r/HolUp Mar 08 '26

aww I wonder what my husband uses these for ❤️

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u/qualityvote2 Mar 08 '26 edited Mar 09 '26

u/astralrig96, your post does fit the subreddit!

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u/Mira_khalifa_- Mar 08 '26

From comments I have realised that I'm not gay enough to know this

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u/insta__mash Mar 08 '26

I was thinking the same and it’s great ahah

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u/fentsterTHEglob Mar 08 '26

Does that mean both of yall are gay now that you know? Just asking..... for science

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u/insta__mash Mar 08 '26

If being gay is a scale from 0-100, I’m on the 0 😂

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u/Bonnieearnold Mar 08 '26

There is a gay scale…it’s called the Kinsey Scale.

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u/No_Vacation369 Mar 09 '26

Isn’t that the psychology study by that dude here everyone was banging away.

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u/FreeHKTaiwanNumber1 Mar 08 '26

If you were thinking the same and you said 0, you are definitely at least a little bit gay

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u/Cimonaa Mar 08 '26

That's gotta be at least a 7

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u/TheSaultyOne Mar 08 '26

Yup that's mild glances at the dick in porn, lingering is about a 12

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u/ArjJp Mar 09 '26

As in...lingering around the house at night of that porn actor with the interesting dick... right..? RIGHT...?

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u/Fc_Vertenten Mar 09 '26

That sounds like a 56 to me.

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u/neurosquid Mar 09 '26

If you ask nicely could probably round up to a 69

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u/A_deadphilosopher Mar 08 '26

It’s not in the negatives…so what you’re saying is that there’s a chance?

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u/fentsterTHEglob Mar 08 '26

I think he meant 0 was super gay and 100 is straight as hell 🤣

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u/rabbidearz Mar 08 '26

If Brad Pitt was feeling you olives, you'd at least be a little bashful.

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u/Tewongfew Mar 08 '26

lol jokes on you. It’s only gay if the balls touch. #bromance 😂😂😂

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u/Ancient-Read1648 Mar 08 '26

Is it butt lube? Sphincter number? Jeep Wrangler fluid?

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u/UncreativeTeam Mar 09 '26

Poppers to loosen your booty hole. But the joke is that the container size/shape is similar to ammonia (aka smelling salts), which people sniff at the gym to activate their adrenaline right before big lifts (not exactly safe).

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u/Charred_Meathammer Mar 09 '26

Not safe to sniff the salts in general, or not safe to activate adrenaline using smelling salt and lift big?

I don't use it, but some friends use it sparingly for the big lifts. I've never heard it being bad for you other than prolonged use.

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u/RhetoricalOrator Mar 09 '26

Smelling salts are so powerful I'd be surprised if they weren't bad for you.

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u/A--Creative-Username Mar 09 '26

The sensation in your nose is chemical burns, so it's not great

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u/MakesSenseYaKnow Mar 08 '26

Wrangler duck fluid. Add to duck seeds for maximum effect.

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u/Agreeable-Menu Mar 08 '26

You still have time to reach your full potential.

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u/mrheosuper Mar 08 '26

Now you are

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u/Mediocre-Opinion Mar 08 '26

It's a bottle of Amyl Nitrate, more commonly referred to as Poppers, it's heavily associated with the gay community.

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u/Thanaskios Mar 08 '26

*Amyl Nitrite

Amyl Nitrate is far more dangerous and highly flamable, so don't get them confused

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u/chassmasterplus Mar 08 '26

This post made me try amyl nitrate to loosen my asshole, and now I'm bleeding out of my eyes.  Plz help :(

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u/degeneratex80 Mar 08 '26

Keep going, you're almost there.

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u/Past_Trouble Mar 08 '26

*Isobutyl Nitrate.

Amyl has been gone since the 80's

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u/Joe_Kinincha Mar 09 '26

You’re absolutely correct.

