[SOC] French letters

[Lloyd Lachow]

--- f5pbl@qsl.net wrote:
> 
> <<
> Claude,
> Do you know what a "French letter" is, not the
> missive?
> >>
> 
> Nope.
> Knowing the so bad reputation we have worldwide, I
> can imagine something but if 
> you use staples to attach a card to it, then the "F
> letter" is not more usable, 
> at least for its primary use in a safe way.
> 
> Tu vois ce que je veux dire ?...!
> 
> Claude

Claude,
Oui, je comprends que vous avez il voulu dire. 

French letter - Slang for condom, from about 1870. The
English also, but less commonly, attributed the condom
to the Americans, Italians, and Spanish. In France, it
was called une capote anglaise. 



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