Re: Rubbers (was: Spanish education)

On Thu, 14 Mar 2002 18:42:11 -0000
Jonathan Knibb <jonathan_knibb@...> wrote:


> You may also find it amusing to note that it used to be a popular pastime
> among my classmates, at the age of ten or so, to ask me 'Have you got a
> rubber, Johnny?' - 'Johnny' being another euphemism for the same object.
And "Rubber Johnny" being a third phrase for the same ;)

Allegedly, true or false I wist not, the American restaurant chain which
(here, in Ireland & UK) is called "Eddie Rocket's" is "Johnny Rocket's" in
America, or so I'm told - the reason for the name change of the European
branches being the popularity of this piece of slang at the time they were
opened... ;)

s.



> If you do find it amusing, though, I'm afraid I shall have to kill you. :)
I never got the joke when I was a kid, not because I was unfamiliar with
"rubber johnny"="condom" or with "rubber"="eraser", but because I didn't
know that "rubber"="condom" (still would have trouble recognising it).
Also, noone in that class was called Johnny (John maybe) so the joke was
just a 'rude word', not a double entendre, thus more of less failing
completely ;) Didn't stop little boys saying it at any possible
opportunity, though...

Does that count? ;) [towards you prize of summary execution?]

stephen

>
> Jonathan.
>
> 'O dear white children casual as birds,
> Playing among the ruined languages...'
> W. H. Auden, 'Hymn to St. Cecilia'
>