A SKADI in every home !
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| Skip work, have sex: Russians celebrate 'day of conception' |
| 2013-09-13 |
| [INDEPENDENT.CO.UK] Russia is celebrating its eighth annual 'day of conception' as couples in the eastern region of Ulyanovsk are being advised to stay at home to procreate. Governor of the region Sergey Morozov has urged bosses to allow men and women the 12th of September off work in order to try and reproduce. Lends a new dimension to "hump day," doesn't it? In past years prizes have been awarded to couples who give birth in exactly nine months from the unofficial public holiday. In 2012 the winning pair were presented with a jeep, while in 2011 the award was a jeep. I wonder what they'll give away this year? And wouldn't a minivan be more appropriate? The regional celebration is part of a gesture to increase Russia's struggling birth rate. In 2006, during his televised State of the Nation address, President Vladimir Putin said the most urgent crisis facing Russia was its demographic crisis. At the time, the country's population was declining by at least 700,000 people a year. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 Your room. Go. Now. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2013-09-13 17:31 |
| #5 Dammit, I skipped sex, went to work. must have read the directions wrong. or back wards.... perhaps I am dis-sex-lic..... |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2013-09-13 17:27 |
| #4 ...yep, a Pride Parade won't lead to a new crop of future little tax payers running around in 9 months. Putie can read demography and doesn't have to worry about pandering for votes next year. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2013-09-13 16:02 |
| #3 Instead of having a "Pride Parade"? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2013-09-13 15:06 |
| #2 NorseMythology Goddess Skadi, Skade, or Skathi Statue for Fertility A SKADI in every home ! |
| Posted by: Snomort Dark Lord of the Swedes9537 2013-09-13 13:29 |
| #1 Damn! I just posted the same item. You can remove mine.... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2013-09-13 13:26 |