Gear

Taser Parties Come to the US

Times have changed. When I was a wee lad, my mother would have the girls round for Avon Parties, where they would get tipsy and buy mail-order cosmetics (my Mom got the commission). Later, as the girls turned into bored housewives, the parties were by Anne Summers and the make-up was replaced by “ladies’ toys”. […]

Times have changed. When I was a wee lad, my mother would have the girls round for Avon Parties, where they would get tipsy and buy mail-order cosmetics (my Mom got the commission). Later, as the girls turned into bored housewives, the parties were by Anne Summers and the make-up was replaced by "ladies' toys".

Thank the lord that I never stuck around to see the next big thing. Taser Parties. Paranoid girls can now gather together to check out the latest in non-lethal weaponry. Lisa Rigberg is a Taser Party host. Speaking to news show Local6, she said that a Taser is a must-have for the girl-about-town:

It's light, it's small and it comes in colors. [...] if you know you are going to be in a certain situation where you might be uncomfortable, why not have it with you? It just makes you more confident.

What next? Hello Kitty AK-47 parties?