It's all political. And I mean ALL political.
When I opened the package Monday, I knew it was my new clutch bag, a prize from the MOMocrats' drawing last week. The bag is as sweet as can be, letting me show off my political preferences with class -- at least until the Democratic convention, and perhaps longer.
The cute little clutch was full of miscellaneous swag, too. A MOMocrats magnet and bumper sticker, a tiny hand sanitizer (you know, to use after shaking hands ad nauseum at a rally), and the piece that made me laugh, honestly, out loud.
Of course, the saga continued. Husband asked, "Are those what I think they are?" La Petite -- well, she's 21, and our "chat" went something like this.
La Petite: "OMG THATS HILARIOUS! Can i pin them onto my bulletin board? since you clearly can not properly display them anywhere at your work or home, but me on the other hand, well its almost so cliche i have to do it..."
Me (the serious mother): "Now, my gifted and talented and intelligent offspring (yes, I really did address her in that manner), you realize that if you put a pin through them they become unusable."
La Petite: "Yes, thank you Mrs. Teacher Mom. I realize they forced you to teach sex ed last year, but don't worry, you don't have to anymore."
She's right. I don't have to teach sex ed any more! W00T!! And just because I can, I'm going to mail a package of, shall we say, "unique campaign material" to her campus apartment's mailbox.
Thank goodness the graphic isn't printed ON the condom.
It isn't, right?
Posted by: KathyR | May 08, 2008 at 12:48 PM
Don't worry, Kathy, it's on the package. :) I don't even want to imagine what it would look like otherwise...
Posted by: Daisy | May 08, 2008 at 02:45 PM
And I totally don't get it. Why are they handing out condoms with pictures of Hillary and Bill on them?
Posted by: suburbancorrespondent | May 08, 2008 at 08:29 PM
HAHAHA that's hilarious *thumbs up* I have to show this to my friend.
Posted by: Jenny | May 08, 2008 at 11:34 PM
That is GREAT!
Posted by: Holly | May 08, 2008 at 11:47 PM
Well, I'm glad you enjoyed them and had a "teaching moment" with them. Condomania.com approached us (the MOMocrats) about promoting their line of Election Protection condoms, and we thought it was pretty funny. The Obama prizewinner got some with his picture on them, and one of the winners got a whole assortment. We passed on the McCain ones, but they are available.
Posted by: Glennia | May 09, 2008 at 12:14 PM
Glennia, that's fabulous! I've also heard of chocolate candies in condom shapes -- they're called Condommints. The mint ones are for eating, though, not for actual use.
Posted by: Daisy | May 09, 2008 at 04:50 PM