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tammywammy

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41. I'm a graduate student and had no idea there is a national condom week.

Wed Feb 26, 2014, 12:42 AM

Feb 2014

But engineering week was on the news, plus I work at an engineering facility so is always a big deal. I also know the schools around here do a lot of activities for engineering week.

I think the school, Berkley, could have steered the kids another way when walking through campus.

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UC Berkeley exposes elementary kids to giant penis, 'pin-the-tail on the anus' game [View all] alp227 Feb 2014 OP

Sorry I can't go there exboyfil Feb 2014 #1

...and comment #1 manages to read like Campus Reform comment alp227 Feb 2014 #2

Sorry I think the hook exboyfil Feb 2014 #3

"Reservoir Dogs"? Really? alp227 Feb 2014 #4

I'm still goggling at "libertine". riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #35

I'd Like to Point Out That Two Weeks ago was National Condom Week DEMTough Feb 2014 #5

exboyfil expressed his admiration for Reagan recently. Enthusiast Feb 2014 #10

So have Obama and Hillary. merrily Feb 2014 #24

Both are misguided in their admiration. Enthusiast Feb 2014 #27

That is not true exboyfil Feb 2014 #29

Pointing out that Reagan was responsible for ignoring the largest crisis to social Bluenorthwest Feb 2014 #32

Elementary school kids aren't going to be impressed by much of it. Warpy Feb 2014 #6

Scarred for life. blkmusclmachine Feb 2014 #9

I don't think it's right to expect college students to be appropriate for children. JVS Feb 2014 #28

Hmm. davidthegnome Feb 2014 #7

Wow, they start young these days. TexasTowelie Feb 2014 #8

College kids doing typical college stuff on a college campus are not the problem in this story riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #11

Really? UC Berkley officials who authorized pipoman Feb 2014 #12

College kids doing typical college stuff on a college campus are not the problem riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #17

How would the elementary teachers know about National Condom Week? pnwmom Feb 2014 #13

Honestly that doesn't matter.It's Berkeley. If you're going on campus you take your chances riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #18

Lots of people in CA don't know enough about Berkeley to know that -- especially first generation pnwmom Feb 2014 #19

Well my kids are farm kids so I guess my sensibilities maybe different riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #22

Seriously?!?! REP Feb 2014 #33

I work on a large college campus belcffub Feb 2014 #38

It could just as well be the pro-life group with their graphic dismembered fetus pics 5 feet high riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #39

I wish right wing campus reform noamnety Feb 2014 #14

LOL. if those "pro life" protesters were on campus during a kids' tour alp227 Feb 2014 #30

Did you consider the controversy over SI pipoman Feb 2014 #15

see my reply #4 nt alp227 Feb 2014 #31

This sounds like a communication error gollygee Feb 2014 #16

Plus the kids' "trauma" would be directly related to how the adult chaperones reacted. Gormy Cuss Feb 2014 #34

And they say we are modern and have no taboos and superstitions. nt bemildred Feb 2014 #20

the college students serve as an easy target Enrique Feb 2014 #21

Homo or hetero, sexual things to which kids are exposed should be age appropriate. merrily Feb 2014 #23

Uh-oh pintobean Feb 2014 #25

Why were the elementary/middle-school kids touring Berkeley? Brickbat Feb 2014 #26

Last week was National Engineering Week tammywammy Feb 2014 #36

So if the educators were savvy enough to examine the calendar for that riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #40

I'm a graduate student and had no idea there is a national condom week. tammywammy Feb 2014 #41

Hey wingnuts, Coyotl Feb 2014 #37