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    Ladies and gentlemen, as is tradition when this utter foolishness is discussed, may I present: Texas Annie, performed by The Wet Spots

    Well, Texas Annie had a big fat fanny, and she drove a black sedan She had Ben Wa Balls in her overalls and a trunk full of contraband And when the fog was thick, she’d pack her dicks, and sneak across the county line 'Cause in Texas, any tool for masturbation is a crime

    Hard-livin’ and promiscuous, she kinda liked the risk She was a liquor-drinkin’ dildo-runnin’ rascal With an electronic phallus for each housewife up in Dallas An’ a probe for every asshole in El Paso

    Cos you can’t buy a dildo in Texas We don’t touch ourselves down there round here, ya’ hear? And it says so in the Bible that a vibe’ll leave you liable For a prison term of twenty-seven years

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    “Compromises the innocence of children”???

    Unless you are incredibly liberal parents, children don’t even know what the fuck those are until they’re old enough to recognize it as anything more than just a “tube”. By the time they grasp the idea that it’s something sexual, they’re old enough to handle that knowledge.

    “smaller government” apparently just means few dildos for the inspector to have to count.

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    Does this mean that independent sex shops will thrive in texas? It could be a good thing for small business.

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      Nah, just adapt the little free library idea. Little neighborhood kiosks where people can share their dildos freely.

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      Scofflaw Texans will will order them in their neighbors’ names and sneak them out of the mailbox when they arrive. Sounds like the perfect King of the Hill episode.

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    One for each day of the week except God’s day, as He said “on the seventh day you must [give it a] rest”

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    So this means that Texas dildo inspector will be a job in the future. Just wow

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    Always love how republicans and conservatives are constantly so preoccupied with sex, sex, sex all the time and in ever more imaginative and obscure ways.

    I now associate their religious beliefs to sex, Jesus, sex, guns, sex, the American flag and sex.

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    I don’t agree, but I’ve also literally never seen a sex toy for sale in Walmart. Like, is that a thing?

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        Last time I looked (years ago, admittedly) you’d also have to know what you were looking for to find it. Like a plain box with no pictures that just says “personal massager”. You can find racier stuff in a Spencer’s.

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      So surprisingly a couple things have actually happened. Renewables are still showing explosive growth, it helped stave off as many rolling blackouts this summer. Also, they finally agreed to tie into the national grid.

      Now, did they actually winterize and help prevent what happened a few years ago? Who knows, we haven’t been told shit so probably not.

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        I was completed floored about the tying into the national grid part. I never thought I’d see that in my life.

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          Knowing them, it was probably just cheaper to tie in vs fixing anything. Also our explosive population growth would have made boosting our infrastructure almost impoosible…oh wait I meant cost them too much money.

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    If they can outlaw a specific store from selling something, they can outlaw any store from selling anything. This isn’t just about sex toys, it’s a test to see what they can get away with.