Quote Originally Posted by Regina View Post
My hometown in Connecticut used to be a one-industry town - Uniroyal (now, sadly, it's a NO industry town! ). The main drag through town is Rubber Ave. No one ever gave it much thought....always associated it with the old Uniroyal plant...you know...factory = jobs...until some radio station did a broadcast from a local bar and made all sorts of lewd jokes about... well, various contraceptive methods!
Some of my relatives live in Akron (as far as I know Goodyear may still be there???) My Uncle is a professor at the college - home of the Rubber Bowl - yes the jokes are thick and fast when the Trojans come to town....