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Toilet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Loo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Loo and similar may refer to: • Loo (surname) • Loo, Russia, a historic district of Sochi, Russia • Loo, a borough and village in Jõelähtme Commune, Harju County, Estonia • Loo River, Estonia • Looe,...
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Looe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This is historically problematic, since by the time the term 'loo' is recorded, the expression 'gardyloo' was long obsolete. A second theory is that the word derives from a polite use of the French term le lieu ('the place') as a euphemism.
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David Parlett's rules and historical background of Loo, a popular but occasionally vicious card game of the 18th and 19th centuries ... Loo, under various spellings, is short for Lanterloo, which in turn (under equally various spellings) is from the French lenturlu, a meaningless refrain used in lullabies,
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The origin of the British word 'loo'. ... [Q] From Barbara Blakeport: What is the origin of the British word loo? ... So that seems to dismiss entirely the theory that it comes from the habit of the more caring British housewives, in the days before plumbing, of warning passers-by on the street below with the cry “Gardy loo...
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Here's a picture of a public toilet in Switzerland that's made entirely out of one-way glass. No one can see you in there, but when you are inside, it looks like you're sitting in a clear glass box. ... Home --> Photo Gallery --> The Arts --> See-Through Loo;
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