This is funny, except for the complete waste of federal funds part....
Abstinence shocker: Engaged couples don't want to forgo sex
From the Associated Press:
A contest that would pay $10,000 to an engaged couple, as long as they abstain from premarital sex, hasn't gotten any takers. The deadline for the Marriage for a Lifetime contest is Oct. 31. The prize includes free flowers, invitations and other wedding treats.
Considering 95% of Americans have pre-marital sex, I'm not exactly shocked.
The contest is sponsored by the Marriage Appreciation Training Uplifting Relationship Education (MATURE) project in Georgia, a federally-funded abstinence program. The group is set to receive $455,510 a year until 2011; the money for the contest was to come from those funds. In an economic crisis, it's pretty awesome to see our federal dollars being so entirely wasted.
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I got 4 out of 5.
So did I. I missed the Yoga one.
Happy birthday, aurelia!
What the fuck is wrong with the Colts this season?
I'm a Chiefs fan, so I have no sympathy. First and second string quarterbacks are out for the season. OTOH, if their third stringer plays like he did last game, he may be their best quarterback anyhow.
A contest that would pay $10,000 to an engaged couple, as long as they abstain from premarital sex, hasn't gotten any takers. The deadline for the Marriage for a Lifetime contest is Oct. 31. The prize includes free flowers, invitations and other wedding treats.
Wouldn't promoting abstinence after the age of consent be done for purely religious reasons? How can this legally get federal money. Does it sneak in as a health issue?
Wouldn't promoting abstinence after the age of consent be done for purely religious reasons?
Well, I think... never mind. I think it's a mistake to apply earth-logic here....
Hey, its the ONLY way to be sure, Gud. It has nothing to do with religion.
So did I. I missed the Yoga one.
Me too. Maybe its just stupid.
I got the yoga one, missed the meatball one.
I got the meatball one, but I still don't really understand it.