> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > knarftheria...@gmail.com > > The substance called rubber got its name because when rubbed on paper, > pencil and ink marks disappeared. >
before rubbers people used bread to satisfy their erasing needs > 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. > before rubbers people used (and reused) silk or sheep's gut to satisfy their prophylactic needs > 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. -- 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.
