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The French, are, umm, odd

Nicola Pietrangeli disliked his playboy image, but it was hard to gainsay it when he arrived for the final of the 1959 French Open in a Buick convertible with Paris’ most fêted stripper, Miss Candida, at the wheel.

Seriously, who else would name a stripper after a variety of the clap?

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bloke in spain
bloke in spain
7 days ago

Er… the Spanish.
It’s not necessarily a transmitted infection either. It’s a yeast that’s usually already present in the body. The “infection” is when it reproduces in large quantities. All sorts of things can spark that off.

Last edited 7 days ago by bloke in spain
Norman
Norman
7 days ago

Furriners, eh? Ausfahrt always makes me laugh, even now. Years ago a pal came back from Vienna with a photo of two adjacent shops, one called Krapp, the other Wanke.

Mr Womby
Mr Womby
7 days ago
Reply to  Norman

I once spent a night at the Hotel Fück in Leverkusen, just for the giggles.

Boganboy
Boganboy
7 days ago
Reply to  Mr Womby

You’re reminding me of the name of that suburb where the Hong Kong fire took place.

I’m wondering which Brit called it Wank Fuck—ooops Wang Fuk.

Throwback
Throwback
7 days ago
Reply to  Boganboy

When I was introducd to a Chinese businessman in HK and looked at his card I had some trouble keeping a straight face – Wang King Yin

Boganboy
Boganboy
6 days ago
Reply to  Throwback

Thanks Throwback!!

Marius
Marius
6 days ago
Reply to  Boganboy

There’s a village on Lantau Island in HK called Tong Fuk.

Bloke in North Dorset
Bloke in North Dorset
6 days ago
Reply to  Norman

The German verb wanken (to falter, stagger, waver, dodder) was used in a recent book I was reading quite a lot. It conjugates even better, especially as the past participle is gewankt. So I got such delights as:

er/sie/es hat gewankt, sie haben gewankt, sie werden (will) wanken, er/sie/wankt.

On a similar theme, when I served in Germany we got a duty free fuel allowance in the form of a monthly coupons. These could only used in BP garages and the last/first BP garage when travelling to/from the ports was in Wankum.

PF
PF
6 days ago
Reply to  Norman

I learnt the other day that Young Boys play at the Wankdorf Stadium (in Switzerland).

Ted S., Catskill Mtns, NY, USA
Ted S., Catskill Mtns, NY, USA
7 days ago
jgh
jgh
7 days ago

Lovely name, Chlamydia.

dearieme
dearieme
7 days ago

“who else would name a stripper after a variety of the clap?”

Murphy would probably call her Miss Clapox.

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