On 2010-07-08 21:32, Rick Womer wrote:
In parts of the US, toilets and latrines are called "crappers", allegedly in
honor of their inventor, Thomas Crapper.
I frankly doubted this was the reason, until I came across this hardware in the
gents' of a London pub:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11205916&size=lg
Whadya know! Still a going concern, too, apparently.
Etymology is a strange and wondrous thing. :-)
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Thanks,
DougF (KG4LMZ)
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