The Musical Tampon Effect

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(thing) by moJoe (1.2 wk) (print) ? (I like it!) 3 C!s Sat Jul 01 2000 at 22:41:19

How in the hell is a man supposed to obtain a Lionel Richie CD in this day and age? One cannot just walk into Sam Goodie, pluck Dancing On The Ceiling off the shelf and simply march up to the counter and pay for it. There is an American tradition of unspoken rules which must not be broken and that, like the one about men buying tampons, is one of them.

Back in '86 Lionel was music to get down with the ladies to; it was background music for unadulterated sexual licentiousness. You left the cassette paused right before Say you, say me back at the pad and then went out to find yourself a likely candidate for some seriously smooth 80's R&B style panty melting. It was not only "Ok" to own Lionel, it was an essential component in the arsenal of the modern minded single male of the 80's; it was a universally accepted minimum.

In the new millenium (which I shall henceforth refer to as, "the aughties"), dusting off the cassette player and sliding in some Lionel while attempting to lure a woman out of her clothing is the modern dating equivalent of committing sepuku.

There is no excuse to buy, borrow, listen to, possess, own or even desire any compilation of Lionel Richie music on any medium at any time, ever. period. This is exactly why, despite the intrinsic dishonesty of it, Napster must be forgiven its faults. It offers a forum for closet Winger fans and needy Barry Manilow lovers to obtain their darkest desire; to feed the hideous six headed beast of tacky musical tastes.

If you are caught, I do not know you; neither do your friends. If they were truly good friends they will wait until you are out of earshot before breaking out into hysterical laughter at your expense (I will, in all likelihood, not).

And this is just an example. Not only is there an supposititious cornucopia of fad bands, hair rockers and disco legends that have been mortared away behind the brick wall of forced social amnesia but things as well. I still laugh my ass off every time I see a girl in bell bottoms or knickers -- err, Capri pants.

I suppose [s]he who controls the fashion industry controls the "fashionable". An army of airheads; a frightening thought.

The End

(To answer your question; no, there was absolutely no point to this node at all.)

(idea) by DaVinciLe0 (2.6 mon) (print) ? (I like it!) 2 C!s Sun Jul 02 2000 at 1:54:16

Here's the scene that met my (admittedly twisted) mind on first reading "The Musical Tampon Effect":

A house full of women who, for some reason or another, have synchronized schedules and draw from the same pool of tampons. One month -- let's say it's December and they're snowed in, so they can't get to the corner store -- they find that there are only 5 magic wands left in the box the 6 of them share. That's the cause.

Not immediately sure how to proceed, the women entertain a few suggestions before collectively deciding to leave it up to chance and play a game of musical tampons. I suppose the effect would be that the odd woman out is forced into making some amazing leaps in the field of engineering -- I think it's probably best I just leave all that up to your imagination, though.

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The "ass" jellybean	Why can't men buy tampons?	Do not put this product into the rectum by using fingers or any mechanical device or applicator	A reminder to drivers who do not have cruise control
Items of clothing men find inexplicably alluring	capri pants	The Aughties	Birth control glasses
How to Navigate the Requiem for a Dream website with some degree of success	What did men do to deserve "I Will Survive"?	magic wand	I did not have sexual relations with that woman
Pennywise the Dancing Clown	Musical Terms Applying to Percussion that Sound Dirty But Really Aren't	The Complete Idiot's Guide to Amazing Sex	synchronized breathing
Cryptography as an erotic art	Supposititious	Catholic school	He who controls the past controls the future
Hormonal control of the menstrual cycle	Pointy Haired Boss	Two Men Meet, Each Believing the Other to Be of Higher Rank	Lionel Richie

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