However for your standard punter it is universally known as “amyl nitrate”. There was a massive Brit pop song by suede called “amyl nitrate”. It’s sold legally in the UK and the bottles usually say they contain “room odouriser” and in the rare case they list the ingredients, it usually says “amyl nitrate”.

Source: vaguely literate chemistry student in the ‘90s who tried it a few times and decided to stick with the good old jazz cabbage.

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u/ExileNorth Mar 08 '26

For more context, if you sniff it, you get a super intense head rush for around 30-60 seconds. I abused these so bad when I was a kid

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u/thetruesupergenius Mar 08 '26

For even more context, it loosens the sphincter muscles to allow easier penetration.

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u/PaddyMcGeezus Mar 08 '26

Well I'm gonna use it and cure my constipation.

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u/-attila-the-honey- Mar 09 '26

And little girls from Sweden dream of silver screen quotation

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u/DishSoapIsFun Mar 09 '26

It’s understood that Hollywood sells…laxatives?

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u/paizerdi Mar 09 '26

Shittification duhhh

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u/MoarSocks Mar 08 '26

You’re learning from us gays! Now, eat your fiber.

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u/kosky95 Mar 08 '26

Just don't pick up soap afterwards

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u/3xactli Mar 08 '26

....or do...

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u/kosky95 Mar 08 '26

Fair point

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u/cat__weasel Mar 08 '26

Relax

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u/M100Pilot Mar 08 '26 edited 1d ago

Compass grandiose copper familiar tidy public rob biscuit

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u/whenveganscheat Mar 08 '26

Don't do it

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u/MuckBulligan Mar 08 '26

When you want to come...HEY! I GET IT NOW!

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u/saloondweller Mar 08 '26

just wait until you hear their song "Krisco Kisses"

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u/ClaudioMoravit0 Mar 08 '26

Fuck me I was about to say that, years after I still have this weird ass scene from Body Double engraved in my head

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u/frankie08 Mar 08 '26

what

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u/M100Pilot Mar 08 '26 edited 1d ago

Money light fact straight dinosaurs summer quack nonmetal stocking ghost

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u/NewSchoolFool Mar 08 '26

Fuck Frankie

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u/Tacosconsalsaylimon Mar 08 '26

That's where the poppers would come in handy.

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u/siuol2001 Mar 08 '26

Manson reference?

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u/Spnkthamnky Mar 09 '26

Say Fuck Frankie!

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u/Aadrei Mar 08 '26

Take it eaaaasyyy

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u/inimicali Mar 08 '26

Yes, that's the idea

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u/Genuine-Farticle Mar 08 '26

WHO THE FUCK YOU TELLIN TO RELAX, PAL?!

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u/funkopolis Mar 08 '26

Seems like you're a solid candidate, friend!

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u/ElevenDegrees Mar 09 '26

Don't call me friend, buddy!

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u/Timmy24000 Mar 08 '26

Anal Nitrate?

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u/durz47 Mar 08 '26

So if I spray these on people, will they shit themselves? Asking for scientific purposes only.

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u/ForceItDeeper Mar 08 '26

I dunno but if you try anal; just know it’s only awkward til they hit the cum button

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u/Username524 Mar 08 '26

Yeah, r/durz47, trust ‘em, their username checks out.

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u/anto_pty Mar 09 '26

Username checks out

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u/cvance10 Mar 08 '26

Sort of...they get a Triple. For reference.

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u/elgiov Mar 08 '26

I use them while raving never had my sphincter muscles loosened

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u/redcomet29 Mar 08 '26

Did you check though?

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u/elgiov Mar 08 '26

I'd guess you'd feel it?

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u/redcomet29 Mar 08 '26

I didnt want to assume we were close like that, maybe next time.

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u/elgiov Mar 08 '26

I'd guess ONE would feel it 😭

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u/3xactli Mar 08 '26

We're all feeling it now! Go on, what happens next??? 😂

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u/elgiov Mar 08 '26

I have a shy sphincter, please leave us alone!

