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Delaware Condom Nation

September 5th, 2007 by Dan Gaffney

A legal announcement in a local paper caught one of my listener’s eyes:

“Sealed proposals for Bid #7193 for Condoms will be received by the Procurement Branch, Delaware Health and Social Services”.  We sent for the complete specifications and the bid package and found some interesting facts about how your tax dollars will be spent of these condoms.

First, the condoms are said to be needed by “various state agencies” some of which we assume are local schools because part of the package includes instructions on how the winning bid can get paid when supplying local school districts.  The bid specifications for the condoms needed over the next year in Delaware are listed as follows:

10,000 small size regular sensitivity condoms.

136,000 regular fit multicolored condoms.

47,000 regular fit “multi-flavored” condoms.  (Yes, the government wants flavored condoms!)

106,000 regular fit studded or ribbed condoms.  (For “her” pleasure we presume?)

46,000 regular fit “sensitive/ultra-thin”.

11,000 large condoms, regular sensitivity (Note: 1,000 more large than small.  “It’s Good Being First” tm.)

16,000 Large “black or natural color” sensitive/ultra thin.  (large, black, sensitive?)

31,000 female condoms

24,000 male polyurethane condoms (For those with latex allergies I presume)

10,000 dental dams ( Insert your own joke here about what branch of state government might need these)

 

437,000 condoms paid for by you and handed out for free all over schools and state offices in the next year.  Don’t we go beyond so called “safe sex” when we are getting into “flavored” “ribbed” and “sensitive”? 

 

If you were an inexperienced airline traveler, would you get on a plane if you new that at least 1 out of 10 flights crashed?  If you were an experienced air traveler would you fly today knowing that 1 in 100 flights today will crash?  These stats reflect the failure rate of condoms when used properly to prevent STD’s.  When used incorrectly we assume the planes crash more frequently.

 

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9 Responses to “Delaware Condom Nation”

  1. pwc032096 Says:
    September 5th, 2007 at 6:41 am

    I don’t get it….isn’t this what Planned Parenthood is for? Why is the state getting involved with this? Are we not teaching abstinence? Lastly, who the h##l authorized this plan and for what “ultimate” purpose???? Why not go the extra step and institute a needle exchange program in our public schools? More questions than answers here, I’m sure.

  2. amish electrician Says:
    September 5th, 2007 at 6:43 am

    Hey if they give syringes to drug addicts, why not provide sex offenders with condoms….

    I wanna see the guy lining up for one of 5,000 extra small condoms the State ordered.

  3. Pete Says:
    September 5th, 2007 at 7:43 am

    Is it a guy or a child that will receive the extra small condoms? Troubling indeed.

  4. bucksmom Says:
    September 5th, 2007 at 3:41 pm

    Please tell me just what is a dental dam??? I am an older lady and have never heard of that one? Please someone out there, educate me–I might just go buy some!!!!!

  5. pwc032096 Says:
    September 6th, 2007 at 6:47 am

    I believe it is a “mouth condom”.

  6. bucksmom Says:
    September 6th, 2007 at 3:52 pm

    Thanks for the reply pwc, but do not know how it just might work?????? I will have to think about that one, but thanks again for the reply—–

  7. Carnifex Says:
    September 6th, 2007 at 7:15 pm

    If only there were some website where you could go and type in a word or phrase that you’re not familiar with so that you can find out about it…..

  8. bucksmom Says:
    September 7th, 2007 at 4:10 pm

    Carniflex–being silly are you? I never thought to “google” it and don’t know why..I saw a picture and gots of information. Now I can say that I know what it is and feel much smarter today–thanks!!!

  9. liberal_carl Says:
    November 20th, 2007 at 5:05 pm

    People are more likely to use protection when it appeals to them. Public health offices are trying lots of ways to encourage safe sex. Sure, multi-colored and flavored condoms may sound ridculous… but younger generations are more likely to use them.

    Protection against AIDS as well other sexually transmitted diseases and infections is something that we can all agree is majorly important.

    What may I ask is wrong with handing them out in public high schools?! I don’t know what kind of a fantasy world you’re living in… but the truth is, teenagers have sex! And, they’re more likely to be careful about it if they don’t have to go to family planning to recieve the birth control of their choice.

    These tax dollars seem a little bit more worthwhile than other things the government is currently wasting it on.

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