Jan 28: Would that really sell?

Bo Lindbergh · Post by **Bo Lindbergh** » Sun Jan 27, 2002 7:59 am

The product displayed in the center of the image, that is. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/biggrin.gif">

ThePsiCop · Post by **ThePsiCop** » Sun Jan 27, 2002 8:07 am

LOL!!I assume that you are, of course referring to the Star Tec Tampons.As a male, I perhaps am not the best to reply, but I would have to say Heck yeah! Why not? There are some truly weird fans out there... and enough of them are female to likely be able to keep sufficient interest to make things like that sell.And for the ones who are closet geeks who would might be too embarassed, well, who's to know?

ThePsiCop · Post by **ThePsiCop** » Mon Jan 28, 2002 5:26 am

Well, so they would buy them while no one was looking <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/tongue.gif">

Judy · Post by **Judy** » Mon Jan 28, 2002 6:16 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by ThePsiCop:
Well, so they would buy them while no one was looking <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/tongue. ... >Please tell me I'm not the only one here who finds the idea of novelty tampons somewhat disturbing.Judy

Catz Bartlett · Post by **Catz Bartlett** » Mon Jan 28, 2002 8:02 am

...Don't worry, you're not the only one...------------------
Catz Bartlett, CI
Order of the Knights of Jubal"Hello, Sydney..." "Hey, Scream-guy, this's Clarice. Wrong movie, doofus."

Pennyangelos · Post by **Pennyangelos** » Mon Jan 28, 2002 8:12 am

Yeah, it seems a bit creepy to me. I love Star Trek, but I certainly wouldn't buy them. Even Dr. Bashir ones.eep!

ThePsiCop · Post by **ThePsiCop** » Mon Jan 28, 2002 8:28 am

Look, I realize it is very disturbing, but you there are people out there that are that weird. There are those who would buy them... even if only as odd things to put in collections and such.They are out there. It is scary, but true

Judy · Post by **Judy** » Mon Jan 28, 2002 9:17 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by ThePsiCop:
LOL!!I assume that you are, of course referring to the Star Tec Tampons.As a male, I perhaps am not the best to reply, but I would have to say Heck yeah! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>I dunno -- as a female, I'd have to say that's one of the least appealing Fans! moments since naked hairy Tim.Judy

ThePsiCop · Post by **ThePsiCop** » Mon Jan 28, 2002 10:25 am

Oh, I realize that they wouldn't appeal to everyone. But when the question was asked, plenty of people I know at cons and here at my university immediately came to mind, and that's just people that I've met. Over the entire world, or even just a small portion, I'm sure it wouldn't do too badly.

T Campbell · Post by **T Campbell** » Mon Jan 28, 2002 10:58 am

It seems to me that even now, in this age of openly mocked taboos, PMS is rarely even hinted at, much less mentioned, in fiction.This fact left me greatly underestimating the importance of this phenomenon, which was not a help when I entered my first serious relationship.Alisin has other reasons for mood swings, of course.

Muttley · Post by **Muttley** » Tue Jan 29, 2002 3:50 am

ShatteredTower said
Once you realize that one of the definitions of the word "merkin" is "false pubic hair," the idea of using a television series to promote any feminine hygiene product no longer phasers - er, phases - you at all...That particular piece of vocabulary was (in my case) illuminated by Tom Sharpe; I prefer his description "pubic wig", it captures the absurdity completely.T Campbell said
It seems to me that even now, in this age of openly mocked taboos, PMS is rarely even hinted at, much less mentioned, in fiction.Too good an opportunity to pass up for an airing of my favourite quote from Max Headroom:"Why are men so infantile about biology? I mean, mine is much more of a nuisance than yours and I never complain." (Amanda Pays as Theora Jones, in the last Max Headroom episode to be aired)Trite but true: I think that most men, even when they finally do get to understand it, find the thought of the simple biological consequences of being a woman too uncomfortable to contemplate, and so ignore it. After all, the women do, don't they?I mean, they never complain,
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or seem out of sorts - - - ummmm - - - 
And so most fathers don't explain it to their sons, and most mothers would never dream of mentioning something so basic.And the traps are set for another generation of adolescents to trip over- whaddya mean, you've got a headache???*Whap*Oh, That's what you mean - - -eeekWith sympathy,
MuttleyAnd I accuse you of perpetrating this because the Bajoran makeup is simply too appropriate for the expression Jason has placed on Major Kira's face

Shatteredtower · Post by **Shatteredtower** » Tue Jan 29, 2002 7:35 am

Once you realize that one of the definitions of the word "merkin" is "false pubic hair," the idea of using a television series to promote any feminine hygiene product no longer phasers - er, phases - you at all...