Coitus Scene

By Kaylee King

It’s mid afternoon and you and your partner are well on your way to a little afternoon delight. But just as you make the move to unzip their pants, you hear the polyphonic version of “Jingle Bells” that you know all too well as your ringtone. Whether it’s your favorite song or just an annoying ditty that you picked from your preset ringtones, it doesn’t matter. It’s interrupting your hot and heavy mess of a love scene. And now you’ve got your mind on who called or texted you, making the sex ultimately not as enjoyable.

In some countries, though, the mid-sex cell phone ring can be a lifesaver. Or should I say baby-saver? The Associated Press recently published an article about India’s new motive to vamp safe sex practices through ringtones. Cell phone users have the option to hear an a cappella singer croon them with the word “condom” more than 50 times per ring. The ringtones are an attempt to dodge assumptions that condoms are associated with HIV.

“Condoms are actually health products and if you have a condom and you use it, you are seen to be smart and responsible,” Yvonne MacPherson, country director of BBC World Service Trust India, told the AP on August 20.

All this got me thinking: If a ringtone can remind you to wear a condom, can it pump up your sex life? Maybe New Delhi should take a few of my own suggestions to get people to not only have safe sex, but have more of it. Here are a few of my ideas for sexually-charged ringtones.

You’re pitching a tent: Just think, this ringtone could potentially save your life. OK, that’s a little drastic. But it could save you from total embarrassment. Arrange a plan with your friends so when you see a hot girl and the front of your pants gets mysteriously tight, they can give you a call and it will take your mind off your… situation.

Stand up straight and stick your chest out: This one is for the ladies. How many times did our mothers tell us to put our shoulders back and stand up straight? Well, shocker, she was right after all. Sometimes a little reminder is all you need to get back in check with looking sexy. Plus, when you’re slouched over the table slurping your soup all alone at lunch, the spontaneous phone call will remind you that you look disgusting and need to sit up.

The barn door is open: Your fly is down and your shirt is sticking out of it. That sounds like a recipe for never getting laid. Hey, it’s understandable, sometimes we forget to pull the zipper all the way up, and it slips down, revealing your Sponge Bob Square Pants boxers. Gross. Only you should know you’re wearing them, because, trust me, if she knew, she would avoid that area like the bubonic plague.

He’s staring at your boobs: Sometimes ladies need a little help from their friends. I know his dreamy eyes and deliciously-fit derriere are irresistible, but if he’s fixated on your goods he’s probably not a winner. Sometimes you’re too wrapped up in flipping your hair and using that weird annoying flirty voice that only your friends know about, but a quick ring of the phone can snap you right out of it.