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[beckynicky]

Today, in the middle of talking about the Declaration of Independence, some kid ask me if they had condoms back then

Oh to stay on topic

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[dine]

it's a valid (if wildly off topic) historical question! *g*

and yes, they did - normally made from lambskin or sheepgut or something - tied on with ribbons, iirc. perhaps you can assign a little extra credit homework - a research project on "protection" in the olden days, and how it didn't work so well

[beckynicky]

the funny part is that I totally answered the question and then afterwards realized "that was totally way way off topic"

they ask me the strangest things at the most odd times

[knightlygoddess]

My grandmother said that when she was a young girl she overheard her mother tell her aunt that "if you put a sock on it, you won't get pregnant." Granted, this is way post-Declaration times, but still, I found it hilarious.