China is not exactly a place where trademarks are effective, but nevertheless a Chinese bioscience company has registered trademarks for the new condoms it will make and sell. The names of the two condoms? Clinton and Lewinsky.
Priceless.
The Clinton condom
‘The condoms are here..the condoms are here!” Wasn’t that Steve Martin’s line from ‘The Jerk’? Well, after much anticipation, the Lewinski and Clinton condoms have arrived. It took a lot of wheedling to get these rubbers bounced from the FDA and Customs!
They’ve been listed on a website and are being sold from the United States at http://www.slickwillycondoms.com and on eBay under seller ID slickwillyproducts. Just do an eBay search for ‘clinton condoms’. I see someone was attempting to sell a batch of phony condoms with Bill Clinton’s photo on them for $2,000. They were not the official Chinese condoms, however – just someone attempting to cash in on the PR….
These Chinese condoms from Guangzhou are being sold for 12.95 plus shipping for a box of 12. The Lewinski’s are selling for less. Check it out – the website’s kind of amusing.