This is the sixty-nine, I told him, presenting the magazine in front of him. I put my fingers -- two of them -- on the action, so that he would not overlook it. Why is it dubbed sixty-nine? he asked, because he is a person hot on fire with curiosity. It was invented in 1969. My friend Gregory knows a friend of the nephew of the inventor. What did people do before 1969? Merely blowjobs and masticating box, but never in chorus.
The protagonist shares an intriguing moment with another character, introducing him to a magazine titled "sixty-nine." He emphasizes the significance of this title, which piques the other man's curiosity about its origins. The narrator explains that the term refers to a sexual position that was named after the year 1969. He also mentions a connection he has to the inventor through a mutual friend.
The conversation shifts as the curious character wonders about sexual practices prior to 1969. The narrator humorously responds that people engaged in activities like oral sex, but not in the synchronized way that the 'sixty-nine' position allows, highlighting a shift in sexual norms and practices over time.
