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Old March 02, 2011, 10:19 AM
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Actually the most generally accepted origin of the rather twee British name 'loo' comes from the emptiying of chamber pots from fist floor of medieval houses and alerting passers by with a cry of "Guarde l'eau"!

The theory is that that the upper classes employ 'lavatory' to distinguish themselves from lesser mortals who say 'toilet'! Accordig to QI it was the pisshouse until Queen Victoria's ultra delicate sensibilities became de rigueur!
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