GOT CHA: Durex Tricked Everyone Into Believing They Were Making An Eggplant Flavoured Rubber
Last night, Durex tweeted a pretty peculiar announcement, saying that they are launching a new ‘savoury’ condom range, which will include an eggplant flavour.
EGGPLANT? Nah, mate. Thanx, but no thanx.
#BreakingNews: We're launching an exciting new savoury #condom range – Eggplant flavour! ???? #CondomEmoji pic.twitter.com/idA07EaiXC
— Durex Global (@durex) September 5, 2016
This left a lot of us scratching our heads, wondering if our mutual affections for baba ganoush could extend to our sex lives. Could this be for real? I know eggplants are a handy dick-moji, but I doubt anyone would seriously want to buy a rubber that tastes like moussaka.
The funny thing is eggplant itself tastes like rubber. So Durex has launched condom flavoured condoms. Good job.
— No Paneer No Cry (@sidin) September 5, 2016
@Crash_Ride @AnInfiniteJest @AliceMinted @durex @TheLadyH86 I feel like this was someone's way of quitting, but it went terribly wrong
— YOMG Becky (@Beckles85) September 5, 2016
As several news outlet reported this as legit news (excluding yours truly) it turns out, joke’s on us.
Durex followed the announcement with:
You got us, there’s no Eggplant condom! But why no #CondomEmoji? RT if you agree emoji makers should make one! pic.twitter.com/6H6AU6zkJ6
— Durex Global (@durex) September 5, 2016
The condom company revealed it was all for lols and confirmed that no eggplant flavoured condom was on the cards. But they did add that they might look into making one if they got enough retweets.
Luckily, the tweet only received barely 180 retweets so I think we’re safe.
