Comments on: The Case of the Misplaced Priorities

By: Uppity

Uppity — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 03:15:54 +0000

Jo, yes, I should have clarified that the chewable birth control pill is itself QUITE real, even if the second article I quoted is fake. I might have to disagree with you, though, about the relative insignificance of the jogbra… Remember the days of two jock straps stuck together? Yikes!

By: Jo

Jo — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 20:24:14 +0000

That article was a joke, but the product is not. It’s spearmint flavored, so I don’t know how appealing it is to young, young girls — for that you need bubblegum flavor or strawberry, or…..fruity flavor.

I do take exception to ranking all birth control pills just below or even just above the jogbra, though. That one doesn’t even appear on the horizon. It’s more like “invention is the mother of necessity.”

Birth control pills were/are freedom from biological destiny. I’d rank them above beer in cans. Above sliced bread. Above air conditioning and central heat. Maybe even above indoor plumbing.

By: Uppity

Uppity — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 20:09:05 +0000

Earthgirl, you can rest easy; that article is a fake - it’s on a satirical site called recoilmag.com… but it was so funny I just had to use it. And besides you know that “grain of truth” thing…

Deby, the makers of the stripper pole *claim* it was not a toy; but if you look carefully at the packaging, it’s obviously aimed at young people. I don’t believe for a second that it got “accidentally” put on the toy shelf. And hey - birth control that chews like gum and turns into a condom? Awesome! You need to patent that idea quick!

By: debyduz

debyduz — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 17:02:23 +0000

You are so funny Rachel. I hope you know the stripper pole is not a toy someone accidentally posted it in the toy category because the packaging looked so juvenile. I think the chew able calcium is nasty so I can only imagine what the pill would taste like. What will they call it? Will it also prevent you from blowing bubbles with it? Or when you do blow bubble will then end up looking like little condoms. Will it be instant birth control? Then you have to suspicious of every guy who offers you a piece of gum. Inquiring minds need to know.

By: earthgirl74

earthgirl74 — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 03:12:42 +0000

WTF??? Please tell me they\’re not marketing birth control pills to little girls! What next, Viagra for the peewee football team? Why not, the cheerleaders are all on the Pill!