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"Cubicle Dweller, what's astroglide?"

I slowly looked up and across my cubicle at the Gerbil who is looking at me very questioningly.

"Um, do you really want to know?"

"Yes, I need to know"

I smile and motion "come here" with my finger.  She approaches my cubicle like a child about to learn a new secret.

"It's lubricant, usually used for sex ..."

"Oh!"

"... butt sex"

"Oh!" Her eyes widened and a big smile crept across her face.

Then she had some explaining to do.  Apparently The Man gave her some Bodyglide for running, but she's been walking around all day telling people he gave her Astroglide because she forgot the name, had heard of Astroglide before so assumed that was what she had.  Apparently he wasn't sure what it was either.

They both trotted back toward me laughing with their new knowledge.  I decided to give her one more word of advice ...

"It's what you look for in a man's medicine cabinet the first time you meet him ... if it's in there, run the other direction"

The Man nearly choked laughing.

Then Slowpoke came in and the Gerbil asked him if he knew what Astroglide was.  He didn't so she exclaimed, "See!  I'm not the only one who didn't know!"

My reply ... "What?  Am I the only derelict in this office?"

Apparently not because now she is telling Slowpoke that so and so knew ... he even made the right sound effect for it.  Gross.