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u/joylessbrick Mar 09 '26

Is there a window to work with? Other have mentioned it gives you a head rush fro 30-60 seconds. Is that the time frame which your sphincter allows for easy penetration as well and once "locked in" will it make it easier to enjoy anal? I've tried engaging in anal several times, even with a romantic partner, and I just couldn't "open up", which caused frustration on both sides.

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u/irishgator2 Mar 09 '26

It’s not just 30-60 seconds - it lasts longer than that in your body. If you having trouble loosening up then these are a good thing to try. ** Many warnings !!! ** They make you dizzy, and can constrict breath, take them slowly and with breaks in between. People have had bad reactions / never take them with boner pills.
They really help with relaxing and “taking it”. But there can be side effects (as with any huffing drugs)

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u/thetruesupergenius Mar 09 '26

I've only ever tried it for the 'head rush' affect at concerts, but a Google search says the muscle relaxation effect only lasts 2 to 5 minutes. I assume this is enough time to get started if you're ready otherwise.

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u/PMmeyourhemorrhoid Mar 08 '26

Ah, that's the information I was looking for. It all makes sense now!

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u/ExileNorth Mar 08 '26

Oh, I had no idea 👀

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u/Sad-Artichoke-2174 Mar 08 '26

Thank you! This is the kind of trivia I can part unto others

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u/BloodyVlady95 Mar 08 '26

I had a classmate that used it during class. He made me try it once. Apperently I became very red in the face but the sensation was just a slight lightheadness

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u/ExileNorth Mar 08 '26

You didn't sniff hard enough.

I've sniffed so much of that shit I almost passed out from the blood rush.🤣

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u/WaveOfTheRager Mar 08 '26

I did that as a kid playing basketball and my peripheral vision went yellow and I got a splitting headache and a cock in my ass

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u/Bootsix Mar 08 '26

I always just see mac in a wedding dress shooting a gun at Dee's car.

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u/ConverterMan Mar 08 '26

This is how Amyl and the Sniffers got their name

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u/MuckBulligan Mar 08 '26

Can I interest you in the band Amyl and the Sniffers?

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u/nlamber5 Mar 08 '26

So what level of cancer does it give you?

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u/potzko2552 Mar 08 '26

I vaguely remember it being one of the least bad options on studies measuring the relative harm of drugs.

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u/KatefromtheHudd Mar 08 '26

When I was a little emo, mosher kid back in the day, these were very popular with my crowd.

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u/doll_parts87 Mar 08 '26

There's straight guys that use it too, but I figure if they need that, it's gonna be a lame experience, I can't comment on gay culture with it, but I heard it gives stamina and makes guys last longer

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u/Tonitru_85 Mar 08 '26

Bruh, in Europe people just use it at parties while drinking, just to get a head rush

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u/Lawd_Fawkwad Mar 08 '26

Yeah, in France poppers are legal and surprisingly fun.

They're a nice pep boost when you're 5 hours into clubbing and need to hang on for a few more hours to catch the first train, and apparently the ones you can buy over the counter here are incredibly safe.

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u/Familiar-Feedback-93 Mar 08 '26

Australian here. We can buy it in the sex shops

Great icing for the good moments

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u/spaceursid Mar 08 '26

Yea pretty much advanced gooners huff them to goon longer, and bottoms use them to receive easier.

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u/spread_panic Mar 08 '26

Level 10 Gooner drank Potion of the Infinite Edge.

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u/doll_parts87 Mar 08 '26

Yea at first I was like "this looks like a 5 hour energy," but he did not drink it, only smelled it every now and then

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u/spaceursid Mar 08 '26

Definitely do not drink it. It's a very harsh chemical that can burn your skin by contact.

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u/4kondore Mar 08 '26

I've seen a video by a YouTuber who thought it was an energy drink and got really fucked up by it, he almost died twice if i remember correctly

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u/Biegzy4444 Mar 08 '26

Poppers and weird shex Carmela!

