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la.donna.pietra
11/11/09

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Dear Cynthia,

Tell your stupid assistant superintendent that he's 15 years behind the times. I took my girlfriend to prom in 1994. The seas did not boil, the earth did not quake, and society did not instantly crumble. A couple of guys came out of the closet a year later, but I'm pretty sure that would have happened anyway.

Don't back down. Prom is silly, overrated, and damn important in this society.

Love,

la.donna.pietra #condoms
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formergr
11/11/09

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That condom story already had me cringing, but when I got to the part that they were packaged by shirtless men without being sterilized, just....ewww!

I'm guessing the men where shirtless due to it being hot (likely terrible conditions to work in), so I'm picturing them dripping sweat onto the condoms as they are being packaged. Yuck... #condoms
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Tart of Darkness
11/12/09

@formergr: I actually don't think regular condoms are sterilized. Legal ones I mean. There's no reason to sterilize them because what they go on and in aren't sterile areas. #condoms
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Dancingfrog
11/12/09

@Tart of Darkness: Here's a little thing on how condoms are made. Everyone making them are wearing protective gear and it appears to be a clean zone that the condoms are being made in. Much different from condoms made by sweaty men without any face masks (presumably) and with probably limited hygienic options. Also, there's no use of veggie oil, but instead safer, more long-lasting lubricants.

[www.lifestylesplay.com] #condoms
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Tart of Darkness
11/13/09

@Dancingfrog: I wasn't implying that they are not properly made under clean conditions as regulated for the kind of medical device that they are, but they are not sterilized. They are made under "clean" conditions, not sterile ones. #condoms
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Dancingfrog
11/13/09

@Tart of Darkness: Oh, I didn't mean to imply that you said anything. I just wanted to post that link because it's interesting, and your post was the next one up to reply to. #condoms
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Tart of Darkness
11/13/09

@Dancingfrog: And I wanted to say I did enjoy your link. When I rewrote my post because my first one was clumsy (er than what I posted) I left that out. People should know how their protection is made. #condoms
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DutchessOfDork
11/11/09

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Jaycee Dugard exploiters will rot. Assholes. #condoms
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BytheSea
11/11/09

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From the article: "But the family remains in need of money for everything from medical bills to rent to food. Big-hearted readers can send checks to the Jaycee Lee Dugard Trust, c/o Viewtech, PO Box 596, Atwood, CA 92811." #condoms
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sybann
11/11/09

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Jimmy Kimmel has a point - the bronze is blobby but if you squint it does look like him. I love Fred.

[www.post-gazette.com] #condoms
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Cimorene
11/11/09

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I don't understand how all these prom debacles happen. At my high school, nobody knew who was taking whom to prom until we got there. None of the teachers or administrators asked, we didn't need to tell anyone. And occasionally people went alone, or groups of friends went. I took a girl to my prom (I think she was straight, we didn't ever date or anything even though she was super hot and cool) and my BFF was our other date. Nobody really knew until we got there. Nobody cared, but even if they had we would already have been there, it would have been too late to ban us. #condoms
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InABook
11/11/09

@Cimorene: Where I went, if you were taking someone from outside the school, you had to get approval-- but i think that was basically to make sure no one older than 21 came. #condoms
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twtw
11/11/09

@Cimorene: I think she had to register her date in order to buy a ticket for her since the gf didn't go to the school. #condoms
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IBleedGlitter: The High Priestess of Tinsel
11/11/09

@Cimorene: Same at my school. I decided to go to my senior prom last minute because my friend broke up with her boyfriend and needed a date. We didn't alert school officials or anything. What does this principal think is going to happen if they let that girl bring her girlfriend? That everyone is going to start having gay sex on the dance floor? #condoms
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Snizzy-Snazz Bullets
11/11/09

@Cimorene: I know, isn't it bizarre? One year I took a boy, another year I took a girl...

