Whatever happened to..,

[That Jekka Gal]

…Talc. As in talcum powder?

Was once a time when a tin of Blue Stratos talc was the default Christmas gift for a distant relation to send your way at Yuletide.

There was certainly a surplus in our household when I was growing up which would normally last the rest of the year.

I seem to remember my father giving the inside of his undies a good dusting every morning in order to keep his goolies fresh throughout the day.

But you just don’t see it anymore.

Am I right in remembering that there was some link with cancer that put the kibosh on the use of talc?

Either way, I can’t imagine a daily application to a chap’s jolly bag doing anything other than giving your genitals the appearance of those of an octogenarian. I mean, wherever there was hair just turned white.

 

[That Jekka Gal]

Mums 80 and not succumbed.. and the men are so far ok.

I don’t know of anything beyond ovarian cancer… but lung cancer I’d have thought would be on the list too based on the nature of the product.

As far as I’m aware, my old man’s never had any issues with his jolly bag other than, let’s say, a zip fastener injury during a comfort break at Richard Charnock services on a family trip to the Lake District many years ago.