Don’t Misplace Your iPhone, Or Your Wife Will Get Knocked Up

CNN is running a series on smartphones and the profound effects they’ve had on ordinary Americans. Such as Arkansas resident Doug Wilson, who uses his iPhone 4 for everything. Including, indirectly, getting someone pregnant. I need this app. Now.

You see, in addition to snapping pics of crazy hairstyles around town and using the phone’s LED flash to guide his dog around snakes during evening walks, Wilson and his wife use a rhythm method app that (allegedly) keeps their sex life (relatively) pregnancy-free. Except when Doug lost his iPhone and was unable to consult this apparently crucial app before one amorous evening, resulting in a baby on the way. How… sweet? It’ll be a heartwarming moment when the kid reads a cached copy of this article someday. [CNN via The Awl]

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    Shane

    Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at 10:03 AM

    An iphone as contraceptive…I thought it had more to do with been more interested in the device (and twitter/facebook/games) then his partner…or the fact that most people won’t date us iphone owners…(was married first :D)

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      Art Nau

      Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at 10:23 AM

      thats the suprize that mr Jobs is talking about :)
      Jobs:’ behold …. ‘long pause ‘ iPhone can now get u pregnant ‘
      Everyone: ‘Oooooooooooooooooo…’

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    Sam Timmins

    Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at 11:14 AM

    Rhythm method…with an iPhone.
    (Because – sans the iPhone – it worked SOOO well for the WW2 era. *eyeroll*)

    Quick, someone get this kid a foster family!

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    swivel

    Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at 12:52 PM

    And I thought it was something to do with the vibrate function…

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