crumpets -> RE: Why are prophylactics almost always not sized correctly? (3/6/2015 9:54:20 PM)
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ORIGINAL: GoddessManko Out of curiosity crumpets, what is the goal here? Let's say I was completely wrong in my initial assertion. Is this really an argument about condoms? I dunno, you're making the local Adonis who ninja-sent me a dick pic look attractive. I think I'm starting to get the whole "penis" thing with you guys, LOL. *shrug* Yes, the infamous dick pic, yet another way to know how much a guy is packing. [:D] I'll tell you a little story, true, and embarrassing. When I was a young kid (I had just turned 14), my girlfriend didn't like that we were practicing the pull-out method, so, she asked me to buy protection at the drug store. I didn't know the "laws" on such things, so, I had assumed they were only for "adults", but, in those days, you often weren't carded when buying "adult" stuff, and, being Italian, I shaved well before anyone else, so, I thought I could just about get away with the ruse. The next day, we rode our bikes to a store that was farther away than we would have gone to had it been something else I was intending on purchasing, and she waited outside as I went inside to fulfill my obligation. Much to my horror, the condoms were behind the counter! So, I went back outside, to confer with my girlfriend, as to what I should do. Expecting some kind of helpful advice, all I got was something akin to "if you don't do it, I'm gonna go inside and do it right now", so, I went back inside, much chastised. At the counter, I remember clearly that I hesitantly asked for "prophylactics" (I probably didn't even know the slang "condom" or "rubber" in those days), and, much to my surprise, the guy behind the counter simply asked "Which ones do you want?" I had no idea. Not a clue. Being the curious fellow that I am, his nonchalant request bolstered my confidence, and allowed me to ask HIM what the difference was between his offerings, and, if I remember correctly, I got (what turns out to be) a lame assessment revolving around ribs and women's feelings, so, as I recall, I walked out with a box of whatever it was that he had recommended (I think I remember blue being the color of the box, but I'm not sure). Of course, I read the package, and, while I don't remember exactly why, I do remember that I broke the first one in the process of putting it on, and I don't remember how many more, but, for years, using condoms was an exercise in futility. This is well before the Internet, of course, and it was only in college years that I learned there was even such a thing as different sizes. Why doesn't anyone tell their kids this stuff? Do you tell your boys this information? We learned sex ed from our gym teachers, almost all of whom were tough-as-nails ex marines as I recall, so, this kind of helpful advice would have been the LAST thing they were gonna tell us. My parents were Roman Catholic to the core, so, asking them anything, was out of the question before the get go. I'm sure none of my friends knew. And, in those days, Barnes and Noble, if it existed, didn't get to my town. Fast forward to today, where we learn, based on the GotSteel chart, condom lengths vary by as much as 134% and girths by 164% (between brands listed on that chart) and that men's penises vary by 420% in erect length and 243% in erect girth. These are absolutely huge variations, yet, not a word is printed on the package about the actual size of the condom. It's all marketing. Zero medicine.
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