And now to bathrooms.....

mskeshaffer mskeshaffer at earthlink.net
Tue Apr 29 04:47:32 UTC 2008



> [Lee]:
> Okay, now how about the meaning of "Toilet" as regards "toiletries" or
> preparing someone's *toilet*?  I remember when I was a kid and 
heard/read
> about things like "Toilet water" and "Toiletries", I used to shake my 
head
> and wonder why someone would want to put on stuff from a toilet (the 
kind
> one flushes).


HA HA!  I remember my mother having "Toilet Water" when I was a child, 
and I was so disgusted.  I honestly thought it was water from the 
toilet, with scent in it.

So, to clarify, you brits call both the room AND the porcelain fixture 
the toilet?
Martha





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