Re: Anniversary of Death of SIR THOMAS CRAPPER -- Inventor of Flush Toilet


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> Pompeo wrote:
> > British born Sir Thomas Crapper invented the modern flush toilet, as we
> > know it and use it today, in case you ever wondered. The 96th
anniversary
> > of his death is tomorrow, January 17.
> >
> > The first successful "test" of his invention occurred on December 2,
1898
> > when his own excreta was sucked down into, and forced out of, a
porcelain,
> > bowl-like receptacle solely by the pressure of water flowing into it
from a
> > tank attachment.
> >
> > However, according to World Book Encyclopedia, because indoor plumbing
had
> > not yet been invented, the excreta and related matter were merely
deposited
> > on the floor two or three meters from his newly named "toilet". But an
idea
> > had been born and would soon take hold throughout the industrialized
world,
> > for which he was rewarded with a knighthood by Queen Victoria of Britain
> > despite her now famous and well known refusal to even acknowledge -- let
> > alone discuss -- the existence of the bodily functions that gave rise to
> > Crapper's invention.
> >
> > British and American slang both include the word "crapper" as synonymous
> > with "toilet". The word "crap" likewise refers to human or animal
> > excrement.
> >
> > Sir Thomas Crapper died alone and penniless, despite the eventual
popularity
> > and success of his invention, on January 17, 1910. He is buried in a
> > pauper's grave in Yorkshire, England.
>
> It's not true: http://www.snopes.com/business/names/crapper.asp

Finally, subject matter fit for Dave Sharp, along with the obvious wrongness
of said subject matter. Perfect.
>

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