It’s Dr. Seuss’ birthday today! If he were still alive, he would be 108 today. No children’s author is quite as beloved as Dr. Seuss, and for good reason. His books are funny, clever, sweet, and easy to read. I grew up with Dr. Seuss stories, and I can still recite long sections of some of them. But just like Disney movies, the older you get, the more things you pick up on that you never noticed as a kid. Like that all of his characters look strangely phallic?  And it turns out there are a few scandalous lines in our most beloved Dr. Seuss books. Here’s the sexual innuendo in Dr. Seuss that you never noticed… until today.

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There once was a time when pornography was deemed dirty, sinful smut that would lead to hairy palms, blindness and a spot with your name on it in the hottest parts of hell. Fortunately for adult content fans everywhere, those days seem to be over. In what has to be the most sexual innuendo ridden article ever (subheadings include “Package Deals,” “Bottom Line,” and “Bang for the Buck”),  Advertising Age revealed that “satellite and cable companies are loosening their chastity belts and getting more aggressive about promoting adult content.”

Looks like we can blame our failing morals and values on our failing economy or, as AdAge.com puts it, “The economy may be in shambles, but satellite and cable companies are making whoopee.” No longer does fear outweigh money – the bills are piling up and cable companies are going in the direction of the many sad and desperate before them.

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