Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!floyd!vax135!ariel!houti!hogpc!houxm!hocda!spanky!burl!duke!phs!cmk From: cmk@phs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.nlang Subject: T. Crapper Message-ID: <1802@phs.UUCP> Date: Thu, 14-Jul-83 08:26:09 EDT Article-I.D.: phs.1802 Posted: Thu Jul 14 08:26:09 1983 Date-Received: Fri, 15-Jul-83 13:04:23 EDT Lines: 8 Thomas Crapper is/was indeed a real person, the inventor of the flush toilet, as a matter of fact. Mid to late 1800's, I believe. His invention used to be called a crapper at one time. Where, oh where, would the language be without him? Chuck