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The cistern and toilet
Invented by Thomas J Crapper.
did he have a sense of humor? lol -- Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite |
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On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 15:05:26 GMT, "The3rd Earl Of Derby"
wrote: Invented by Thomas J Crapper. did he have a sense of humor? Huh? Confused I am. (you misspelled Humour BTW) -- Time is money, money is the root of all evil, and knowledge is power. Therefore, procrastination is the key to world peace. |
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On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 15:05:26 GMT, The3rd Earl Of Derby babbled:
Invented by Thomas J Crapper. did he have a sense of humor? lol Tell you what. I'll give you three guesses where the term crap comes from? -- skuzzbag, good for nothing. |
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On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 15:57:01 GMT, skuzzbag babbled:
On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 15:05:26 GMT, The3rd Earl Of Derby babbled: Invented by Thomas J Crapper. did he have a sense of humor? lol Tell you what. I'll give you three guesses where the term crap comes from? I didn't mean to make that all Australian btw! -- skuzzbag, good for nothing. |
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On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 15:05:26 GMT, The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Invented by Thomas J Crapper. No it wasn't: http://www.snopes.com/business/names/crapper.asp -- Nigel M |
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On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 15:05:26 GMT, "The3rd Earl Of Derby"
wrote: Invented by Thomas J Crapper. did he have a sense of humor? iirc he didn't actually invent it at all, merely market the idea. sponix |
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"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message ... Invented by Thomas J Crapper. The water closet was invented by someone, whose name I now forget, in the Court of Elizabeth I. Crapper simply made and sold them in quantity. Colin Bignell |
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Nigel Molesworth wrote:
On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 15:05:26 GMT, The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote: Invented by Thomas J Crapper. No it wasn't: http://www.snopes.com/business/names/crapper.asp Never the less whether you agree or disagree it was the crapper family that improved the sanitation of victorian england, and to me that deserves the merit of the invention to TJCrapper. Its a bit like "Trevor Baylis", he was supposed to have invented the windup radio, rubbish!! he found the idea in a patent libray which had not been upheld as a patent anymore, so revised the idea and put it into reality. --? Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite |
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Of Derby writes Invented by Thomas J Crapper. did he have a sense of humor? Sorry ... urban myth I think -- geoff |
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On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 15:05:26 GMT, "The3rd Earl Of Derby"
wrote: Invented by Thomas J Crapper. did he have a sense of humor? lol The current company makes some fine replicas, although they are a touch on the dear side. A high level complete set including cistern, pan, flush pipe and throne seat will set you back around £2000. Note that Thomas Crapper and Company Ltd. own the trademark to the word "crapper". Thought you'd like to know.... -- ..andy |
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"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message ... Invented by Thomas J Crapper. did he have a sense of humor? lol No, but people that adopted and used his name seem to have one. |
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"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message ... Invented by Thomas J Crapper. did he have a sense of humor? lol No, but people that adopted and used his name seem to have one. Nope, thomas crapper was only nine at the time the word was used. :-) --? Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite |
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... ctl wrote: "The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message ... Invented by Thomas J Crapper. did he have a sense of humour? lol No, but people that adopted and used his name seem to have had one. Nope, Thomas Crapper was only nine at the time the word was used. :-) --? Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite Now try the info at this url http://www.plumbingworld.com/historythomas.html Jim |
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