I bought mine at the gas station 7/11 at the corner of Madison and 16th. Credit: TERRA DEHART
I bought mine at the gas station 7/11 at the corner of Madison and 16th.
I bought mine at the gas station 7/11 at the corner of Madison and 16th. TERRA DEHART

You can find so many things at a gas station convenience store. Slushies. Mystery meat hot dogs. Enough caffeine to energize a small militia. An American gas station can feel unincorporated, lawless.

But of all the things you can find at a gas station, nothing feels more lawless than those “male enhancement” pills.

Sometimes they’re at the front counter. Sometimes they’re next to the condoms. They go by many names, and promise “TIME!” “SIZE!” and “STAMINA!”

The most famous of these is the legendary Rhino pill, with a big Rhino on the packaging, the word “RHINO,” and typically a number—Rhino 7, Rhino 25, Rhino 69. Who knows what the numbers mean.

Chase Burns is The Stranger's former editor. He's covered everything from gay luchadores to chemical weapons to Isabella Rossellini's favorite pets.