"But, you know, it's still a drag to get your picture taken when you're eating a sandwich. It's a downer."

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Many male habitues of massage parlors, like Talese, did not like solitary masturbation; in the parlance of the younger generation, it was a "downer." And yet to be masturbated by an appealing masseuse, to be in the physical presence of a woman with whom there was some communication and understanding, if not love, was gratifying and fun.

— Gay Talese