England has the equvilent population density as taking 5 us states, and cramming everyone from those states into iowa

"What? Another girl! Tell me my boy. *whispers* what have you been doing?" - Tobias

Useless fact: The first condoms were made of linen.

The inventor of the latex condom died a few years ago.

He had no heirs.

Yeah, I know Juni's not real, but she's got a nice butt anyway.

No, the first condoms were made of pig intestine!

the first condoms where made from pig intestine, in a place in our around scotland, that was named....condom

"What? Another girl! Tell me my boy. *whispers* what have you been doing?" - Tobias

Probably IN Scotland, around Scotland would be to moist

then what about the french town of that name, hence the term "french letter?"

there is no town in Scotland called condom
there is in France as Taw says
there is a village called Glenelg which is as far as im aware the only place name in the uk thats a palindrome !

see I told u so.

there is also a town in Scotland called Moscow (as it is) just south of Kilmarnock I think.

ok boys, the condom....

The condom is one of the oldest forms of contraception. Its history and use can be traced back thousands of years.
It is believed that a form of modern-day condoms were used by the Egyptians as far back as 1,000 B.C.

The earliest evidence of condom use in Europe are scenes from cave paintings at Combarelles in France. Dated 100 to 200 AD.

The first known published description and trials regarding prophylactic condom use were recorded by the Italian Gabrielle Fallopius in the 1500's. He claimed to have invented a sheath made of linen and conducted trials amongst 1,100 men using the condom - none of who became infected with syphilis.

The origin of the word 'condom' is still unknown. Folklore attributes the invention to Dr. Condom or Conton, who was at the court of King Charles II in the 1600's. It is more likely, however, that the name derives from the Latin 'condus', meaning receptacle.

The condom, made of animal gut, became well known and increased in popularity in the 1700's. Literature of that time suggests that the condom's contraceptive (rather than just prophylactic) properties had already been realised. By 1766 many shops were producing handbills and advertisements.

Japanese are known to have used two types of condom. The 'Kawagata' or 'Kyotai' was made of thin leather and the 'Kabutogata' was made from tortoiseshell or horn.

Documentation also suggests that legendary 19th Century lover Casanova was a regular user of this type of contraception. He referred to condoms as 'Redingote Anglaise' (English Riding Coat).

The rubber condom was developed shortly after the creation of vulcanized rubber in the 1840's, by Goodyear and Hancock. Vulcanisation is the method or process of treating crude rubber with sulphur and subjecting it to intense heat. This process turns the rubber into a strong elastic material.

In the 1930's liquid latex manufacturing superseded crepe rubber. It is still the basis for manufacture today.

fascinating. lol.

yes you are about half way between Ayr and Kilmarnock as the crow flies
but where do you get all the info from ?
there is also a place called Lagg (i gather online gaming isnt big there)
and ill mention Wick before someone else makes a crack that i get on thiers

if Casanova used condoms how did he get syphilis then?

@steel, i found it on holiday in Scotland and annoyed the kids all week by promising them we were going to Moscow! and we did! just not the Moscow they *assumed* we were going to..

Edited by - Tawakalna on 11-09-2003 18:08:14

who knows, maybe it broke. its the condoms made from tortoise shell or horn that made me cringe....strangely reminded me of "se7en"...urrgh!

Heheh, got me thinking about an old episode of Friends:

Encyclopedia Salesman: "Joey, what do you know about vulcanized rubber?"
Joey: "Spock's birth control?"
Salesman: "Joey, you *NEED* these books."

Edited by - Fear Factor on 11-09-2003 15:46:52