Family-Appropriate Jokes
I know my family certainly had a lot of potty jokes. Mind you, I’m not at all sure my family could have been called “typical” (and certainly not, heaven forefend, “normal”), and perhaps we attracted other families and friends who thought in similar terms. However, the water closet was, is, and shall forever remain the most vital room in the house, so let us celebrate it appropriately. All in favor… no, wait, that might be going too far…
I went searching for the origins of the British term “loo,” and the best explanation comes from The Word Detective. It would be impolite to steal thier thunder (yes, there are two authors), so please click here to read their brief, thorough, scholarly explanation. (Consider subscribing to their page as well; they’re quite good!)
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And I guess he or she has to sign it in 3 copies… 😐
Happily, the usual 2-ply should do the trick…
I figured “loo” had the same origins as “lieu,” so it just meant “the place.” The first people who could afford indoor plumbing were the posh sort who refused to acknowledge that the lower half of the body exists in polite company. Which place? THAT place.
That’s part of what The Word Detective describes. “The origin of ‘loo’ has been hotly, and often quite creatively, debated since the word first appeared.” The full article is short and worth reading. The link is in the strip comments, above.