What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: Joe Offer
Date: 07 Oct 00 - 08:03 PM

I really hate myself when I read one of these Catspaw posts and can't stop laughing..

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: catspaw49
Date: 07 Oct 00 - 07:59 PM

Hawkster me Bucko......I would suggest you go read PART ONE of this thread. Although I had heard of your Dental Dam, I fear you are uneducated and unenlightened in the context of the present discussion. And don't believe Father Joebro for it was indeed he, the inimitable Mr. Offer, who researched this topic for us when it came up in PART ONE. Believe me, your definition above AIN'T IT!!!

Its a MUST READ....The whole thread plus the info on Dental Dams.

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: Little Hawk
Date: 07 Oct 00 - 07:50 PM

A dental dam is a diaphragm of rubber that is used to prevent mercury amalgam material and other toxic substances from being swallowed while your teeth are being worked on by a dentist. The dentist punctures a very small hole in the dam and pulls it over the specific tooth that is being worked on, which then sticks through the dam, visible to the dentist, while the dam blocks off the rest of your mouth. Nothing can get past the dam and down your throat. Some dentists (a few) are now removing mercury/silver/amalgam fillings from people's teeth and replacing them with less toxic and more natural appearing material. The mercury amalgam has been banned entirely in some European countries because it is very poisonous, giving off mercury vapour in the mouth. I had all my old fillings removed about 5 years ago, and now have a mouthful of totally natural looking teeth, and a big worry off my mind...but it's an expensive process.

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: bbelle
Date: 07 Oct 00 - 07:47 PM

Yep. We could be having to find the key to the chastity belt.

moonjen

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: Little Neophyte
Date: 07 Oct 00 - 07:46 PM

Thanks for the thoughts guys,
Oh well, what can you do. Things could be worse.
I'll go study the first thread.

Bonnie

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: Joe Offer
Date: 07 Oct 00 - 07:33 PM

Ah, the thread we love to hate...
I forget, Spaw - what's a dental dam?
-Joe-

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: bbelle
Date: 07 Oct 00 - 07:14 PM

Bonnie ... from a woman's point of view, yes, using condoms does affect spontaneity, in the same way that stopping to insert a diaphragm does.

kendall ... grateful for what? Get real.

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: kendall
Date: 07 Oct 00 - 06:39 PM

The simple solution is to find someone you can trust, and, make sure she is past menopause. As a friend of mine used to say about older women, "They dont swell, they dont tell, and, they are grateful as hell."

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: Little Hawk
Date: 07 Oct 00 - 06:04 PM

Hi Little Neo - Yes, they DO interfere with spontaneity to some extent. Sometimes more, sometimes less. They also interfere with feeling to some extent. Not a major problem, I wouldn't say, but to some extent.

They are one of the best methods of protection, I'd say. I shudder to think of any woman I care for being on the pill, for example, or doing anything that messes around with her hormonal changes artificially, so I think condoms are not a bad solution.

A favourite brand, though? Who knows? I've got no strong opinion on that.

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: catspaw49
Date: 07 Oct 00 - 05:46 PM

Okay BonAmi.....

I think they were originally sold for the prevention of love. There's no smooth way to work in putting one on. Not to mention that they make your pecker look ridiculous. But considering all those Andromeda Strain things that you can get on your willy in today's world......I'm glad I'm married.

BTW, I think this came up on PART ONE....Check it out.

Spaw

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: Little Neophyte
Date: 07 Oct 00 - 05:25 PM

You know, it is unbelievable, since December 29th, 1999, not one person has answered the question I posted on this thread. Like it is such a difficult question to answer or something.
Well.......does spontaneity really suffer? Come on guys, I can handle the truth.

Little Neo

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: Little Hawk
Date: 07 Oct 00 - 04:42 PM

All I can say is, what a great idea for a thread! :-D

Hmmm...well, you can always use 'em to make water balloons, of course.

