I'd never heard that phrase either.  But then I use a "man replacer" instead.

At 04:19 PM 12/10/2001 -0600, Mandy York wrote:
>That's the little disk shaped flat piece of rubber you use to help open jars,
>etc.
>That's probably not as exciting an explanation as you might have expected...
>
>Mandy York
>
>Jody Georgeson wrote:
>
> > "The easiest and fastest way to peel garlic is to wrap it in rubber,
> and roll
> > it back and forth a few times. We use a rubber husband, it takes us 2
> seconds
> > to peel a garlic clove."
> >
> > Am I the only one who doesn't know what a "rubber husband" is?  I admit my
> > mental image is pretty interesting.
> >
> > Jody Georgeson
> > Telecommunications History Group
> > Denver, CO
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