Oral sex lessons to cut rates of teenage pregnancy

The Observer ^ | Sunday May 9, 2004 | Mark Townsend

[cyborg]

:shudder:

[sine_nomine]

I had to do some research to find out the meaning and origin of the Latin phrase. I enjoyed the exercise. Thanks.

Your home page is locked. I was interested in looking at that.

[Hibernius Druid]

Solus cum sola non cogitabuntur orare pater noster

Okay, we know this Latin sentence is from Victor Hugo's "Hunchback of Notre Dame."

Latin buffs: Who knows what this sentence means -- literally? Is "solus" a nominative case substantive meaning "a man alone" and "sola" an ablative case substantive that with the preposition "cum" means "with a woman alone"? Is "cogitabunur" future indicative passive (3rd person plural) complemented by the infinitive "orare"? Where's the compound subject, or does "solus cum sola" serve that function?

Last, is this a fair literal (not stylistic) translation: "A lone man with a lone woman will not be thought to be praying the Our Father"? Thanks, Latin buffs. Hibernius

[Unam Sanctam]

This will simply encourage more sexual promiscuity. Abstinence is the only safe way to discourage teenage pregnancy.

[Mo1]

A lot of these young people will be reporting to the local clinic for "mysterious" sore throats

Wasn't there a report recently about a research stating the increase of this and other STD related disease's in young teens?

[Publius6961]

Why does this remind me about swamps and alligators?
Seems to me 20% will learn "caution", but 100% will become oral sex experts.

Aren't many STDs just as easily transmitted this way? Is pregnancy the only thing to fear?

[biblewonk]

Oral sex is foreplay. Lets encourage them to have foreplay in the hopes that they don't have play. Great idea. Where's that dumbass emoticon when I need it.

[mlmr]

There are many good things to be said about guilt.

In my opinion

guilt=good


shame= bad

[LTCJ]

There are no words to adequately respond to this article....

That "wooshing" sound was the point going over their heads. And not even a near miss...

[ladylib]

I believe it was in VA -- right outside of Washington, DC, home of Slimeball Bill.

[mlmr]

It is amazing how stupid supposedly educated people are at times.

[NewRomeTacitus]

Yeah, well; humor helps deal with the insanity.

Have you considered that the huge jump in teenage pregnancy is probably due to the unrestrained influx of immigrants (mostly Middle Eastern) who resist the cultural norms of their adoptive countries? England is particularly bad about rushing headlong at problems while wearing blinders of political correctness.

[concordKIWI]

From what my school teacher friends tell me, kids don't need any lessons, they already know this stuff and have an even better way to have sex without pregnancy- think "Deliverance"!!!!!!

[Junior]

I find this kind of hard to swallow.

[shaggy eel]

,,, what?!!! Squeal like a pig?