I have a friend in Barrie, David, who is very popular with the local girls...handsome devil, he is, with a great sense of humour. I got him a birthday present a while back, a package of finger kots. They look exactly like condoms, except that they are about 1/3 the size, or maybe 1/4 even. I said, "I got you these in case you need protection." He looked at me with a totally straight face and replied, "Those ones are a little too large for me...I take the extra small." Like I said, great sense of humour.

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: bbelle
Date: 07 Oct 00 - 09:29 AM

WW ... You are deserved of a big smoogie, for giving me my morning chuckle! I set on a high pedestal those who can make me laugh in the morning!!! BTW, I think the proper term would be "snatched bald."

moonjen

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: CarolC
Date: 07 Oct 00 - 06:34 AM

WyoWoman,

I like your friends.

Carol

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: DougR
Date: 07 Oct 00 - 03:36 AM

Me too, Naemanson, and that had a lot to do with the decision to get "snipped."

DougR

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: Naemanson
Date: 07 Oct 00 - 02:20 AM

And BTW, before the snip I used 'em but never liked 'em.

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: Naemanson
Date: 07 Oct 00 - 02:19 AM

Hey, Doug and Uncle Jaque, count me in on the safe side. Fathered two and then, snip, snip, went the doctor.

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: catspaw49
Date: 07 Oct 00 - 02:11 AM

Well, it'd be the most belated snog we ever gave! Personally I am glad to see we can once again laugh at this sucker........and for those of you who are enjoying it, you need to go back and read PART ONE. Its a riot.........perhaps you too can learn from Father Joebro what a "dental dam" is.

Spaw

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: DougR
Date: 07 Oct 00 - 01:55 AM

On behalf of all the Mudcat men like Uncle Jaque and me, I want to thank you for starting this thread. Otherwise, the fair women Mucatters would never know that we (Uncle jaque and me at least) are "safe."

I think you should consider it a public service, and deserving of a Snog of some sort.

DougR

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: WyoWoman
Date: 07 Oct 00 - 01:26 AM

I like the duct tape idea. That way, it can also serve as a bikini wax when you go your separate ways ... Yeeeee-youchhhhh!!!

ww

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: Art Thieme
Date: 07 Oct 00 - 12:05 AM

You guys, (gals too)

You are making me positively honored that I started this going so long ago. I'm actually becoming (as it were) proud. I have not laughed this hard in a very long time.

Dale Rose, I love ya---but don't let it get to you. It's now bigger than any of us. (And that's without Viagara.) And it really is funny, after all. This is like Dr. Strangelove. "How I learned to stop worrying and love the c----m threads.

The motto of Kicking Mule Records and ED Denson (for whom I made 2 LPs in the 1970s) was:

It's easy to be easy when you're easy !!

Art Thieme

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: DougR
Date: 06 Oct 00 - 11:48 PM

Uncle Jaque: Ditto. DougR

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: kendall
Date: 06 Oct 00 - 11:48 PM

As Sam Kinnison said "If you dont trust her, why are you F-----g her?"

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: GUEST,John Gray/Australia
Date: 06 Oct 00 - 11:44 PM

Sorry Wyo - I thought Tim Tams were international ( like condoms ). They are a chocolate coated biscuit, heaven knows why they have achieved the status they have. My eldest boy Ryder is in the navy. When overseas his grandmother sends him parcels of Tim Tams in case he is suffering from withdrawal symptoms. Can you imagine the value of a Tim Tam on a Tim Tamless ship. The black market is in full swing.

JG / FME

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: bbelle
Date: 06 Oct 00 - 11:42 PM

The silver kind? Like a "speeding bullet?"

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: Peter Kasin
Date: 06 Oct 00 - 11:40 PM

Real men use duct tape.

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: Uncle Jaque
Date: 06 Oct 00 - 11:08 PM

I dunno, Mates; been over 30 years since I had any need for 'em!

