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20 January 2008

I love the designs on these paper condom envelopes from the 30s and 40s. But what the hell is the thing on #10?

post by: iconomy at: 19:33 | 26 comments

A lion, I think. (Reminds me of the lion in The Wizard of Oz after he's been cleaned up and beauty-fied.) I guess the thinking would be that a lion is manly?

posted by fluffy battle kitten 20 January | 19:44

DEVILSKIN! lol.

posted by fluffy battle kitten 20 January | 19:46

Number ten is a male lion, virile, strong, and capable of ripping many a thing, but NOT THIS CONDOM.

posted by bonobo 20 January | 19:48

Cool link. Good inspiration! Maybe #10 is a dog. Like, your dog won't eat your homework.

posted by chewatadistance 20 January | 19:49

it's a sex wookie

posted by MonkeyButter 20 January | 19:49

I can almost see it as the back of a woman's head. She has some kind of thing in her hair that's holding some flowers. Either that or Cousin Itt.

posted by DarkForest 20 January | 19:54

Great art. Especially 'Odalisque'

I see the lion, too.

posted by Miko 20 January | 20:12

Number two: Won't work on brunettes...not that you'd try.

Number nine: Mimosa is an ornamental flowering shrub considered an invasive species in parts of the US.

Number six: The "G" in "Gold" looks too much like the "C" in "Crest." I haven't a willie and "Cold Crest" makes me shrink.

Number twelve: 1.) So I can use it over-and-over-and-over...? 2.) I will never lose this affected Texan drawl, evah?

Number thirteen: "Good enough for me y mi cabello, gringo."

Number sixteen: Can't snark...too sleepy.

Number seventeen: Love the car grill motif that suggests that one is about to be run over.

posted by bonobo 20 January | 20:13

LOL @ monkey butter

posted by chewatadistance 20 January | 20:17

Guaranteed for 3 years?
Guaranteed five years?
A sedate ex is the perfect hygienic rubber product?

10 is quite obviously the kind of virile Uruguayan man who needs Neverrip Prevention.

posted by ethylene 20 January | 20:36

condom envelope + unidentifiable graphic = i don't want to know.

posted by shane 20 January | 20:40

Isn't Pousse L'amour in some Dan Clowes comic?
≡ Click to see image ≡
She prefers birch control.

posted by ethylene 20 January | 20:43

ethylene, I award you TEH INTARWEBS for your Clowes reference and "birch control." Full of win!

posted by bonobo 20 January | 20:46

"pousse l'amour" is one of those phrases I just have to plug into search engines.

posted by Ardiril 20 January | 20:48

We need comment favoriting here. Eth...heehee.

posted by iconomy 20 January | 20:53

3 years eh? Methinks that bloke's a keeper.

posted by pompomtom 20 January | 22:09

There's a coffee shop that I stop off at on my way to work. If I'm early, I'll stopo and sip my coffee for a bit before going in. The other day I noticed that on one of the counters they have a little bin of condoms that are decorated with what look like subway logos. I'm just worried that some bleary commuter is going to mistake them for sugar packets and really fuck up thier morning.

posted by jonmc 20 January | 22:41

I would be worse the other way around, I suspect.

posted by danf 20 January | 23:23

haha! I want to have hot, protected sex with this thread.

Definitely a lion. They were too cheap to get their logo professionally designed, so just reversed a positive image to show up on the dark background. Here's how it should look:

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The name of this brand makes me think of farts. Not encouraging.

posted by taz 20 January | 23:45

I've seen the subway condoms in an East Village restaurant toilet.

posted by brujita 21 January | 01:19

Heh. I thought pousse l'amour was some sort of short-ish fishfucker.

I don't think a cocktail WITH A RAW EGG YOLK IN IT would push me to amour. Maybe guys need the protein or something.

posted by goo 21 January | 11:00

I am actually suprised that the condoms were latex in those days. I thought they were still using sheep intestines through WWII. Learn something new every day!

posted by goo 21 January | 11:03

taz, you are a genius. I was honestly disturbed by that thing.

There are several eponysterical comments in this thread ;P

posted by iconomy 21 January | 11:21

What exactly is "prevetion"?

posted by Frisbee Girl 21 January | 12:08

It's when you vete in advance, obviously.

posted by chrismear 21 January | 12:27

Buffalo is misspelled too.

posted by iconomy 21 January | 14:41

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