# Ladies, don't let lax vaginal hygiene cost you that big promotion!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-dont-let-lax-vaginal-hygiene-cost-you-that-big-promotion/551648>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 27, 2010, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-dont-let-lax-vaginal-hygiene-cost-you-that-big-promotion/551648 "2010-08-27T10:13:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 17\
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**Author:** ![Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-dont-let-lax-vaginal-hygiene-cost-you-that-big-promotion/551648/81 "2010-08-30T19:10:14Z")

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> [@tdn](#):
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> Well, there go my plans for lunch.

What the heck were your lunch plans???

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**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-dont-let-lax-vaginal-hygiene-cost-you-that-big-promotion/551648/82 "2010-08-30T19:59:49Z")

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> [@Autolycus](#):
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> I’m douching like a motherfuck!

Do you ladle it in or is there an old-fashioned applicator involved.

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**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-dont-let-lax-vaginal-hygiene-cost-you-that-big-promotion/551648/83 "2010-08-30T20:16:51Z")

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My boyfriend doesn’t see how it’s an offensive ad. He says if you find the whole idea and marketing concept of feminine hygiene products offensive then any ad for them is, and he doesn’t see how this one is _specifically_ offensive.

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**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-dont-let-lax-vaginal-hygiene-cost-you-that-big-promotion/551648/84 "2010-08-30T20:21:08Z")

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> [@Freudian\_Slit](#):
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> Pffft. Summer’s eve? I warsh my vagina with a rag on a stick.

FYI: This is one of the funniest things I’ve ever read on this message board.

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**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-dont-let-lax-vaginal-hygiene-cost-you-that-big-promotion/551648/85 "2010-08-30T20:27:08Z")

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> [@Winston\_Smith](#):
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> > [@Freudian\_Slit](#):
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> > Pffft. Summer’s eve? I warsh my vagina with a rag on a stick.
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> FYI: This is one of the funniest things I’ve ever read on this message board.

I know I am still giggling over it.  
ETA: No, it’s official. I LOVE NESTED QUOTES!

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**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-dont-let-lax-vaginal-hygiene-cost-you-that-big-promotion/551648/86 "2010-08-30T21:05:39Z")

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> [@Winston\_Smith](#):
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> > [@Freudian\_Slit](#):
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> > Pffft. Summer’s eve? I warsh my vagina with a rag on a stick.
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> FYI: This is one of the funniest things I’ve ever read on this message board.

'Smatter **FS** , can’t you reach otherwise? 😃

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**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-dont-let-lax-vaginal-hygiene-cost-you-that-big-promotion/551648/87 "2010-08-30T21:21:42Z")

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There’s a device I use for warshing. It’s called an aubesian. You can buy them at Aubesians & Such. There’s one over on 57th Street.

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**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-dont-let-lax-vaginal-hygiene-cost-you-that-big-promotion/551648/88 "2010-08-30T22:10:21Z")

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> [@Freudian\_Slit](#):
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> There’s a device I use for warshing. It’s called an aubesian. You can buy them at Aubesians & Such. There’s one over on 57th Street.

Oh, over in the Aubesian district.

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**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-dont-let-lax-vaginal-hygiene-cost-you-that-big-promotion/551648/89 "2010-08-30T23:18:35Z")

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> [@Anaamika](#):
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> I LOVE NESTED QUOTES!

Yeah, nested quotes are soooo sexy.

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**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-dont-let-lax-vaginal-hygiene-cost-you-that-big-promotion/551648/90 "2010-08-30T23:27:31Z")

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> [@pbbth](#):
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> I would think the raging infection you’d get from spraying chemicals up your hoo-ha would cause much worse smells than a normal vagina. I can’t see why anyone would need anything other than regular showers, soap, and a daily changing of their underpants.

Hey, guys, guess who didn’t get a raise!😃

Best wishes,  
hh

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**Author:** ![pbbth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-dont-let-lax-vaginal-hygiene-cost-you-that-big-promotion/551648/91 "2010-08-31T15:15:16Z")

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> [@handsomeharry](#):
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> > [@pbbth](#):
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> > I would think the raging infection you’d get from spraying chemicals up your hoo-ha would cause much worse smells than a normal vagina. I can’t see why anyone would need anything other than regular showers, soap, and a daily changing of their underpants.
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> Hey, guys, guess who didn’t get a raise!😃
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> Best wishes,  
> hh

I did indeed get a raise and bonus and they are discussing promoting me shortly. Ipso facto, my vagina is fantastic. 😛

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**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-dont-let-lax-vaginal-hygiene-cost-you-that-big-promotion/551648/92 "2010-08-31T17:25:19Z")

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> [@descamisado](#):
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> > [@Autolycus](#):
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> > I’m douching like a motherfuck!
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> Do you ladle it in or is there an old-fashioned applicator involved.

Turkey baster?

::shrugs::

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-dont-let-lax-vaginal-hygiene-cost-you-that-big-promotion/551648/93 "2010-08-31T17:48:32Z")

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> [@pbbth](#):
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> I did indeed get a raise and bonus and they are discussing promoting me shortly. Ipso facto, my vagina is fantastic. 😛

Well, that or your supervisors have no sense of smell. 😉

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**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-dont-let-lax-vaginal-hygiene-cost-you-that-big-promotion/551648/94 "2010-08-31T18:05:31Z")

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No wonder I’m not getting a raise, I don’t even have a vagina. ☹

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**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-dont-let-lax-vaginal-hygiene-cost-you-that-big-promotion/551648/95 "2010-08-31T19:43:22Z")

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> [@EvilTOJ](#):
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> No wonder I’m not getting a raise, I don’t even have a vagina. ☹

Doesn’t mean you can’t use feminine hygiene products. Think outside of the box.

(duck and cover)

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**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-dont-let-lax-vaginal-hygiene-cost-you-that-big-promotion/551648/96 "2010-08-31T21:58:06Z")

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> [@EvilTOJ](#):
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> No wonder I’m not getting a raise, I don’t even have a vagina. ☹

Well go and borrow somebody else’s. You’ve got to put in some effort, man.

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**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-dont-let-lax-vaginal-hygiene-cost-you-that-big-promotion/551648/97 "2010-09-06T21:59:25Z")

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> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#):
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> > [@descamisado](#):
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> > Do you ladle it in or is there an old-fashioned applicator involved.
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> Turkey baster?
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> ::shrugs::

Turkey Baster? This is the [21st Century](http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:TAf1aAK-ESer9M:http://www.kidsgardengames.co.uk/img/11/207.jpg&t=1)…

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