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[Debs.]

.....to tell you a true story:

Way back in the 80`s; just after my post-grad. studies, I got my first 'real' job; as research manager for an aerospace company in Northern California.....first day, I was soooooo-proud: `got myself an office, an undergrad-intern assistant (whom was an Iranian mysogynyst, but that`s another story) and having introduced myself to my co-workers, I thought I`d go to the front-office and get stocked up on supplies.

Asked for all the usual office/stationary-stuff but got the most odd reaction when asking for a large-box of rubbers...there was a kind of stunned silence in the office, thinking I had asked for too much stuff all at once I tried to re-group by saying I needed them as I was surely going to be making plenty of mistakes in my first weeks with the company!.....further stunned silence followed.....I got worried, so asked if there was a problem?

"I`m not exactly sure if we can get THEM!.....but if you like, I can ask at the Drug-Store at lunch break if you really would like me to?" said 'Barbara' the dutiful, but now rather worried-looking company secretary.

I said "great".... and went about my business; only later to discover the full, embarrassing horror of my request when the secretary returned from lunch and took me to one side (thankfully privately) and showed me a pharmacy bag containing several boxes of various types of 'rubbers'...and believe me; they weren`t erasers!!!!!!  

Oh boy!......did I 'pay the price' for several months after that, as news of my faux-pas spread through the company.  

'Relentless ribbing' jokes need not be made!  

[Dazzler]

he he he, class

[HolyCount]

Can't come up with a suitably witty comment - but is an Iranian mysogynyst a middle eastern woman's specialist !!??  :-?

[Debs.]

Can't come up with a suitably witty comment - but is an Iranian mysogynyst a middle eastern woman's specialist !!??  :-?

He was Persian, a truly brilliant engineer, but his fundamental beliefs (evidently) meant that he didn`t feel respect for single/working women at all: it was a 'cultural' thing (I did understand that) but having a female boss didn`t sit at all well with him, and as much as I tried to make his research-work comfortable, he found me difficult to be around.....`sadly, the poor chap was killed in a car crash several years later.  

[ians]

..bet you couldn't wait to go home to your condominium could you Debs, eh?

[JonArgraig]

queue bad joke about rubbing one out

[Martin_1962]

So they call jonnies rubbers, so what do they call rubbers?

[mars]

Did you mean pencil erasers?

[waspy]

.....to tell you a true story:

Way back in the 80`s; just after my post-grad. studies, I got my first 'real' job; as research manager for an aerospace company in Northern California.....first day, I was soooooo-proud: `got myself an office, an undergrad-intern assistant (whom was an Iranian mysogynyst, but that`s another story) and having introduced myself to my co-workers, I thought I`d go to the front-office and get stocked up on supplies.

Asked for all the usual office/stationary-stuff but got the most odd reaction when asking for a large-box of rubbers...there was a kind of stunned silence in the office, thinking I had asked for too much stuff all at once I tried to re-group by saying I needed them as I was surely going to be making plenty of mistakes in my first weeks with the company!.....further stunned silence followed.....I got worried, so asked if there was a problem?

"I`m not exactly sure if we can get THEM!.....but if you like, I can ask at the Drug-Store at lunch break if you really would like me to?" said 'Barbara' the dutiful, but now rather worried-looking company secretary.

I said "great".... and went about my business; only later to discover the full, embarrassing horror of my request when the secretary returned from lunch and took me to one side (thankfully privately) and showed me a pharmacy bag containing several boxes of various types of 'rubbers'...and believe me; they weren`t erasers!!!!!!  

Oh boy!......did I 'pay the price' for several months after that, as news of my faux-pas spread through the company.  

'Relentless ribbing' jokes need not be made!  

Uhhm, ribbed for her pleasure  

[Debs.]

So they call jonnies rubbers, so what do they call rubbers?

Eee-raz-ers  

[Gaffers]

my american wife is howling in fits of laughter right now!!!  

[Entwood]

"2 common cultures seperated by a common language"...  

Female friend of mine, on her first visit to USA, asked her host (in front of his wife) ....    "can you knock me up in the morning" .......

[Dodger]

A cousin of mine, went on a gap exchange to Aussie land, and whilst there, wanted some 'sellotape' so went to the local drugstore and asked for a roll of 'sellotape'...cue bewildered looks.
He explained 'he wanted some sticky tape, please'
Assistant announces in a loud voice, 'AAAH, you mean a roll of Durex'
Exit one embarresed young lad!!!!

 

[Debs.]

"2 common cultures seperated by a common language"...  

Female friend of mine, on her first visit to USA, asked her host (in front of his wife) ....    "can you knock me up in the morning" .......

Erm....`Sure Honey, it`s a bit earlier than I`m used-to, but anything you like!  

[Debs.]

A cousin of mine, went on a gap exchange to Aussie land, and whilst there, wanted some 'sellotape' so went to the local drugstore and asked for a roll of 'sellotape'...cue bewildered looks.
He explained 'he wanted some sticky tape, please'
Assistant announces in a loud voice, 'AAAH, you mean a roll of Durex'
Exit one embarresed young lad!!!!

 

  Jeesh!.....the Aussies need `em by the roll?