watch out for "sexually transmitted deceases" [sic]!

According to the title of a July 10 article from the English-language edition of Pravda, "syphilis is the best disease people may catch after having unsafe sex." I was able to write this statemtent off as a case of poor translation - that is, until I finished reading this gem of an article. Crazy Russians!

An excerpt (italics and links theirs):

Boys and girls have been finally persuaded into wearing condoms every time they get to know one another via genital or anal sexual contact. But TV ads for the promotion of safe sex apparently forgot to address the perils of oral sex. Why do you think lesbians infect each other with syphilis? That is correct. The microbes are pretty indiscriminate in terms of mucous membranes they choose to travel along as long as the locks are open.

Incidentally, a woman will in all probability be infected by a man during oral sex while a man is more likely to get away with it. Our message for girls is short and simple: give it another thought before you open your mouth. And you had better carry a package of those latex things that are tried and trusted by millions of people worldwide. Besides, they can smell of chocolate and strawberry.

Always practice safe sex, especially when you fancy a one-night stand.

Sound advice, indeed.