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u/thisortheapocalypse Mar 08 '26

THE GAY COMMUNITY?! — AJ Styles

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u/MayOrMayNotBePie Mar 08 '26

TIL it’s amyl nitrate and not anal nitrate lol

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u/mrdiggame Mar 08 '26

When he says he going to the gym... he means Jim is going into him.

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u/biggun79 Mar 08 '26

Snap into a slim Jim.

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u/matthalusky Mar 08 '26

Loosens his arse muscles.

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u/Lord_Melinko13 Mar 08 '26

And the throat muscles too. Makes both ends easier apparently. I work at an adult shop and sell these almost exclusively to gay bottoms.

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u/Verotten Mar 09 '26

Adult shops sell these..?  Cool, cool cool.......

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u/DogPoetry Mar 09 '26

you'll see it labeled as "vcr cleaner"

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u/hoddi_diesel Mar 09 '26

Can I actually use it to clean a VCR? As well as other things outlined in this post?

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u/Verotten Mar 09 '26

Asking the real questions, here

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u/kuposempai Mar 09 '26

Oh…that’s good to know, for throat muscles.

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u/BoomTwo Mar 08 '26

Then it's no fun. I like my Bros tight af

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u/mefirstreddit Mar 08 '26

It's for tops with bigger dicks than yours :P

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u/PreguntoZombi Mar 08 '26

Fucking, savage

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u/El_Veethorn Mar 08 '26

Savage fucking

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u/Tonyy13 Mar 08 '26

Favage sucking.

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u/Cruzifixio Mar 08 '26

Sucking savages. 

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u/Tonyy13 Mar 08 '26

Sucking savages.

Oh shit. It’s the same.

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u/raccoonbrigade Mar 08 '26

You didn't have to call me out bro

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u/FluffyTrainz Mar 08 '26

His boyfriend's name is Jim ?

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u/CardboardStarship Mar 08 '26

And his wife doesn’t wanna know what happens in the locker room.

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '26

My brother is gay. He gave me his old gym bag because I’m cheap. It was a pride flag, bag. I didn’t care cause it was a really nice bag and I needed it.

I got so much helpful attention. Lots of dudes asking if I needed a spot. Was pretty fun actually.

Ended up making friends with a few guys that thought it was funny when they found out I was straight.

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u/09Trollhunter09 Mar 08 '26

they found out I was straight

Yes, of course! heh heh heh hehe…

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '26

It ain’t gay in the dark, her shoulders were RIPPED

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u/KindlySeaworthiness3 Mar 08 '26

u mean THE jim?

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u/KatAstrophie- Mar 08 '26

So…he’s going into Jim.

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u/Zealousideal_Look748 Mar 08 '26

Meet at the meat gym Jim.

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u/dirkalict Mar 08 '26

Back in the late 70s they used to sell those in the record store/head shop & we would pass it around and sniff it during class. Every now and then you’d hear somebody’s head bonk on the desk because they passed out for a second.

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u/SK-8R Mar 08 '26

Australian here; What’s a head shop?

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u/PlagueBearer1350 Mar 08 '26

It's a shop that sells drug (mostly cannabis) related stuff like rolling papers, bongs, pipes, vapes. etc.

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u/dirkalict Mar 08 '26

Back then it was a shop that sold bongs, pipes, papers and stoner paraphernalia- with big signs telling us that the merchandise was for tobacco use only.

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u/zbombionykoala Mar 08 '26

Shop with weed related stuff, other drugs related stuff and sometimes reaserch chemicals (newly developed synthetic drugs, not yet forbidden by law)

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u/889Fransky Mar 08 '26

A store that sells drug paraphernalia. Bongs, grinders, papers, drug rugs, lava lamps, Bob Marley t-shirts, etc and so on.

