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May 3, 2008
Bonus Condom Story
I mentioned the "Needing a Translation" problem (see the other entry from today) to a female coworker which led her to tell this story.
Her friend is a Teachers' Aid for a first-grade class in Cleveland. The TA walked into class the other day, took a look at something on the edge of the teacher's desk, and asked the her, "Why do you have a condom on the desk?"
"That's a condom?!" she asked with some surprise and dismay.
One of the first-grade girls found the condom on the bus, opened it, and brought it to class blown up for the teacher. She was so happy with her "find" that she'd gone so far as to draw a happy face on it.
As it was a condom the teacher was required to take it to the principals office and make a report.
I'm guessing she left out the part about not knowing what it was.
Posted by delmer at May 3, 2008 4:55 PM
Comments
haha funny funny.
My first job out of Grad School was working for The Salvation Army. It was a program for Pregnant and/or parenting Teenagers or Teenagers at-risk for this.
Supplying these teens with free condoms were part of the job, so it wasn't uncommon for any one of us to walk down our office asking out loud who has any spare condoms, and finding yourself pelted with them as they were tossed over cubicle walls.
~ZZ
Posted by: TheCondomLady at May 2, 2008 1:35 PM
My my, you are all about condoms today!
Yes, I'm busting your arse again, or whatever you call it ;o)
Posted by: Lady P at May 2, 2008 2:49 PM
ZZ: I think that's how they should be distributed in high schools. Tossed at kids as they walk in.
Lady Penelope: The condom story was just too funny to pass up. It may lack something in the written form. (Chops ... busting my chops. I think it refers to a smack to the side of the jaw.)
Posted by: delmer at May 2, 2008 3:05 PM
I could see not recognizing a condom depending on the packaging! I mean, a happy face?
You also don't recognize things if they are unexpected - your mind makes it something else.
It took me a few moments to recognize a condom that was wrapped a bit like how chocolate "coins" are wrapped. So you see this jar on the counter with all these brightly colored foil discs and unless you're in an Adult Toy Store or perhaps a clinic, you might mistake them for candy!
Posted by: Ms. Q at May 4, 2008 10:59 AM
MsQ: I, sometimes, have the hardest time recognizing things out of context. I once stared at a woman with an infant -- for way too long -- trying to sort out what was going on. As soon as I saw a little bit of breast I became terribly embarrassed.
(I'm fine with breast feeding in public ... I should have known what was going on.)
Posted by: delmer at May 6, 2008 12:51 PM
two 13 year old looking boys came into our scout group this week asking for condoms (the building is used for a free clinic too only on another day). i was just so shocked at the age of them i still had my barbies not long before that but you have to give them credit for being responsible.
Posted by: kate at May 8, 2008 5:07 AM