By TheEnglishOne - 23/01/2009 00:42 - United States

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Today, in class, I asked my teacher for a "rubber". I didn't realise that in America "rubber" doesn't mean "eraser", it means condom. FML
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Gherto 0

Oh yeah, I used to confused by this from time to time back when I lived in the U.K.

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Tygastyle 0

yes, the Beatles are totally still relevant to teenagers! they'll be around forever i think....i'll at least introduce my kids and yeah a rubber can be considered an eraser....it erases the chances of getting pregnant...?!

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ukinus 0

So that's why everyone looked strangely when I asked for a rubber in a history test!!!!!! Oh. That's not good :/ silly yanks hehe.

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patrickhb 0

'Erasers' are made of rubber. Condoms are made of latex. Guess which nation's version makes more sense.

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genius_man16 0

you are correct good sir. which is why i never use the term "rubber" for condoms

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Scorpitarrius 0

Exactly. We Americans are idiots; I admit it.

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Shadow14l 0

Original condoms were made of rubber. So ours does :)

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adam2 0

They used to be made of rubber I think.

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DBgirl 0

Oh man! That sucks! And I do agree with paddyhb, your version makes more sense than ours. ^_^

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rxxk 0

I didn't know rubber meant condom in America. And I've been living here for 10 years. *sadface*

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8ccheng 0

I was born and raised in America and LOL I just heard of it too

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squirm 0

OMG I can so see my self doing that if I ever go to america.

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izzion89 0

i would do the exact same thing we also call erasers, rubbers in australia in fact no one ever says eraser over here

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