesterday the city shut down Trojan's free vibrator giveaway when it attracted thousands of thrill-seekers. What gives, NYC?
"I'm 57 years old. I should be able to get a vibrator!" Linda Postell told the New York Post after being turned away. "I have a problem with the smoking ban, and the soda ban-and now this!"
Trojan planned on giving away 10,000 free battery-operated toys from Pleasure Carts, tricked-out versions of the iconic NYC hot dog vending carts. But as crowds gathered at the various locations, City Hall sent a rep to demand that the company cease its giveaway until it obtains proper permits.
"This activity promoting Trojan products, which impeded pedestrian and street traffic, did not have a permit," City Hall said in a written statement. "The production company affiliated with the event is currently in discussions with the Mayor's Office to hold a promotional event with proper permits at a later date."
The event sent Twitter into a frenzy, prompting residents to protest the mayor and the Big Apple's lack of a big O. In the process, we're pretty sure Trojan's PR machine is perhaps the only one who came out of this tryst satisfied.
Hopefully for the heat-exhausted, hard-working folks of the five boroughs, Trojan gets its paperwork in order today. In the meantime, you can work yourself up with some steamy reads, a la Fifty Shades of Grey, suggested by The Big, Fun, Sexy Sex Book authors Lisa Rinna and Ian Kerner.
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