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: Ely
Date: 06 Oct 00 - 09:41 PM

Got this story from a friend here at school:

[The friend's] father went in to a drugstore to buy his first box of condoms. He was pretty nervous about the whole thing and when the clerk asked him, "What size?", he became very flustered.

"Um, medium, I guess," he replied meekly.

Turns out, the clerk meant 'what size BOX' did he want?

******************************************************

Personally, I go for whatever makes good water balloons.

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: bbelle
Date: 06 Oct 00 - 09:29 PM

This is like seeing feminine accouterment advertised on the tube. We know what it is. We know what they're used for. We know all the brand names. We know how to use them and how they work. We've known this since our early teens.

Why, now, do they act like we are unable to make our decisions without the help of advertising by pre-teens in white shorts playing tennis?

Rant On - Rant Off

moonjen

I don't, however, know how condoms work, because I've never gotten the knack.

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: DougR
Date: 06 Oct 00 - 08:19 PM

WyoWoman: Why didn't you open a condom shop?

DougR

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: okthen
Date: 06 Oct 00 - 07:47 PM

graphiti on a condom machine

"this chewing gum tastes horrible"

and underneath was written

"yeah but it lasts a long time"

cheers

bill

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: WyoWoman
Date: 06 Oct 00 - 07:46 PM

I have no idea why this one was unearthed, but what the hey?

What are Tim Tams?

After my most spectacular dumpage by the man formerly known as my fiance (I DID SURVIVE, I DID!!!), I was talking with some friends and saying how much I hate and dread the entire idea of dating ("Hi, My name is K., I'm a Libra and like music, film and ...")and then I said, "Omigod.If I ever have a lover again, I might have to actually buy condoms. Women DO that now ... I've never done that. I don't know how ..." Which they all thought was a hoot, although I was actually serious.

For months and months afterward, my friends mailed me condoms, left them in my purse, stuck them in the pen drawer in my desk. put them on my car's windshield. And they especially loved when they were on the road and found some of those neon lovelies or the ones that say stuff like, "Stealth Condoms: You'll never know they're ... " -- well, you get the drift -- or the Magnum condoms for REally Big Guys. I had such a lovely collection of condoms... Such thoughtful friends.

ww

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: GUEST,John Gray/Australia
Date: 06 Oct 00 - 07:10 PM

There are many things in life that I've never tried but two of them, that amaze my sons, are Tim Tams and condoms. I became so bored with the amount of discussion about bloody Tim Tams I said that I would live my whole life without eating one. My boys were horrified, to them it was like saying I wasn't going to breathe anymore. Sometimes they introduce me to a new girlfriend as "this is my dad John, you know, the bloke I told you about who doesn't eat Tim Tams". ( Now, if it was gin & tonic I wouldn't have lasted 2 days ! ) And condoms, I've been sexually active since 15, 53 now, and the circumstances ( oh no ! ) have always turned out that I haven't needed one. And no, I haven't got a swag of bastard children. I've never even owned a condon, never unwrapped one and if I did I'd have to read the instructions on how to use. Still things might change. I'm currently looking for wife No.3 and if she hasn't reached menopause - doh! And she might be a major shareholder in the Tim Tam company - oh no.

JG / FME

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: GUEST
Date: 06 Oct 00 - 06:32 PM

Does anyone ever buy the bright colored ones? I think they are very strange. Doesn't that embarass you?

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: Danlbear
Date: 04 Jan 00 - 09:51 AM

Those things in the machine are condoms? I thought they were rubber gloves, sold one finger at a time....

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: gervase
Date: 04 Jan 00 - 09:10 AM

Liz, you've forgotten already? Condoms are your best friend. They're for carrying water (You can get a gallon in a condom if you shove it down a shirt sleeve to stop it bursting)and for keeping water and dust out of delicate places. And, as any colour Sergeant in the British Army will tell you, they are NEVER to be used for anything else! Which begs the question; why do pubs with a perfectly good off-sales service still sell condoms in the bogs?

