"What do you call the thing where you go to the bathroom?"

[trof]

Tish, my Brit friend just asked me that.
"I don't understand."
"Where you go to relieve yourself. What's the proper American term for it? I'm filling out an insurance claim form and they want to know how many we have. I call it the 'loo'. But what's the American word?"
"I guess the bathroom."
"NO! What's the name of the actual appliance?"
"The toilet?"
"Is that it?"
"Yeah, the actual object. If you needed a new one you'd go to Lowes and tell them you needed a new toilet."
"That's it! OK. Thanks. Goodbye."
:rofl:

[Iggo]

1. Aw, Tish.

:rofl:

[Duer 157099]

2. "Commode" I thnk is the *proper* term

Although probably people at Lowes might not know what you mean...

[trof]

6. 'Commode':

A Commode is any of several pieces of furniture.

The English word commode comes from French roots meaning "convenient" or "suitable".

Originally, in furniture it meant a cabinet, with one or more doors, which served as a washstand with a washbasin and water pitcher, and which also offered an enclosed area below for storing a chamberpot. Convenience cabinets called commodes often furnished middle-class bedrooms before the days of indoor plumbing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commode
;-)

[Duer 157099]

19. What? Your's doesn't look like that?

:rofl:

[Orsino]

8. My wife once quoted a romance novel...

...in which the heroine spent a half-hour "agonizing over her toilet." :rofl:

[Cabcere]

15. That post is worthless without...

this smiley: :hurts:

















:hide:

[Cabcere]

3. Haha, nice.

:D I love Brits. :loveya: :toast:

[Lautremont]

4. In America I believe it is called the Porcelain Telephone.

[NMDemDist2]

5. I was raised in southern Texas and at the age of 7 years old was put on a flight to Boston

now down in South Texas if a child needed to be excused from class to answer nature's call, we'd ask to go to the "Lavatory"

the nice flight attendants were all Northerner Massachusetts ladies and when I asked to go the the lavatory, they were bewildered in spite of my repeated requests

the need was pretty strong and growing stronger and I was getting a bit upset with urgency

they tried to sooth me and explain there were no laboratories on the plane

"No! the LAVATORY!!!"

"but sweetie, we have no laboratories"

finally, practically in tears, I whispered to one that I had to pee!

I was sent to the toilet post haste

:rofl:

True story

[BOSSHOG]

7. The Backyard!

[trof]

10. Oh DEAR no.

That would be veddy non-U.

[DS1]

9. box au civière

[tinymontgomery]

11. I call it the "Head"

even at home it's the "Head"

[BOSSHOG]

12. Do you secure the head for field day?

[DS1]

16. Only when cleaning the deck

[tinymontgomery]

20. Yes,

when I'm getting ready for XO's inspection (my SO also known as the Admiral).

[bif]

13. The bog

[bbernardini]

14. A car-hole, of course.

Wait, that's not right...

[Ellen Forradalom]

17. The only two countries separated by a common language, indeed.

[Oeditpus Rex]

18. Tell her to ask this woman:

WICHITA | A 35-year-old woman who apparently spent two years in her boyfriend’s bathroom in Ness City had become stuck to the toilet seat, authorities said Wednesday.

http://www.kansascity.com/news/breaking_news/story/527676.html



:crazy:

[PVnRT]

21. Shitter

[YankeyMCC]

22. The Crapper nt

[Mugu]

23. The porcelain throne. n/t