# Who puts on the condom? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 28, 2006, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-puts-on-the-condom/366445 "2006-07-28T19:35:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2006, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-puts-on-the-condom/366445/41 "2006-07-30T00:22:44Z")
“It puts the condom on its penis. It does this whenever it is told.” ---
**Author:** ![Carlyjay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Carlyjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carlyjay)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2006, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-puts-on-the-condom/366445/42 "2006-07-30T20:25:01Z")
Well, that’s why I think the lady does the condom-application. It diesn’t really interrupt the flow if you make it a part of the foreplay. ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2006, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-puts-on-the-condom/366445/43 "2006-07-30T20:35:23Z")
[QUOTE=DooWahDiddy] I’m sorry, I’m not seeing the problem here… [/QUOTE] Heh. When I can’t figure it out, and have to turn on the lamp and ask him, it kind of puts a dent in the mood and flow. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2006, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-puts-on-the-condom/366445/44 "2006-07-30T21:45:51Z")
[QUOTE=Ethilrist] Oh, I don’t know about that… back in the day, I was pretty adept at putting diaphragms in. My girlfriends always had problems getting the angle right and ended up launching a couple. [/QUOTE] 😕 :dubious: :eek: 😃😃😃 \ ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-puts-on-the-condom/366445/45 "2006-07-31T14:59:04Z")
[QUOTE=pseudotriton ruber ruber] “It puts the condom on its penis. It does this whenever it is told.” [/QUOTE] AAAAAHHH!!! Too Much funny! _"Put the F_\*\*\*\*\* condom on the penis!"\* ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-puts-on-the-condom/366445/46 "2006-07-31T15:07:22Z")
[QUOTE=pseudotriton ruber ruber] “It puts the condom on its penis. It does this whenever it is told.” [/QUOTE] “It puts the condom on its penis or it gets the hose.” Decisions, decision… ---
**Author:** ![SeaDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SeaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDog)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-puts-on-the-condom/366445/47 "2006-07-31T18:26:27Z")
[QUOTE=Antinor01] And they should, the filthy buggers. [/QUOTE] Hey, I resemble that remark! ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-puts-on-the-condom/366445/48 "2006-08-01T01:21:32Z")
[QUOTE=Dr. Woo] [hijack] So _when_ do you put them on? I mean, it seems like you’d kind of interrupt the er, flow of things by stopping to put one on. How do you do it . . . gracefully? [/hijack] [/QUOTE] Which brings up the famous Seinfeld scene when George ifumbles too long with the package–rip it across or open it like a bag of potato chips?? > [@spoke-](#): > > When you attain a certain status, you have a valet to handle that sort of thing. Heh. She’s a granola hippie who lives out in a [del]shack[/del] cabin; I’ll mention that possibility. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![CMiller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@CMiller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CMiller)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-puts-on-the-condom/366445/49 "2006-08-01T06:38:59Z")
I generally put it on before the date begins to avoid any awkwardness later ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-puts-on-the-condom/366445/50 "2006-08-01T10:02:32Z")
[QUOTE=CMiller] I generally put it on before the date begins to avoid any awkwardness later [/QUOTE] Is that why guys don’t pee in restaurants? Hoping to get laid? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-puts-on-the-condom/366445.md?page=2)