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On Wed, 17 Feb 2016 09:23:14 -0800, PeggLeg <reply@here.net> wrote:
>Katherine, I think you are starting to pick up the rhythm of the group!
>Welcome!
>
>PeggLeg
>
>In article <170220160106128134%KatieCal@aol.com>, Katherine
><KatieCal@aol.com> wrote:
>
>> In article <56c37388$0$45456$b1db1813$65575428@news.astraweb.com>,
>> DeadParrot <DeadParrot@The.Aviary> wrote:
>>
>> > Flaco suggested:
>> > I think the condoms are Durex?
>> >
>> > Well, yes... But it wasn't always so.
>> >
>> > About 50 years ago, if you asked for "Durex", you were assumed to mean that
>> > you wanted the clear adhesive tape that is so useful for sticking one bit of
>> > paper to another.
>> >
>> > Before Durex brand condoms appeared [or actually were hidden undeneath the
>> > pharmacy counter], there were only 2 types of condoms; "Wet-check"
>> > lubricated
>> > and "Super-check" unlubricated.
>> >
>> > Nowadays, all brands of condoms are openly displayed on the supermarket
>> > shelves and if you want the sticky tape, you would be more likely to ask for
>> > "Durex tape", or even just "sticky-tape".
>> >
>> > Polygon
>> >
>>
>> Why not ask for Scotch tape? But you wouldn't want to use it for
>> condoms.
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I remember watching a British stand-up comedian (Jasper Carrot) way
back in my teens about 30 years ago doing a short routine about being
in an Australian store and somebody asking for Durex, when asked what
size ?!...... "GIANT Size !!!"
Jasper explained that it was the best selling brand of sticky tape in
Australia, but I always wondered if that was true :)
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