From rstein@arches.uga.edu Thu Apr 29 00:50:46 1999 Date: 4 Jun 1997 17:27:39 GMT From: Kimberly Stein Newsgroups: alt.gothic Subject: Re: things you are embarrassed to buy in a drugstore Jack (jack@_nospaam_apex.net) wrote: : Actually, I must admit, I do sometimes find it a bit embarrassing to buy : condoms. However, the way I *compenste* for this, is to remind myself that : I was once a scary punk-rocker, and am now a scary goth, and then add : something *else* to what I'm buying in order to make the clerk wonder. : (All sorts of things can get weird sexual conotations when purchased along : with condoms.) Last time, I went to the counter with my condoms, a roll of : d*ck tape, and a package of clothes pins. (I live in a *very* conservative : town BTW.) Another time, it was with jar of maraschino cherries and a : single cucumber. other people do this? my then-current boy and i once took condoms, a package of those colorful fabric loops for kids weaving sets, and a plunger up to the counter, while gazing amorously at each other. such fun. miss rachael -- "Beauty is harsh." -The Secret History