The new and improved Tampon thread... (explanation for EAers)

[erisesoteric]

OK, see, I was tempted to post this on the EZboard, but then I'd realize it would freak out Jax if I posted it here, so here we are.

Anyway, as I said, this board started out as a companion board to a discussion forum for the comic book Strangers in Paradise.

In one scene in the book, one of the main characters leaves a tampon on a statue in a museum (yes, icky. this was early in the book. The book got better).

For some reason, this started a huge debate in the discussion forum, ostensibly about what brand of tampon was used. It got out of control.

The author of the book then decided that it would be best to have two forums, one for discussion of the book, and one for idle chatter. Thus was STP born.

The beauty of the whole thing is, Jax, the original moderator of this forum, is really freaked out by the word TAMPON. Like, worse than the average male. So, it's fun to occasionally tweak him by saying TAMPON. Like this: TAMPON.

(Postscript: this all happened long before I came along, so I might have gotten some of the details a bit wrong. I'm sure Jax doesn't need you guys filling the EAers in on the whole gory thing, I mean, who much more freaked out do we really need to get him?)

<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ January 01, 2004 01:03 PM: Message edited by: eris esoteric ]</font>

[lynnzop]

Jax, can you say :<font size="8">TAMPON</font>

[img]smile.gif[/img] There now, I knew you could. [img]biggrin.gif[/img]

[erisesoteric]

Wow.

It's like she's always been here...

[mjfrombuffalo]

well you know, it's not an idle question. After all, there are so many nuances in the author's message that can be reflected by tampon choice. A Tampax tampon says one thing about a person, a store-brand tampon says something else. OB tampons really alter the way the message is presented, and a Cherokee Hair tampon just shoots it into a whole 'nuther realm.

[cristina1]

Can I assume Jax isnt married then?

~Tina, who sends her husband out to buy tampons every month

[erisesoteric]

He claims to have a girlfriend these days, but *we've* never seen her...

[pluckyduck]

Interesting (hah) observations from being the only female in the household (and thus only TAMPON user in the bunch):

1) DH, a normally brave human being, cringes at the word TAMPON and refuses to purchase same. Refuses. This is the man who purchases every real world product that the household requires, except TAMPONS. DH even cringes when I mention I am going to purchase TAMPONS for myself.

2) Sons are absolutely oblivious to boxes of TAMPONS left about. Sons, 9 and 11, share bathroom with Mom (long story, DH gets his own bathroom). Mom leaves boxes of Playtex TAMPONS about when it is that "time of the month" and never once has either said "Hey, what's this?" Consider that they are as insatiably curious as the Elephant's child about pretty much everything else.

3) Male poodle is indifferent to TAMPONS. SANITARY NAPKINS are an entirely different story and have caused DH to call DW (me) at work in a ranting rage upon more than one occasion.

FWIW, Playtex Gentle Glide is the only way to travel.

Andrea

[AsIs]

When Tara Belle was just a kitten, one of my EX friends thought it would be fun to teach her to play with Tampons. To this day, if there is one lying about, she will rip off it's packaging and drag it all over the house. *sigh*

Why the hell is there a cake next to my name? ERIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ January 01, 2004 02:12 PM: Message edited by: AsIs ]</font>

[erisesoteric]

Don't look at me, blame admin for the cake. The cake means it's your birthday. You can tell hostboard in your profile when your birthday is, and if you want it displayed.

Problem is, "yes" is the default for the display function. So, whenever you change your profile, it will default to yes. I'm assuming you have never actually entered your birthday in the profile, so it's set to 01/01/00. Therefore, hostboard thinks today is your birthday, and that you want everyone to know.

You'll notice you're not the only one with this problem. Pretty much everyone in this forum is showing the cake. You'd think we were thoroughbreds or something.

[Shadowcat]

I don't have a cake. I guess I'm on a diet.

And for the record, there are few things more embarassing than having to buy tampons for your girlfriend. It's also a sign of the truly whipped. A man knows his place when he's sent out for sanitary products.