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Wednesday, March 4, 2009 12:00 AM

Sunshine State not so bright on sex ed

Florida uses shame, fear and lies to teach kids about the birds and the bees.
Tracy Clark-Flory

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  • Wednesday, March 4, 2009 02:26 PM

    Huh?

    Men are like microwaves and women like crockpots? Gee, I didn't realize that we men could set ourselves to 90% or 30% power at the touch of a button. I'm glad Pennsylvania in the late 80s was more enlightened - in tenth-grade health class, the teacher blew up a condom like a balloon to show just how strong it was...

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