Friday, January 20, 2006

Not for the faint of heart... or boys

tampons, tampons, tampons.... (okay, are we rid of the boys yet?)

Yesterday, I was rearranging the 632 75% empty shampoo and conditioner bottles in my bathroom cabinet* when I happened to glance at the back of the box of tampons I bought the other day.

In a friendly font, in no less than 3 languages, it told me that "now" I can run and jump and play while wearing them...

Did I miss something? Unless I've haven't been paying attention, tampons are really just wads of cotton, not spiked steel rods. Were tampons previously so complicated that we were supposed to insert one and remain in the same position for a few hours?

Or is this the 14th century and it's still considered "the curse" and we're supposed to put on a burqa and lock ourselves in a basement for 5 or so days?

And, like I'm not hormo-tional enough at this moment, now I need my tampon box pressuring me to gallivant around like I'm in the cast of "Cats"? What the hell?

We now return to our slightly more boy-friendly format: boobs, boobs, boobs



* I have this OCD fear of running out of shampoo and conditioner so when I'm about 3/4 of the way done with my current pair, I have to run out and buy more... then I'm so excited to try the new stuff, the old stuff is relegated to the cabinet.

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posted by Veruca Salt at 6:06 AM |

3 comment(s):

  • I have to say, that is the most hilarious post I've read in an awfully long while. Of course, you're usually funny, but that one...that was classic.

    I don't know what's worse...the tampon boxes with their little nuggets of info or the TV ads for various pads and Tampons who try to 'glam up' periods. Ads that come on at dinner time, no doubt. Wouldn't you rather them just shut up about it?

    Anyway, yes. Boobs.

    By Blogger Danielle, at 9:51 AM  

  • LOL I do the same thing with my shampoos and conditioners. Don't forget, now you can also go horsebackriding! Or does it no longer say that on the boxes nowadays?

    By Blogger warcrygirl, at 2:02 PM  

  • LMAO Excellent post!

    I know when it's my one week to hate being a woman, all I want to do is eat chocolate and sleep! That's it!

    I honestly don't even GET very bitchy during that time, mostly because I am SLEEPING then lol

    I'm not about to do jumping jacks, climb mountains or even THINK very profoundly during my dreaded period.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 11:37 AM  

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