It does in the whole of Britain, Mr Henderson.
*sigh*
Snopes says:
The "Rubber Johnny" video which can be found on various sites around the Internet is an abstract short film created by Chris Cunningham.
The film itself is difficult to describe in ordinary terms, but it is commonly summarized as follows:
Rubber Johnny documents a 16-year-old, inbred mutant's solitary existence, locked in a pitch-black basement by his ashamed parents. They are TV addict rednecks who occasionally feed Johnny and yell at him for making noise. Johnny's only company in the basement is his little dog. His dog's I.Q. far outstrips Johnny's, who is a completely insane, bi-polar imbecile.
Featuring music by Aphex Twin
Mr Henderson
in Teddington, UK
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 | 12:12 PM
Thank you, Boo. I was unaware that the term had such widespread usage.
*plangent sound like the call of a curlew*
I've never heard the term 'Rubber Johnny' here in the States myself. 'Rubber' was popular for a long time, but 'condom' seems to be the preferred term now, as it's become much more acceptable to use on television or in public. While there are probably hundreds, if not thousands of terms in use, I don't believe that any of them are anywhere near as widespread here as 'condom'.
Winona
in USA Member
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 | 02:36 PM
I remember when I was in 7th grade we had an exchange teacher from the UK - on her first day she instructed us all to take out our rubbers (can't remember why now) and the entire class, being around 12 years old, went into gales of laughter. Oddly, it make quite an impression.
~*sShimmeRr*~
in Adelaide, Australia Member
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 | 07:37 AM
That freaked me out at first... then I laughed like hell... LOL
Deediddums
in Dublin Member
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 | 08:49 AM
A rubber is an eraser. My poor cousin made the same mistake when she moved over to the states at age 8. She got in alot of trouble with the teacher when she asked a boy sitting beside her if he had a rubber. Poor child! She was only trying to rub out a maths mistake. Her mum had to come into the school to explain.
I couldn't even watch the whole thing. Amazing, but the creepiest thing I've EVER seen..
Kakarna
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 | 04:34 PM
I don't think it was as creepy as you said, Mikayla, but it did freak me out a little. Near the end you start to think it is an alien, but then it all ends with nothing. It is no good.
Brian the shizzle
Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2005 | 05:56 AM
Even if Rubber Johnny isn't real, its still one of the coolest things out there. Creepy as hell too.
poop face johnny
Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2005 | 10:26 AM
Hey! quit talking about my brother!!!
He may be an alien, but So Am I.................
Mikayla
Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2005 | 01:09 PM
Well, I ended up deciding I needed to watch the rest of it that same night. And by the end, I was just dying hysterically. It was pretty damn funny if you think about how creepy the beginning is, and how entertaining the rest is. I thought it was genious.
Carter S
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 | 10:17 AM
What the F**K!!!!
Chaao
in Norway
Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 | 01:56 AM
AAAAAAAHHHHhhhhh
Noooooooo! now i gon thos nightmares again. this rubber jonny video must be destroyd before it hurts enny kids out there.
ok maby not destroyd, but be illegal for children to watch. it scared me like hell and im 24. cool tho.
Osiris
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 | 05:41 PM
Then learn to spell.
I thought the video was amazing. the film tricks and emotion inspired by this was phenomonal.
thats it.
Hick Chic-alicious!!
in USA
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 | 11:51 AM
Yea, rubber johnny means condom in the USA. This is the freakiest video, but you can tell its a photo of a chuwahwa which was probased in Adobe. Its gives me the hibbies though. Yet its cool...hmmm