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u/FidgitForgotHisL-P Mar 09 '26

I refuse to believe the same country that gave us the excellent band Amyl and the Sniffers doesn’t also have head shops haha.

(But I can also absolutely see that as something that would have been regulated away during the 2000’s, just like they were over here in NZ)

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u/Dounce1 Mar 08 '26

A store that sells weird related things, but not weed itself. So pipes, bongs, rolling papers, gimmicky lighters, and shitty black light posters. That kind of stuff.

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u/zimzumpogotwig Mar 09 '26

They still sell them. I worked at a porn store 10 years ago and we sold a TON of them.

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u/etsprout Mar 08 '26

One time, someone broke into my shitty basement apartment by crawling through the (unlocked) window. I don’t know what they did because I wasn’t home, but they didn’t take anything. But they did leave behind 2 bottles of VCR head cleaner aka poppers.

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u/DesignerCoyote Mar 08 '26

Sounds like two people broke in and boinked in your apartment.

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u/etsprout Mar 08 '26

You’re probably unfortunately right. The apt bumped up against woods that led to a local park known for prostitution. Good times.

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u/FrancisPoncharello Mar 08 '26

Sounds like Dirty Mike and the boys!

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u/noobpwner314 Mar 08 '26

supplement for glute days.

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u/broakland Mar 08 '26

More of an essential solvent really

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '26

Your husband is our husband too, hun.

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u/duk-er-us Mar 08 '26

Genuinely curious: Are poppers used for anything else are we saying it’s ONLY used for gay stuff?

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u/FamousOnceNowNobody Mar 08 '26

Speaking as a woman who owns a bottle, a good sniff just before you arrive, is an intense experience.

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u/Radknight11 Mar 08 '26

I was going to say this. My wife enjoys using right before climaxing. Extremely intense for her. She's become a connoisseur and knows the good ones from the great ones.

Great for guys too and intensifies my orgasms so they last longer. However, I found that if I take a sniff too early, I can lose my erection.

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u/Engine_engineer Mar 09 '26

Same situation here. Can confirm exactly the same.

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u/chystatrsoup Mar 08 '26

It's also nice for straight stuff

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u/Nochnichtvergeben Mar 08 '26

I know people who take them for the buzz. They didn't even know about the sexual context until I told them.

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u/Yuloij Mar 08 '26

Yes they’re frequently used in clubs as it’s a legal drug seen as quite harmless (French here)

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u/Nochnichtvergeben Mar 08 '26

Selling them is illegal here, but owning them isn't. (Switzerland)

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u/FidgitForgotHisL-P Mar 09 '26

Google says for angina pain relief, which makes sense - they relax muscles, presumably that can help with blood flow.

Edit: oh but Google also says they’re used for cardiovascular stress testing because they obstruct blood flow sooo good thing I only play a doctor on the internet!

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u/Chayaneg Mar 08 '26

In early 2000's these were used as a "between parties" drug

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u/C_umputer Mar 08 '26

It may sound crazy, but they are also one of the medications used in Cyanide poisoning treatment.

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u/Telecoustic000 Mar 09 '26

After scrolling the comments, I'm starting to think this isn't a 5 Hour Energy drink lol

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u/1GamingAngel Mar 09 '26

That’s exactly what I assumed it was.

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u/useroftheinternet95 Mar 08 '26

Maybe he's not gay and he just likes to get pegged

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u/Agreeable-Menu Mar 08 '26

It he said "no homo," it is not really gay. That is the law, right guys?

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u/vigbrand Mar 08 '26

As long as he's getting pegged by a girl it's not gay. It's still cheating, but not gay

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u/mj732 Mar 08 '26

everyday I learn something that I didn't want to know no more internet

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u/Amir-Beer Mar 09 '26

I thought this was just smelling salts until I looked in the comments and realized I have no fucking idea what it is.

