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- mmittimm, on 11/02/2008, -1/+106What? How is buying condoms embarrassing? I see it more like saying "IN YOUR FACE, CASHIER! I'M BOUTS TO GET SOME!"
Same with the roommate thing. The author of this seems to be unreasonable embarrassed about sex. - Rendonsmug, on 11/02/2008, -0/+89As a former cashier, I can say right now that they absolutely*don't care* what you buy. Whether condoms, 58 cans of spaghetti o's, or a pregnancy test and a single coat hanger, they just want to get their paycheck and go home.
- inactive, on 11/02/2008, -2/+48"3. Buying Condoms is Horribly Embarassing. "
Only if you're 12... - TheHappyToaster, on 11/02/2008, -4/+43FTA: "Theroux wrote that many Africans he met believe laytex condoms are bogus anyway, since they are filled with tiny holes."
That particular bit of fun brought to you by: Catholic Missionaries! Apparently, dying with AIDS is better than the sin of contraception... - Gan0n, on 11/02/2008, -3/+41Makes sense... an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. I'd rather be uncomfortable/awkward for a few minutes than have my dick blister and burn for the rest of my life.
- Rikkochet, on 11/02/2008, -0/+34Tell one. Please. It's bound to be a rip snorter.
- inactive, on 11/02/2008, -2/+35The lipstick mouth painted on my hand assures me that she is clean.
- nascentia, on 11/02/2008, -3/+36Yeah, my ex and I would have some fun with buying condoms. She's really, really hot, and she didn't mind going in with me just to get condoms. One time, the CVS cashier, very red-faced and embarrassed about selling condoms to a couple, ended the transaction with the customary "Have a good night." My ex, not missing a beat, smiles and says "Oh, we definitely will." Ahh...good times.
- MeatPlow, on 11/02/2008, -0/+31I almost had sex with a girl once.
- BlazeSquall, on 11/02/2008, -0/+29And... I just found what I'm going to do tomorrow at my local Walmart..
Pregnancy Test.. and a Coat Hanger.. - ChrisLondon, on 11/02/2008, -0/+24F*ck the rashes, I use a condom more for the fact that I don't fancy some random one nighter knocking on my door with a baby in 9 months from now.
- BillMoocho, on 11/02/2008, -0/+23I'm no mathemagician, but I count 3.
- inactive, on 11/02/2008, -2/+25Don't be a dummy cum on her tummy.
- MeatPlow, on 11/02/2008, -3/+24French tickler? Nah, baby, them's warts.
- cmoneyrox, on 11/02/2008, -0/+18Okay well in regards to #3, why not just go to Planned Parenthood and get anywhere from 10-50 condoms for free by just filling out some paperwork. Of course there will be other people there, but in a place like that you really have the upper hand because everyone else in there is probably there because they didn't wear a condom. But if all else fails...suck it up and go buy some. I mean you're the one thats about to get laid...not the cashier or anybody else in line.
And this article should have talked about the price. It's like 6$ for a 3-pack these days. But I guess it makes you think twice before you go waste one on some uggo. - AtleticoMadrid, on 11/02/2008, -1/+18So they can break easier? Did no one teach you sex ed?
- qwertyxuiop, on 11/02/2008, -1/+18If buying comdoms is too embarrassing you probably aren't mature enough to be having sex
- Butter66, on 11/02/2008, -0/+17self checkout was invented for people who are embarrased to buy condoms.
- Adelie, on 11/02/2008, -0/+15MANY more people need to read this. The problem with sex ed is that they try to keep it so clean that once people get to real life, they will think it was a ll a lie. Get people excited about sex. talk about how wonderful and crazy it can be, and how much more fun it is when you can keep doing it because you were safe. Thanks for this article. I am showing it to my friends that preach this kind of stuff. Thank You!!!
- arjie, on 11/02/2008, -0/+14Disposal is icky? Just tie the damn thing up when you're finished, it's standard procedure.
Right, though, on the timing and the break the mood things. But the alternative is the pill, and you know what effect _that_ has on moods.
Also, I think the 'buying condoms' thing is hardly embarrassing for a guy. For some reason, it is a thing to be proud of if you're a guy visiting the store alone. However, if you're with your girlfriend when you do that, or if a girl is buying them, then people seem to think it's a 'moral' issue. Weird, but turns out it's that way. Interestingly, while people have less of a problem buying condoms, they simply have an unbelievable amount of trouble getting them from vending machines. There was a vending machine in a subterranean pedestrian walkway and I think they removed it because _nobody_ used it. When it's just the store clerk, you're revealing it only to him. I think that's the unconscious reasoning that goes on in people's heads.
Still, that experience is specific to India. Maybe even specific to my state, where a large scale safe-sex advertising campaign increased condom use by a large amount, and almost legitimized* (in the eyes of the public) having sex.
* In India, a woman having sex before she is married is looked at as 'loose' in many circles. In the state where I was born, one actress (in the context of proving that women are freer to choose if they want to sleep with someone) said that no man should expect his bride to be a virgin. There was a huge stir, with many women and men saying that this was insulting to 'Tamil culture' and 'Tamil women'. The actress retracted her statements and apologized. - yurishoujo, on 11/02/2008, -0/+14This is about preventing STDs, not babies. The pill doesn't do diddly for STDs.
