What the heck just happened? (Re: “Bangkok basket”)

[jsmiam]

I made a joke to a friend just now regarding what I thought was a relatively common old sex term, “Bangkok basket,” a type of sex swing with an appropriately positioned opening, suspended via a rope on a swivel, conducive to spinning.

Regardless of whether that ever could work in real life, something odd happened. When I went internet searching for the term, all the Bangkok basket results were for legitimate wicker bags and purses, with nary a sex swing in sight.

Did…
(a) the term vanish?
(b) I imagine it?
(c) my propensity to use DuckDuckGo (non-spying search engine) as my search engine when I’m visiting the unspeakable corners of the internet bite me? (its fabulous btw, but occasionally results can be a little different to google).

I’m puzzled. I’ve never seen a slang term just disappear like that.

 

[TheRedChamber]

Honestly that's a new one on me. I'm curious though so if you do find a picture, post it here.

 

[LoneMilf]

I've never heard of it before, but others have:
https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truth-behind-asian-sex-baskets/428406

 

[English_guy_bkk]

I've never heard of it before, but others have:
https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truth-behind-asian-sex-baskets/428406

Never heard of it at all .. but I don't get out much.

 

[ElectricBlue]

The only Bangkok (mythical?) sex thing I'm familiar with is ping-pong balls, not that I've ever seen it.

 

[jsmiam]

The concept definitely exists, mostly as folklore, but also as a bad idea/silly thing that someone somewhere probably has done or tried. (My sympathies to whoever’s had to be in that alleged basket/swing)

Perhaps I happened upon an obscure term (this was a long time ago) and assumed it was more of a widespread (ba-dom-bom) term than it really was.

 

[onehitwanda]

The only Bangkok (mythical?) sex thing I'm familiar with is ping-pong balls, not that I've ever seen it.

It's a movie that everyone should watch at least once. Green is definitely not Hugo Weaving's colour.

 

[LoneMilf]

I second the endorsement of DuckDuckGo btw. - also my default when I visit the dark side

 

[jsmiam]

I've never heard of it before, but others have:
https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truth-behind-asian-sex-baskets/428406

Speaking of endorsements. The straight dope is sheer joy. Sadly Cecil himself (the originator) is retired but the site and message board lives on.

(Not just the site and its contents. Cecil is a brilliant writer too!)

 

[WittyUserName]

I made a joke to a friend just now regarding what I thought was a relatively common old sex term, “Bangkok basket,” a type of sex swing with an appropriately positioned opening, suspended via a rope on a swivel, conducive to spinning.

Regardless of whether that ever could work in real life, something odd happened. When I went internet searching for the term, all the Bangkok basket results were for legitimate wicker bags and purses, with nary a sex swing in sight.

Did…
(a) the term vanish?
(b) I imagine it?
(c) my propensity to use DuckDuckGo (non-spying search engine) as my search engine when I’m visiting the unspeakable corners of the internet bite me? (its fabulous btw, but occasionally results can be a little different to google).

I’m puzzled. I’ve never seen a slang term just disappear like that.

I've never heard of it, but I'm just an innocent guy who would never have a dirty thought But, in all seriousness, there are a LOT of strange terms out there. No one can have heard of all of them. I have been the victim of being asked what the capital of Thailand is, then getting hit in the balls when the person questioning answered "Bangkok!" so that's a thing.

I have heard of DuckDuckGo. Is it really better than Google? I usually just ignore ads on principle, and that's how I heard of it.

 

[jsmiam]

…I have heard of DuckDuckGo. Is it really better than Google? I usually just ignore ads on principle, and that's how I heard of it.

It’s superiority is that (at least before you click into a website in the results, once there all bets are off) you can feel safe that DuckDuckGo themselves won’t be tracking and selling your search history to anyone willing to buy it.

Meaning, later today if I go to a news website or any ad-laden website, I won’t see and ad saying “Best prices on Bangkok baskets” in the margins. ;-)

 

[pink_silk_glove]

I once had a guy approach me in chat. He wanted to do a play that involved me as a 'comfort station'. I told him that I was not familiar with the term, so of course he sends a visual link. The pic is a woman suspended and immobilized from the ceiling in an intricate web of ropes, the purpose being that she is of free use to anyone who comes along.

I told him that I was not into that. He then offered to pitch a different idea. "So it's an office, and it's after hours ... and you would be a comfort station ..."

"I told you that I'm not into playing your comfort station."

"I see, well how 'bout ... you would be a comfort station ..."

"Stop right there. You're not listening at all. I'm not interested in being a comfort station."

"Well, I really just want you to be a comfort station."

What was his strategy here? If he asks enough eventually I'll just say, "fine, what the hell!" ??? To this day it is the only time that I've ever heard the term comfort station.

 

[ShelbyDawn57]

The only Bangkok (mythical?) sex thing I'm familiar with is ping-pong balls, not that I've ever seen it.

Not familiar with that but I did see a stripper pick up a four inch stack of quarters off the stage with her 'basket' once.