(I only heard about this one:) During the Depression one neighbor noticed that another frequently had a mop on the back porch set out to dry, but the handle was always pointed up, not down. When she made her inquiries, she noticed something strange on the mop handle. The “mop lady” admitted that she and her husband only had one rubber so they washed it and put it out to dry after each use.
The poor guy still had unexplored options that wouldn’t give him children....