lets go heated discussion for 200... huckleberry - the right person for the job... so where did that expression come from? prob. nobody really knows. the whole berry thing is fascinating however, there are buckets of em: huckleberry, serviceberry, loganberry, marionberry... see if you can add your own to the tally
Hey Tobias...whatever made you resurrect this stray dog?
Welcome to the parallel universe.
what universe are we parallel to? if one fits all, how many can there be? stoopid lyrics to moon river pops into me head unexpected like, huckleberry friend mentioned there, plus i recall it from tombstone. that val kilmer line really struck peopel. 1st chat i ever done, they make it so hard to get activated.
Sorry bout that...from now on it's smooth sailing...
what's with the furry gray cat and is panzade its name?
sort of...get yourself an avatar and get jpn to trick it up. Mine has eyes that blink and a paw that drums its little fingers in impatience
tobyas wrote:what's with the furry gray cat and is panzade its name?
All us cats have great names
When a gentleman dapper stepped over the crapper,
And these are the words that he said,
Her poor mother never told her,
The things a young girl should know.
About the ways of college boys,
And how they come and go,
(mostly go)
She is lonely and downhearted,
And fate has left its sad scar.
So think of your wives and mothers, boys,
And let her sleep under the bar.
Well, colorbook. John Crapper invented the first flushing toilet?
Yes, there was an Englishman name Crapper who made flushing toilets. One of his creations may be found in London's Victoria and Albert Museum, proudly emblazoned with the name Crapper. We're afraid that the rest of the story just won't hold water.
For a start, Mr. Crapper was English but the use of john as a euphemism for "privy" is almost exclusively American and it predates Mr. Crapper by at least a century. As if that weren't enough, the man's name was Thomas Crapper, not John and he merely manufactured flushing toilets, he didn't invent them.
This john is a variant on jack, jacks or jakes, all of which have meant "privy" since the early 1500s. Their origin is uncertain but it is very likely that they originated in someone excusing themselves with "I must speak with my friend Jack" or some such.
So, did any other words derive from Crapper? The word crap has been around since the 1400s but it meant the "residue left over when rendering fat", "grease" or, in some cases, generic "dirt" or "dust". There is no record of it meaning "excrement" until the late 1800s. So, although the word crap existed prior to Thomas Crapper, there is a strong possibility that his product channeled its meaning into a new course.
Yes, I knew that Letty
However the story goes, we can all be grateful that he invented it :wink:
Whoever he/she was, colorbook. Thank God and tidy bowl.
