Re: [MV] Sarge's story time

From: jimweb@endgame.demon.co.uk
Date: Mon Oct 07 2002 - 11:04:19 PDT

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Steve Grammont wrote:
>
>>The German who was slow to the patent office? Otto Titzling.
>>It's true!
>
>
> I knew about Brassiere, but not Titzling! BTW, my English father-in-law
> told me where "crap" came from. It aparently came from John? Crapper,
> who invented manhole covers (or at least produced them). Apparently the
> family name was boldly printed on the cover, and like the words "fridge",
> "xerox", "hoover", and others... the rest is history!

Crapper didnt make manholes he made toilets... hence the use of the
slang 'crapper' for toilets :-)

Mandatory MV content; there are crappers at MV shows

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