damian 0 Posted March 20, 2003 Share Posted March 20, 2003 Dims reminde me of one of my old fav topics, Merkins. I have never actually encountered one. Have you? Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted March 20, 2003 Author Share Posted March 20, 2003 mer·kin (mûr'kn) n. A pubic wig for women. [Alteration of obsolete malkin, lower-class woman, mop, from Middle English, from Malkin, diminutive of the personal name Matilda.] Link to post Share on other sites
danz 0 Posted March 20, 2003 Share Posted March 20, 2003 damn... i knew i shouldnt have answered that poll... damn you db...damn you to bloody hell danz Link to post Share on other sites
Dims 0 Posted March 20, 2003 Share Posted March 20, 2003 Ahh merkins....... Merkin is up there as one of the best obscure words in the english language. Like pringles, once you start saying merkin, you can`t stop. Merkin... merkin.... McMerkin(our name for McDonalds for a while) Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted March 20, 2003 Share Posted March 20, 2003 Kisofukushima in Nagano was once famous for its merkins. In the Edo period it used to be a centre for the manufacture of merkins, for which the Japanese is 'tawara'. Link to post Share on other sites
Dims 0 Posted March 21, 2003 Share Posted March 21, 2003 Ocean, As always you are a wealth of information. I'll be using the 'tawara' call from now on. Do they have a tawara musuem? Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted March 22, 2003 Share Posted March 22, 2003 Um, I made that up Dims. Sorry. Buwahahaha. Link to post Share on other sites
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