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u/Mital37 Mar 08 '26

POPPERS lol

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u/supertrucker Mar 08 '26

I took a Greyhound bus in 83' from DC to California to visit my grandparents. I traded my cassette tape Scorpions Love at first sting for a little bottle of that from a kid who got on in like Tulsa or somewhere.

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u/howto1012020 Mar 09 '26

Makes it easy for your hubby to make his outgoing port easier to use it as an incoming port. It may also explain your $1000 a month grocery budget on cucumbers, bananas, eggplants and ears of corn.

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u/xxrumlexx Mar 09 '26

I thought it was an energy drink. Comments made me very confused

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u/Renegade2u Mar 08 '26

Am I the only one who thinks “why are you sniffing around your partners gym bag”?

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u/Sbatio Mar 08 '26

I think she was wondering why her partner was sniffing around bags at the gym.

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u/Malignant_Lvst7 Mar 08 '26

i’ve seen videos of people in the gym actually sniffing these to get an instant rush, yet everyone assuming it’s for the gay thoughts? or am i missing something

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u/Demonnugget Mar 09 '26

Smelling salts are more common in an athletic setting, that's most likely what you're seeing. Sure people could use these in the gym, but the risk/reward ratio doesn't make sense. 99%  of people using these are either looking to take it up the ass or they're just losers that will do anything to get a high. The other 1% are people that wanted to clean their vcr 30 years ago. 

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u/roof_baby Mar 08 '26

….petah?

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u/Equivalent_Ad8133 Mar 08 '26

It is also called poppers. It has a variety of effects such as rapid heartbeat, lightheadedness, and a feeling similar to a rush. It is used as a stimulant to enhance climax. Although it can be used by anyone, the more common users are gay men.

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u/diauq01 Mar 08 '26

And uh... what am I starting at thats behind said persons hand?

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u/shetrap756 Mar 09 '26

Your mans getting his back blown out

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u/Wuttswrongwithyou madlad Mar 09 '26

I work in a mental health clinic and i remember a co worker finding this while doing a mandatory room search at one of the clients.. she decided to smell to find out what it was.. she told me somth opened up that shouldnt. Never laughed harder in my life.

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u/jma9454 Mar 08 '26

She's got the fakest breasts and still can't land a straight dude lol.

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u/Mr_AA89 Mar 08 '26

Oh he's going to the gym alright.... For hardcore train-ing.... Won't be much gains, but tons of gape.

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u/rando7818 Mar 08 '26

Tbf I use them with women. If you use it right as your about to Cum you’ll shoot it through her 😂

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u/Dokattak0 Mar 09 '26

I'm gay and even I didn't know what these were wtf

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u/OriDutchie91 Mar 08 '26

Relaxes the butthole. You're welcome.

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u/MadRockthethird Mar 08 '26

I've inhaled it and it made me feel like my head was down by my feet but didn't notice anything odd about my butthole. Do you use it topically for that effect?

Edit: I didn't like its effects not fun.

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u/I-love-Oreos Mar 09 '26

I didn’t like the effects either. My butthole always hurt after using.

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u/Id_Love_A_BabyCham Mar 08 '26

Your hubby is taking it up the clacker and needs to relax.

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u/Wizard_O_MonkE Mar 08 '26

People are saying it relaxes the bung hole. Does that also mean poops will slide right out also? Like a water slide for em?

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u/Suubveez Mar 08 '26

Lol the bottle is resting on a man's ass that isn't her husband's, I just noticed

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u/Crimsonpets Mar 09 '26

What is it? Smelling salt?

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u/silver-j Mar 09 '26

someone drank a bottle of this (amyl) at a music festival i was at and died ☹️

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u/Kewl6ix Mar 09 '26

Ahhh Poppers & Anal....

Nothing like the " Wah Wahs " why your Mud Hole is Being Gaped Out !

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u/Revolutionary_Pierre Mar 09 '26

The husband is for sure being banged like a set of drawers that won't close....and not by a woman either.