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

[Wormie]

Oh please! What is the big deal about TAMPNS???? Men who don't want to impregnate anyone should LOVE tampons.

I'm with the Duck - playtex is the only way to go!

I have a tampon story too. A previous boss went on a tyrade about tampons (male boss). I put him in his place. Made me sort of a legend!

[RichC]

This is how I remember it going...

The discussion that eventually got this board created dealt with wither the tampon had been used or not. The tampon had been drawn in a way that most of the females on the board were sure it had been used. It was not too long after that the boards were separated because the topic supposedly offended some people.

One time my then boss was having cramps so bad she couldn't walk, so she sent me out to the local drug store to get her some tampons and Mydol. Of course, nobody explained to me exactly what to get, so I stood around the aisle trying to figure it out for about 15 minutes before another customer (female) was kind enough to tell me what to get.

[Wormie]

So what did you get????
I mean you need to be sentive. Buying Jumbo or Junior could land you in hot water!

[RichC]

I don't recall as (a) this was about 15 years ago and (b) I discribed how my boss was feeling to the lady, she picked up a package and said, "This one." while handing it to me. My boss seemed ok with the choice.
I'm now smart enough to say, "Give me a name brand and size."

[kcils]

Originally posted by Boo Boo Kitty:
It's also a sign of the truly whipped. A man knows his place when he's sent out for sanitary products.

<font size="2" face="Comic sans ms, Helvetica, sans-serif">Which is why I'll discuss them, fetch them from the cabinet but never buy them. (I've also got a tampon story about a friend and a hole in his boat.)

[cristina1]

It's also a sign of the truly whipped. A man knows his place when he's sent out for sanitary products.

<font size="2" face="Comic sans ms, Helvetica, sans-serif">Oh, I dont agree with that at all. It's no different than when I buy him personal products. It's just part of life. Honestly, I dont see what is so embarrassing about the whole thing. It's just a fact of life.

[tyledras]

i totally agree.
and i'd like to say that i was totally appreciative when a certain board memeber who shall remain nameless was willing to buy tampons for me. In those emergency situations, it is so very much important

[Wormie]

I don't have a problem with the word "tampon", but then again I have used them. Menstruation - now there is a word that I hate. There are so many short little words and phrases to describe the whole process. Menstruation is just a horrid word, and it has no place in casual every day conversation - don't you think?

[cristina1]

Exactly, Tyle! Emergencies happen and if hubby would be unwilling to help, it just isnt right.

Wormie - I never use the word menstruation in daily life, except perhaps at the doctor's office. I mush prefer the cute little phrases.

[erisesoteric]

Menstruation is a very long word, and you have to spend a greater amount of time saying it, so it forces you to think that much longer about what it means.

Period is much shorter, hence less of a problem.