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Archae

(46,262 posts)
Mon Mar 25, 2013, 11:48 PM Mar 2013

Bill Gates wants us to reinvent the condom?

Yes he does!

However...

Would any guy wear a condom with the brand name, "Microsoft?"

And be as prone to viruses as Windows?



Gates will give a $100,000 grant to whoever can invent the “next generation condom” through The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Grand Challenges in Global Health. The estimated 80 grant recipients can then apply for a follow-up grant worth up to $1 million.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2013/03/25/bill-gates-offers-grant-for-next-generation-condom/

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Bill Gates wants us to reinvent the condom? (Original Post) Archae Mar 2013 OP
The Blue Condom Of Death. nt onehandle Mar 2013 #1
Aw, crap, hang on, I gotta reboot... bluedigger Mar 2013 #2
General condom fault? Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2013 #22
I'm recing this just for the virus joke. nt ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #3
I stole the joke from Jay Leno... Archae Mar 2013 #19
One his writers earned their pay, for once. nt ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #21
"Next generation" is a poor way to describe an effective condom pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #4
Good catch... petronius Mar 2013 #5
Why Bill planning on loosing your virginity ?????? olddots Mar 2013 #6
He's trying to compete with Apple's i-condom. progressoid Mar 2013 #7
If you experience connection problems you're just holding it wrong. Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2013 #23
That would be the iPud? (nt) pokerfan Mar 2013 #26
Well, consider this ConcernedCanuk Mar 2013 #8
ewww In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #14
My name is Jane, and I am with tech support. I understand you are having problems with your condom. Kennah Mar 2013 #9
but does it come with a azurnoir Mar 2013 #10
or CTRL-+ n/t LadyHawkAZ Mar 2013 #12
but I thought there were meds for that azurnoir Mar 2013 #13
Up arrow antiquie Mar 2013 #25
Service Packing gets a whole new meaning. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #11
Microsoft needs one of those forced air contraptions to blow the dust away first. In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #15
Only works on a compatible Windows "Surface" only Paulie Mar 2013 #16
For some reason... discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2013 #17
The jokes write themselves union_maid Mar 2013 #18
And no one wants a hard drive crash... Archae Mar 2013 #20
Sometime you get lonely on the road and visit some of those bad sectors. Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2013 #24
Like all Microsoft products, the condom will be full of holes. talkingmime Mar 2013 #27
Well there goes open source... bluesbassman Mar 2013 #28
Bill's still hard at work. CrazyOrangeCat Mar 2013 #29
How many bytes can it handle? Bucky Mar 2013 #30
You know your mind was going there Bucky Mar 2013 #31

Kennah

(14,116 posts)
9. My name is Jane, and I am with tech support. I understand you are having problems with your condom.
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 02:16 AM
Mar 2013

Paulie

(8,462 posts)
16. Only works on a compatible Windows "Surface" only
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 07:21 AM
Mar 2013

Explains why the Surface prototype was a coffee table.

union_maid

(3,502 posts)
18. The jokes write themselves
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 07:43 AM
Mar 2013

Comedy gold. For this we need to bring back the old "Illegal Operation" message.

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