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: El Jefe
Date: 03 Jan 00 - 08:37 PM

Most Esteemed DON Meixner Mi padre was building boats (his 27th career) in Sausalito about that time.. near the heliport...Building Tri's for a guy named Piver and rubbing elbows with Sterling Hayden ...(drinkin buds.)...I was in Monterey..spinnin wrenches on Jags and building boats part time and still using "Lamskins" (yes I was an elitist..poor but an elitist)... El Jefe PS...LTS Might warrant a trip to UK

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: DougR
Date: 03 Jan 00 - 07:42 PM

Spaw, thanks for clarifying what all the breast beating has been about. I guess all that took place before I became a member in July of 1999.

Were I to seriously address the question I would admit that I hated the little buggers. As soon as we had three kids I visited my friendly doctor who, with a simple surgical procedure, took care of that problem.

Liz, sorry you can't remember what they are for. If you buy some there may be some instructions included that might explain what they are for and how to use them.

DougR

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: Terry Allan Hall
Date: 03 Jan 00 - 06:14 PM

Dear Ms. Kat/katlaughing...ROTFLMAO !!!!

(Very Good!!!!!)

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: DonMeixner
Date: 03 Jan 00 - 07:20 AM

El Jefe,

My intro to this business was at a ferro Cement shop tween Sausolito and Mill Valley in 1971. I kicked around the yard for awhile after closing one nite and saw what was being done and thot, " How hard can This be?"

I found out a few years later. The only job I ever wanted and the only job I ever truly loved. (Cept for Silversmithing, ofcourse.)

Don

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: El Jefe
Date: 03 Jan 00 - 03:01 AM

I'll stifle my response to Liz's post..:)!!! Don... I was building boats in Monterey Calif wayyyyyyyy back in 68...similar circumstance with similar results.. so...to all who read these posts...this is not and Urban Myth..

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 30 Dec 99 - 01:05 PM

Sorry, can someone remind me what they are for? It's been a while......

LTS

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: DonMeixner
Date: 30 Dec 99 - 11:17 AM

Hi El Jefe,

Nope, right spang in the middle of Central New York State.

Don

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: annamill
Date: 30 Dec 99 - 09:31 AM

Oh, for goodness sakes! I didn't bring this up to hurt anyone, least of all our wonderful Art. I was teasing him about his comment that he doesn't like nonsense threads and doesn't get envolved in them. I had no idea there was any sensitivity going on with this thread. I always thought of it as one of our more creative classic BS threads. If I offended anyone, most of all Art, then I apologize profoundly!

BTW BB, I hate the suckers, but they're a very neccessary evil. (that I don't need anymore ;-)

Love, annap

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: El Jefe
Date: 30 Dec 99 - 01:27 AM

To Don Meixner... Loved your story..did that happen in Monterey? El Jefe

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 30 Dec 99 - 12:07 AM

...and now back to the usual inane, offensive banter. I had a friend in college, redheaded guy named Greg who hailed from Rochester, New York. After a few beers and in the spirit of camaraderie(did I spell that right,Garg?), he told me the following story:

In High School, Greg was dating a girl who seemed open to certain forms of intimate exploration which were quite new to him, Greg being of the Virginical persuasion. He eventually evaluated the direction of their increasingly heavy petting as being hell-bent toward a state he had heretofore achieved exclusively through perusal of a dog-eared copy of the October 1966 Playboy Magazine. In anticipation of the pending consummation, he purchased a packet of Ramses Pre-lubricated Reservoir Tipped Condoms.

