Wednesday, January 10, 2018

On the Pot

Loo ● \loo\ ● – Noun – Bathroom.

Gardex l’eau she cried.
“Too late” groused the soused old man.
Chamber pot emptied

From Oxford Living Dictionary and Kottkey:

When people flung their potty waste out of the window, they would shout
“Gardez l'eau” [gar-day low]. That's French for “watch out for the water”. We probably get the word “loo” from this expression. Some people think it comes from “Room 100” which is what European people used to call the bathroom. A third theory refers to the trade name 'Waterloo', which appeared prominently displayed on the iron cisterns in many British outhouses during the early 20th century.

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

The Grand Pooh Bah is Large, and in Charge

Pooh-Bah ● \POO-bah\ ● Noun – 1: a person holding many public or private offices; 2: a person in high position or of great influence

Bow to the Pooh-Bah
The Lord High, Everything Else
In charge. Just ask him

(With all due deference to Gilbert & Sullivan’s “The Mikado”)