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The Day That Saji's Sari Slipped and Baji's Bobbin Got Buffed . . . India's health minister has banned the use of
condoms to lubricate bobbins used in weaving saris. CP Thakur has told parliament sari makers are using
condoms to speed up weaving because condom lubricant was also good at stopping yarn from snapping.
Mr. Thakur claims the use of so many condoms in the sari industry is affecting India's population control programme.
"Instructions have been issued to stop this practice," Mr Thakur said. Mr Thakur says the
use of condoms in weaving is causing shortages and instances of unscrupulous government health workers meant to
distribute free condoms to contain population instead selling the condoms to sari makers. Workers rub
the condoms on bobbins while they make their brocade saris. The industry is using an estimated half a
million condoms every day. Each of the 125,000 looms in the city of Varanasi uses an average four
condoms per day. It takes nearly 15 condoms to produce one Benarasi sari. The lubricant on the
condom smoothens the bobbin and makes it move faster between threads..
Sexy Silken Sari by MMario
(Tune: 'I Enjoy Being a Girl' - approximately)
They are simply sexy silken sari's
Produced without any form of guilt
By the weavers of Old Var-an-a-si
And the brand name is "Trojan Built"
In India the new black market
Is in standard issue latex sheaths
For a million a day get a-buse-ed
Weaving silk; not getting use-ed!
The shuttles filled with thread are swiftly coated
So they slip and slide and slither 'cross the warp
And the population now is still exploding
'cause the condoms all are used up weaving cloth!
Don't ever buy a new silk sari
If your family you would increase
For the truth is they make their brocade
With the help of some condom grease!