At last, the highly anticipated rendezvous was arranged (by certain hot insinuations) for a Friday night. But Greg, having never dealt with such sensitive issues, and feeling disinclined to consult his clergyman on the matter, was stymied by the threat of that clumsy moment when, interrupting the flow of intense passion, he would have to don the thing.He wrestled with the problem in his mind until he at last hit upon a course of action that he felt would expedite matters while not offending his fragile partner. That night, as predicted, they found themselves partly disrobed and in the clutches of all-consuming lust. Greg boldly suggested that they "go all the way," to which the girl replied "but...you'll need protection!" He smiled back, saying "I have a condom!" When she said "well,put it on!" he replied "I'm already wearing it." Stunned, she queried "how long have you had it on?" Greg flinched. "Since about 5 o'clock this afternoon, right after I took my shower." Indignant, she pushed him away.While standing up to button her blouse,she shouted "What kind of girl do you think I am!"

As Greg finished his tale,he had tears in his eyes. I had tears in mine, as well, as I rolled on the floor in a fit of hysterical laughter.

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From:
Date: 29 Dec 99 - 11:45 PM

Art Thieme

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: Little Neophyte
Date: 29 Dec 99 - 10:45 PM

Thanks Catspaw for taking the time to explain the background around this thread. I understand. That was really helpful.

BB

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: catspaw49
Date: 29 Dec 99 - 10:30 PM

First, Don...Excellent post pardner, very nicely done.

Now to Dave, Bonnie, and some of the others who may be wondering........Last January or so, we got into what can only be described as "Boilerplate Threads." For many of us, it was a way of getting to know each other. Things weren't quite as loose then as they are now. They were along the lines that Dale described. Where do we live, what foods, what music, what age, married, etc. After awhile, even to an inveterate BSer they started to become tiresome and boring. Art Thieme, in his inimitable way, tried to show how ludicrous they'd become and started the forerunner of this thread. I suppose a few may have taken it seriously, but the majority used it to lighten the atmosphere and had a grand time with it. A few were offended and Art is a kind man and apologized for starting it, explaining it was just a way of stopping the boilerplate. But by this time the thread had taken on a life of its own! Additionally, some of us were having such a good time with it that it went "Platinum" so to speak. This was in no way the fault of Art, but it was the beginning of the BS/Music controversy.

When annap brought it back today, I know she was basically unaware of how sensitive this thread is to that ongoing debate. We were brought here one and all by our love of this music, but the tenor of the 'Cat has changed for better or for worse during the past year. We have a lot of new people who are very knowledgable and we have lost some too. Mudcat is a far more multi-dimensional place than it was and the threads relating to issues not directly to music have become a major part. Some see that as a problem, some don't. The music questions still get answered and the new people are freer in making postings from the gitgo, and that is healthy. Not everyone is tuned in to the same branches of folk or the same interests, but we seem to have a lot of collective knowledge which we openly share. I think we will see more from Max on additional features of the 'Cat in the near future in a magazine format also.

If you're a hardened scholar, you may be disappointed in what has happened. But for the most part the 'Cat has become and is becoming a more encompassing site and one which provides something for most folkies...and for most people in general. The closed feeling is long gone and people like Bonnie and Dave and annap are enjoying the company, as am I. Sorry if my presence here offends some, but I have my specialties too....but when they're not called for, I just enjoy the debates and the laughter and the warmth of the close friends I have here.

Spaw

Subject: RE: What brand condoms do Mudcatters prefer II
From: Dave (the ancient mariner)
Date: 29 Dec 99 - 09:04 PM

Hypersensitivity (no condoms do not interfere with it) and political correctness are signs of a society in which too many people have nothing serious to do. It makes for a bland society, full of rancour, but devoid of spirit. I doubt if anyone is offended by such postings; but if they are, I am sure "we" would be ladies and gentlemen about it and appologise. The music is serious at times, the non musical threads I have to agree with Don, cause no harm nor bring disrespect to anyone. If you want to be too serious this is not the site to be so. For the most part this is an enjoyable group of people and should continue in that tradition. If you object to these postings I am sure the controllers of this site can erase them, but care should be taken not to erase the spirit of the fine people here. Sincerely, Aye. Dave