Are there schools where you need to register your date? #condoms
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Elaken
11/11/09

@Cimorene: We only had to give the name of people if they didn't go the school. But I can't imagine my school saying no to a female bringing another female. #condoms
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Jenloveshercurves
11/11/09

@Cimorene: Exactly. I went one year with a girlfriend so we could save on tickets (two tickets together were cheaper than buying two separately) and it didn't matter and no one cared.
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BytheSea
11/11/09

@Cimorene: There was a well known no-same-sex dates at my school (1990s) so one gay couple needed to pair up with an an opposite gay couple, switch partners to buy tix and get in the door,and then switch partners later. Dancing? Well, the girls could dance together but the guys had to keep their distance if they wanted to make it home in one piece.

They were young, but they weren't stupid. They knew what would get them harassed by administrators and students if they pulled it at a school sponsored event. Most gay kids have already been harassed by faculty in school. Of course you ask first, before you buy the dress and shoes and rent the limo. #condoms
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Jessica Stewart
11/11/09

@Cimorene: I consider myself lucky. Somehow my high school girlfriend was able to bring me, and I had already left the school and was no longer a student. And it was an all girls Catholic School, in Kentucky, no less. None of the faculty or deans said a thing. And it was obvious I wasn't there as her friend and a former student. #condoms
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la.donna.pietra
11/11/09

@Cimorene: We had to give our names and our date's names when we purchased tickets at my prom. The prom committee then wrote all of our names ("Terry and Carrie!") on a giant piece of butcher paper in sparkly glitter ink and hung it up in the hall, so that everyone knew who was going with whom, just in case you weren't paying attention to the gossip.

Which made the top of the list ("la.donna.pietra and Lisa!") particularly interesting, in 1994. #condoms
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la.donna.pietra
11/11/09

@BytheSea: My school knew damn well that I would call in GLAAD, PFLAG, Amnesty International, Melissa Etheridge, and anyone else I could think of. They didn't even bother giving me shit.

I did get my tires slashed, though. I'm pretty sure that was by a fellow prom-goer. #condoms
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sassyredhead
11/11/09

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Does anyone remember Hot or Not? That BeautifulPeople.com made me think of that. I hated that site. #condoms
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SaraRueful
10/31/09

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Mr. Rogers was my first crush. I'd kiss the TV ... that's when I discovered how the TV picture is made up of zillions of tiny dots of color (when the screen is wet you can see them).

My first kitten was named Henry, for Henrietta. (I totally could never do that "stripper name" thing.) #mrrogers
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Le Coucher d'Yvette
10/31/09

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I got a 100%, but you know, I'm from Pittsburgh, and have met Mr. Rogers and Mr. McFeely. Also, one time I was at the childrens' museum when they had a full sized land of make-believe. So really, anything less would have been a disappointment.
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BytheSea
10/30/09

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90%! Mr. Rogers was the dad who cared about my feelings.

Looking back, all his puppets' names and their voices sound like they were made up by Emmit Hunnicutt.
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thecameralovesyou
10/30/09

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I got 60% which is way better than I thought I'd do since I was a much more loyal Mr Dressup watcher as a kid. #mrrogers
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OneBigPear
11/02/09

@thecameralovesyou: Mr Dressup was amazing! I may own the DVD collection. #mrrogers
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thecameralovesyou
11/02/09

@OneBigPear: There's a DVD COLLECTION!? Shut the front door.

I may have named my dogs Casey and Finnigan. #mrrogers
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OneBigPear
11/02/09

@thecameralovesyou: [www.chapters.indigo.ca]

$17.50 is a total bargain! I've had my copies for several years, so I paid almost twice that.

I wish I had named my budgies Casey and Finnegan... but realistically, they are both too chirpy for either of them to be Finnegans. :) #mrrogers
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Diziet_Sma
10/30/09

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I got 60% and I have no idea who he is! #mrrogers
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J.D.Regent
10/30/09

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70%. I knew the Pittsburgh one because it actually WAS my neighborhood growing up AND I met him as a child AND he gave me a pretzel stick. Who are the people indeed. #mrrogers
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Zombie Ms. Skittles
10/30/09

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I got a 70%. I didn't know where it was filmed, the year it was started, or Gran Pierre. But I DID know he wanted to be a musician and correctly guessed the operas. #mrrogers
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hej hej
10/30/09

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I got a 50%. I was never a big fan of the show. My mom couldn't get me to watch it.

Zoobilee Zoo was more my speed. I could totally ace a "Know Your Zoobles" quiz. #mrrogers
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