Russian Governor Tells Citizens: Don't Work, Have Sex

The governor of a central Russian province told couples that they should skip work on Wednesday and have sex instead.

And not only that, if a woman gives birth in exactly nine months time -- on Russia's national day on June 12 -- she will also qualify for a prize.

"It's normally something for the home -- a fridge or a television set," spokesperson Yelena Yakovleva said. "It doesn't matter if it's a girl or a boy."

Regional governor Sergei Morozov convinced employers to contribute to a campaign to boost the birth rate by giving couples Wednesday off to have sex.

Russia wants to reverse the decline in its population in recent years, its population is shrinking by about 700,000 people a year.

And you don't even have to be married. The spokeperson confirmed that prizes will extend equally to unwed women who produce children on the right day, though the biggest prizes will go to married couples.

On Russia Day this year, a family won a jeep after their fourth baby was born on the holiday.

And it seems to be working. This year a record 78 babies were born on June 12 at the local hospital, beating the 2006 total of 26. "The scheme is working. People want the prizes," chief doctor Andrei Malykh said.

Our only question: when are they bringing this to North America?!

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