- lozzobear, on 11/02/2008, -3/+17Jeez that bloke is a sook. You'd wonder how he gets laid at all acting like such a nancy.
- Wakkyweed, on 11/02/2008, -4/+17Joe The Plumber walked into a store to buy some condoms.
The cashier told him, "That will be $7.95, plus tax."
Joe replied, "Tacks? Hell, I thought you just had to roll them on." - ldkronos, on 11/02/2008, -0/+12You realize there ARE other ways to give her one, right?
- TunaFishGangsta, on 11/02/2008, -1/+13Ah, that's not nice to rub it in like that. Poor bastard probably felt bad because he doesn't get any.
- Rivetgeek, on 11/02/2008, -0/+11enjoy your babies
- ICSU, on 11/02/2008, -0/+11Whatever helps you feel better about your virginity ... or a pregnant cousin.
- Rikkochet, on 11/02/2008, -5/+15I think it's embarrassing in the same way that buying ass cream or wax clearing ear drops are - it's kind of personal and in public with strangers people generally don't want to expose anything like that.
I knew a guy who worked as a cashier in a drug store for years. He was even more uncomfortable than most people buying condoms because there was also a great supply of jackasses who would always say stupid ***** like "Oh, I'm gonna have a nice day all right! A REEEEEEAL nice day!" and wink like a ***** tool.
Just buy 'em from a condom/sex shop. At least you don't have granny behind you straining her eyes trying to be nosy and see what you're buying. - inactive, on 11/02/2008, -1/+11This article belongs on the front page of the NY Times.
- cerealjynx, on 11/02/2008, -0/+10Honestly, why hasn't there been an ultimate condom design? One that maybe even makes sex better! That would be awesome! CONDOMS COULD BE AWESOME.
- TunaFishGangsta, on 11/02/2008, -0/+9I hate Trojan brand condoms. Putting one on is nearly impossible, but even if you do manage to get it on, it will strangle the blood supply to your penis, and then once it's on you could stick your pecker in a car's door jam and slam the door repeatedly on your phallus and not feel a damn thing. I really hate Trojan brand condoms.
That said, I've tried others, none were as bad as Trojan.
However, the best ones, for me personally, are Lifestyles brand condoms. They fit nicely and you're likely to forget that you are even wearing a rubber.
And the whole bit about being too embarrassed to buy condoms... rubbish. I go up there, condoms, lube, tampons, flowers, and milk. No sweat. Sometimes I just want to throw a Preparation H into the mix, but I don't have hemorrhoids at this time. - inactive, on 11/02/2008, -1/+10Yeah. Two paper bags over your head, so you don't have to look at that horse face. Maybe bring a 3rd and leave it by the door just in case somebody else walks in.
- Bunnybutt, on 11/02/2008, -0/+9Trust an article about condoms to bring out those few, ever so ~cough~ "impressive" comments.... " I wear Durex XXL" or " I only wear Trojan Magnum XL Condoms!! " lol
- BillMoocho, on 11/02/2008, -0/+8Or extremely hardcore pornography.
- Rivetgeek, on 11/02/2008, -1/+9...guys tend not to have a cervix to get cancer in.
- IllBeBack, on 11/02/2008, -0/+8Or buying tampons for your girlfriend if you're a pussy.
- ICSU, on 11/02/2008, -0/+8Both Christians and Muslims spread lies about contraception in general and condoms in particular.
- sjones, on 11/02/2008, -0/+8If it's that embarrassing, find a grocery store with a self check out.
- MeatPlow, on 11/02/2008, -0/+8Why don't blondes use birth control pills?
They keep falling out. - elizabethb221, on 11/02/2008, -2/+9More like, only if your boyfriend wants to embarrass you so he makes you pay for them and makes you go in the line with the old woman for a cash register...sigh.
- ICSU, on 11/02/2008, -0/+7Yes, it reads like a virgin's article.
- Wakkyweed, on 11/02/2008, -0/+7I saw a video once where a woman was teaching sex education and a student made a smart remark about not liking condoms because they were too tight. She proceeded to roll a standard condom over a watermelon, and then asked something like, "So, this isn't good enough for you?"
- MeatPlow, on 11/02/2008, -0/+7Their are three types of people in the world, those that are good at math and those that aren't.
- AngelX, on 11/02/2008, -1/+8And you broke up with her, why...?
- IllBeBack, on 11/02/2008, -1/+7Yeah, while that was really funny, the pull-out method does not always work.
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-topics/bir ... - tempr, on 11/02/2008, -0/+6If your condoms feels like it's sucking a bit too much.. buy a bigger condom.
- sneaker98, on 11/02/2008, -2/+8If you feel the need to brag about it in the comments section of digg, you probably don't.
- Zaeyde, on 11/02/2008, -0/+6Or pregnancy tests.
- mmittimm, on 11/02/2008, -1/+7Dying? Maybe. Getting the herpes and having to explain that to every girl you bump uglys with? (Not to mention having to deal with having herpes.)
I'll pass on those odds, no matter how unscientific they may be. - Wakkyweed, on 11/02/2008, -0/+6Considering what a typical Digg user is like, I'm assuming that you duct tape yours on so it doesn't fall off?
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