The substance called rubber got its name because when rubbed on paper, pencil and ink marks disappeared.
So in fact your wife's royal wedding commemorative rubber (which she used for so many years) was performing the function that gave rise to why rubber got called rubber in the first place. I'll bet you didn't know that... The "other" meaning of rubber which you allude to is much more recent. It only came about in the 1930s. So there you go. What starts out as a photo of a couple of English monarchists comes around to a discussion of condoms. I love pdml! Cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Don Guthrie <shark50...@gmail.com> Sent: July 24, 2012 7/24/12 To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: RE: PESO - Loyal Kitsch,> Message-ID: Great photo Rick. It captures that particular kitsch that Brits come up with for Royal events. I was in England before the Charles & Diana wedding and scored a genuine "royal wedding souvenir rubber" Those who speak King's English could explain why my wife used it for years. Loved the photo, thanks for the memory. > Message: 12 > Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:27:10 -0700 (PDT) > From: Rick Womer <rwomer1...@yahoo.com> > To: Pentax List <pdml@pdml.net> > Subject: PESO - Loyal Kitsch > Message-ID: > <1343093230.8265.yahoomail...@web162105.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > We were in the UK the week after the Diamond Jubilee, and the decorations > were still up.? I don't know what I can say tactfully about these: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16162873&size=lg > > (K-5, DA 16-45) > > Comments always appreciated. > > Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
