Warning: This column addresses a subject that is for adults only. That said, I don't feel old enough to write about it. So I'm going to avoid being specific. This subject has been written about in this newspaper before. But it's something about which I have never written, and I like the challenge of coming up with euphemisms and synonyms.
Minneapolis is one of the sexiest cities in the U.S., according to the "sex map" of one of the largest global online retailers of adult novelties.
United Kingdom-based Lovehoney claims to have studied the purchasing habits of cities across the country and determined that Minneapolis is sexier than cities sampled in the surrounding states.
As I pondered the meaning of that, I started to wonder if this whole sex map thing is a prank.
So I called the company to ask what I had not in several previous phone calls: This is not going to turn out to be a practical joke, is it? I was assured it's real, and while the public relations representative I talked to admitted that her grandmother did not know she was handling this account, "My mom knows, though."
As is common with most PR people, she did not want her name printed here, only the client's.
In retrospect, I'm not shocked by Minneapolis' ranking on the map. A couple of years ago, I had to make a work-related stop at one of the vendors at an expo selling these devices at the Minneapolis Convention Center. The place was packed.
Due to time zone differences, this interview was conducted via e-mail. Despite the fact that two different Lovehoney executives answered my questions, neither would touch these:
