Posted on 06/08/2006 7:31:00 AM PDT by Millee
The oldest surviving condom in the world has gone on display in an Austrian museum.
The world's oldest condom, dating back to 1640, has gone on display at a museum in Austria /Europics
The reusable condom dates back to 1640 and is completely intact, as is its orginal users' manual, written in Latin.
The manual suggests that users immerse the condom in warm milk prior to its use to avoid diseases.
The antique, found in Lund in Sweden, is made of pig intestine and is one of 250 ancient objects related to sex on display at the Tirolean County Museum in Austria this summer.
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No, French letter is an old slang term for condom. Here's a musing from Random House on why:
http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19980114
"letter" possibly refers to the type of envelope enclosure in which they used to be packaged, 100+ years ago.
It was found in 'Lund' Sweden?
Lund is a slang term in Hindi for....well, you figure it out!!
You learn something new everyday.
OK.....
Found this...
In Britain a condom is also known as a French letter, much like the colloquial German word for a condom, "Pariser".
English 17th century tourists, travelling through France on their pilgrimage to the center of ancient culture that was Rome, came accross the town of Condom on the East coast of France. It is said that there they made contact with ingenious French shepherds who were making profilactics from sheep gut.
A trade then ensued, whereby the English gentry would eagerly await their letters from France - French Letters - with a fresh supply of condoms. The French aristocracy then learned of these useful items from their English friends and called them "Capote Anglaise" - English Raincoats.
Thus the condom came full circle, being made in France, being used in London, latterly in Paris, and finally being adopted the Germans as a Pariser.
Mom's side of the family came from this area. I believe the family included thirteen children. Guess their parents hadn't heard.
"Oh, God, I'm veni vedi vici'ng!!"
I'm making my head hurt, trying to figure out what the ribbon is for. To what does one tie this?
I don't know, just don't pull it too tight.
Never mind. It's a drawstring.
So I guess my reply, um, stands.
I am laughing so hard, I had to close the door!
They've done it! They've discovered the source of
the Da Vinci Load!!!
That wins the funniest post so far....
Y'all are having WAY too much fun...Da Vinci Load - ROTFLMAO!
BTW, I believe Larry is onto something about the drawstring...pulling it tight would, um, enhance bloodflow, wouldn't it? And engorgement is, well...uh,...never mind...
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