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[Roland Schweiger]

?"Valorie *

The average American who hasn't been to the UK wouldn't know what a water
closet or loo was.

I always thought that WATER LOO was some place in Belgium
where Napoleon got busted in eighteenhundred and something ...

 

[Tim Slattery]

Americans also call it the "john" or the "head". Now explain that.

"Head" is nautical. On the old sailing ships the - er - facility for
the crew was basically a platform hanging over the bow of the ship.
Dunno about "john".

 

[Ken Blake]

"Head" is nautical. On the old sailing ships the - er - facility for
the crew was basically a platform hanging over the bow of the ship.
Dunno about "john".

I wouldn't be sure this is correct, but here's a supposed explanation:
http://www.whyguides.com/why-is-a-bathroom-called-a-john.html

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

I once knew a psychiatrist who kept his wife under the bed because he
though she was a little potty.

I'm not sure I can deal with this joke

It *is* a joke, isn't it?

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

I wouldn't be sure this is correct, but here's a supposed explanation:
http://www.whyguides.com/why-is-a-bathroom-called-a-john.html

Well, it is credible, at least.

I'd add that Jack is a nickname for John, as we know, so it's possible
that not just Harington's given name "John", but also the use of "jacks"
for a privy, led to the slang term.

Sometimes I wish I had a time machine to check some of these things
out...

 

[Ken Blake]

Well, it is credible, at least.

Yes, but I think that if it were to be named after him, calling it a
"Harrington," rather than a "John" would have been more likely.

But we'll never know for sure.

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

Yes, but I think that if it were to be named after him, calling it a
"Harrington," rather than a "John" would have been more likely.

But at my age, the need is often too urgent for me to have time to say
"Harrington"...

 

[Ken Blake]

But at my age, the need is often too urgent for me to have time to say
"Harrington"...

LOL! I (probably older than you--I'm 73) know what you mean!

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

LOL! I (probably older than you--I'm 73) know what you mean!

I'm 76, but immature (as I always have been!).

Immature, yet cynical. Go figure...

 

[Tester]

I'm 76, but immature (as I always have been!).

You mean your mental age is only 16!!!!!!!!!!

Companies looking for younger people, you would be the ideal candidate
for them!!

 

[Tester]

LOL! I (probably older than you--I'm 73) know what you mean!

And you have still not mastered the art of formatting a HD to perform a
clean installation of an Operating System!!

 

[Allen]

But at my age, the need is often too urgent for me to have time to say
"Harrington"...

I guess it just Depends, in my case.
Allen

 

[Allen]

I'm 76, but immature (as I always have been!).

Immature, yet cynical. Go figure...

You're all just a bunch of kids. I'll hit 82 in February.
Allen

 

[Bob Henson]

I'm not sure I can deal with this joke

It *is* a joke, isn't it?

A feeble one, but, yes, it was thus intended

 

[Ken Blake]

I'm 76,

Ah--you surprised me.

but immature (as I always have been!).

Immature, yet cynical. Go figure...

LOL! That's OK.

Ken

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

A feeble one, but, yes, it was thus intended

No worse than some of my puns, I'm sure - and anyway, my question was
another feeble joke

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

I guess it just Depends, in my case.
Allen

I'm happy that I had already finished my coffee when I saw that ;-)

It took me a long time to find this keyboard...I'd hate to have to buy
another.