Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for August 31, 2016
August 30, 2016
September 01, 2016
Transcript:
Ed: Why pick the unrelated word "condo" to refer to the unmentionable product we are selling? Bear with me for a tale about my teen-age kid. Narrator: A drugstore, late last year... Kid: Uh... excuse me? Pharmacist: What can I do for you, son? Kid: Um... well, I'd like... uh... that is... uh.. I'd... I'd... Pharmacist: Yes? Kid: I'd like a large condo. Pharmacist: Then you better start saving now.
Was this strip actually drawn before they started putting the condoms on display? Having them behind the counter and having to ask for them probably kept a lot of kids from practicing safe sex (yours truly among them). Even at 18, I could not bring myself to ask the pharmacist for a package of condoms. And in some small towns, the pharmacist might tell your parents about your purchase. Things are a lot better now.