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A Good Reason to Wear a Rubber
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Garth Johnston
Published Dec 16, 2010
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Looking for a reason to wear a condom? A rubber company we'd never heard of, Sir Richard's, has been posting a darn good one around town: the cost of a private education in New York. Because with the economy the way it is, what better incentive to slip one on than the thought of having to spend $35k-per-year to educate a tot not even conceived yet? Public school?
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