# Do the french use american ticklers?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-french-use-american-ticklers/116681>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 30, 2002, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-french-use-american-ticklers/116681 "2002-06-30T08:06:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2002, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-french-use-american-ticklers/116681/1 "2002-06-30T08:06:43Z")

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A recent conversation brought this topic to the light. Do the French use American ticklers?

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**Author:** ![Hyphen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/d07c76/32.png) [@Hyphen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hyphen)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2002, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-french-use-american-ticklers/116681/2 "2002-06-30T08:12:15Z")

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One can only assume so… I personally know that if I were french, I would use an american tickler, that or perhaps a canadian tickler…

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**Author:** ![grendel72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/91b2a8/32.png) [@grendel72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grendel72)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2002, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-french-use-american-ticklers/116681/3 "2002-06-30T09:38:53Z")

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nervuré pour son plaisir.

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**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2002, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-french-use-american-ticklers/116681/4 "2002-06-30T10:05:11Z")

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Et abondance de la lubrification aussi.

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**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2002, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-french-use-american-ticklers/116681/5 "2002-06-30T15:18:53Z")

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Actually, they are called _capotes anglaises_ (English overcoat).

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**Author:** ![kase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a5b964/32.png) [@kase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kase)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2002, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-french-use-american-ticklers/116681/6 "2002-06-30T15:25:58Z")

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hey, thanks for the ‘capotes’, **detop** I had no idea what a tickler was.

learning every day…

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**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2002, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-french-use-american-ticklers/116681/7 "2002-06-30T15:37:17Z")

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You’re welcome **käse**. Glad to have been of help.