By Carl Walmsley
He skulked back and forth along the aisle like a wary tomcat. Collars up, eyes down. I did my best not to watch him, not to smile.
He paused from time to time, gaze skittering up the rack towards the top, then dancing away nervously.
Finally, he approached—set a newspaper on the counter. I started ringing it through when he flipped up the corner, revealing the magazine tucked inside: a glimpse of 2D tits. It was a deft manoeuvre. Dextrous, even.
“It’s all in the wrist,” I told him, and finally released a laugh when the bell chimed behind him.
I suppose if people are not ashamed to sell porn magazines then people shouldn’t be ashamed to buy them. I like “it’s all in the wrist”. I’ll try to remember that.
Page 3 girls first appeared in the Sun newspaper in the UK in November 1970. They were topless and pretty but hardly constituted porn. I enjoyed this piece, it’s original and well written.
Enjoyed this. You have encapsulated a porn-buying customer very effectively.