Headline of the Day (Russian sex edition)
By Michael J.W. Stickings
They do have curious ways of getting things done in certain parts of the world. Consider, for example, this:
Okay, I'm hooked. Let's have the details:
Um -- "family contact day"? I suspect that something has been lost in translation. Either that, or a more suitable name ought to be chosen. (Sperm Donation Day? Copulation for Population Day? Fuck for Russia Day?) Still, what's not to like about a day off to do it?
Besides, think of the prizes. This will be Ulyanovsk's third such sex day, and this year the grand prize was an SUV.
And it seems to be working: "the region's birth rate has risen by 4.5% over the last year."
Good times.
They do have curious ways of getting things done in certain parts of the world. Consider, for example, this:
Okay, I'm hooked. Let's have the details:
The governor of Ulyanovsk region in Russia is offering prizes to couples who have babies in exactly nine months -- on Russia's national day on 12 June.
Sergei Morozov wants couples to take the day off work to have sex. If a baby is born on national day, they will receive cars, TVs or other prizes.
Mr Morozov has declared Wednesday "family contact day" as part of efforts to fight Russia's demographic crisis.
Um -- "family contact day"? I suspect that something has been lost in translation. Either that, or a more suitable name ought to be chosen. (Sperm Donation Day? Copulation for Population Day? Fuck for Russia Day?) Still, what's not to like about a day off to do it?
Besides, think of the prizes. This will be Ulyanovsk's third such sex day, and this year the grand prize was an SUV.
And it seems to be working: "the region's birth rate has risen by 4.5% over the last year."
Good times.
Labels: procreation, Russia, sex
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