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Endangered Species Condoms

Posted by samzenpus on from the make-it-growl dept.

The Center for Biological Diversity wants to help put a polar bear in your pants with their endangered species condom campaign. They hope that giving away 100,000 free Endangered Species Condoms across the country will highlight how unsustainable human population growth is driving species to extinction, and instill the sexual prowess of the coquí guajón rock frog, nature's most passionate lover, in the condom users. From the article: "To help people understand the impact of overpopulation on other species, and to give them a chance to take action in their own lives, the Center is distributing free packets of Endangered Species Condoms depicting six separate species: the polar bear, snail darter, spotted owl, American burying beetle, jaguar, and coquí guajón rock frog."

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  1. Someone didn't think this through.... by mrsteveman1 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Won't these species just become extinct if they can't successfully reproduce?

    1. Re:Someone didn't think this through.... by tomhudson · · Score: 3, Insightful

      That's why they're announcing it on slashdot - the one place they can test trial on an endangered species without causing any real reduction in reproductive options.

    2. Re:Someone didn't think this through.... by Locke2005 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Not likely... you ever try putting a condom on an American burying beetle? I tried for hours, but eventually just gave up and let the little bugger have unprotected sex. Man, sometimes I can't even tell the male beetles from the female ones.

      --
      I've abandoned my search for truth; now I'm just looking for some useful delusions.
  2. Re:Any real stories today? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    No kidding. I don't trust anything at all on here today. It hasn't seemed this bad since the late 90s.

  3. recycle by Dare+nMc · · Score: 3, Funny

    Don't forget to recycle, and re-use these condoms.

    (something comes to mind about how to recycle a condom: "you just have to shake the f*ck out of it")