What do we want? SEX ! When do want it? NOW!

Fresh off the Reuters news wire, workers striking in South Africa have thrown a new issue on to the negotiations table: SEX. (For the whole story click here) In addition to pay and benefits the workers claim that the working conditions are so harsh the men are literally to shagged out to shag! They claim it impacts on their ability to expand their families. What a wonderful precedent this could set. Soon workers around the world could get holidays, sick days, vacation days, personal days, and very personal days. And what of the underprivileged, "if you cannot afford a wife one will be provided to you free of charge." I bet there are a whole gaggle of ACLU lawyers salivating up a storm over this.

This is fairly interesting story and quite timely, given the hotly debated subject of same-sex marriage. In the famous case of Loving vs Virginia, the landmark case that ended racial impediments to marriage, Chief Justice Earl Warren said, "The freedom to marry has long been recognized as one of the vital personal rights essential to the orderly pursuit of happiness by free men." Disregarding his honor's OBVIOUS non sequitur of married and Free men(ask any married man!), Justice Warren raises a good point. Although I seriously doubt anyone will be able to convince a court that your ability to consummate your marriage is infringed upon by hard work, I don't doubt someone will try.

Good old Tom Jefferson scribbled down something about unalienable rights being life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Notice how carefully he chose his words, he said we had the right to pursue happiness not to actually be happy. Thomas Jefferson was a married man.

Coincidence?

I think NOT.


Just kidding dear. :-)