astro
March 4, 2003, 7:21pm
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The contraceptive that led women to evaluate dates as “sponge-worthy” is back.
After eight years off the market, Today’s Sponge has been revived by a small Bergen County, N.J., firm, Allendale Pharmaceuticals, and is being sold on two Canadian Internet sites. Roughly 250 million polyurethane Today’s Sponges, which prevent pregnancy with a spermicide and by covering the cervix, were sold from 1983 to 1995, developing a fiercely loyal following. When the manufacturer took the sponge off the market in 1995 rather than upgrade a plant, many users began scouring stores for the remaining stock and hoarding it.
That inspired a “Seinfeld” episode in which the character Elaine Benes, played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus, requires her dates to prove that they’re worth her depleting her stockpile.
That was a great episode! I didn’t realize it was a real product.
Isn’t it amazing how life imitates art imitating life?
Eve
March 4, 2003, 9:12pm
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Spongebob Squarepants —the X-rated version!
Other brands of the sponge have been available online/through Canada all along, as I remind my dr. every time she asks me what kind of bc I use.
It’s kinda frightening that Spongebob Squarepants did immediately spring to mind when I saw the thread title… I’m not even a mother, although I am a college student. Maybe that explains it.