Suzi's comment(joke?!)about the ukelele got me thinking about spanking implements. Somethings are painful, but erotic because of their symbolism or history somehow - canes and belts are meltingly sexy despite/because of ferociousness.

What's more weird and hard to get one's head around is something absurd and painful.

I've commented elsewhere about how painful and ludicrous the flyswat is. I also bought a beautiful, real riding crop which is rather erotic and certainly effective, but less painful than a very silly looking leather hand on a pretend crop that was a quarter of the price. It's a bit weird getting the giggles about the instrument when it hurts like hell and you're seriously considering begging for mercy!