I got this from the News of the Weird. (See link on sidebar)
The Chicago Sun-Times reported in November that Illinois officials had decided to spend $115,000 in federal money to distribute 2.4 million condoms to help reduce sexually transmitted diseases among the young, but also concluded that the young might need special incentives to actually use the condoms. Consequently, bureaucrats decided that 900,000 would be in colors (orange, green, red or blue) and that 300,000 others would be flavored (orange, lemon, grape, cherry), to encourage their use in oral sex. State Sen. Steve Rauschenberger objected to the distribution of what he called “French ticklers” and suggested that all condoms should be “army green, utilitarian, low-priced.” (Update: Gov. Rod Blagojevich subsequently eliminated the colors/flavors option.) [Chicago Sun-Times, 11-1-04]
I’m not sure how I feel about this. But it does show that some legislation that is being worked on is a complete crock. This reminds me of a guy who used to work for me in Chicago. He was a student at Chicago State Universtity and told me that one time he went to the clinic there for a flu shot and they asked him if he wanted some condoms. He thought, “why not? You never know.” He was expecting the lady to give him a few… but she reached under her desk and gave him a box with hundreds. Illinois Tax dollars at work.
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