The term "powder room"

[Anonymous]

hands down the funniest thread I've read in a really long time. And I really needed a laugh, too! I do remember the thread the PP wrote about workers crapping at her house and I recall it was also an amusing thread. Two others come to mind as well...the one about the hemoroids and the lady who said she didn't want her husband going down on her because it looked like a bunch of grapes (I sent that one to a friend who is always complaining about hemoroids and she also thought it was hysterically funny) and the other one was from the lady who was in a bitchy mood and wanted to insult people. She was stunningly witty as well as insightful. I wish she would come back.

But seriously people, this is really a funny thread!

FWIW I never use the term powder room, ever, but if I did it would refer to a bathroom with a sink and toilet and nothing else. And I used to only be able to poop at home but as I've gotten older and had longer commutes and work days, I've had to overcome that hangup out of necessity.

[Anonymous]

OK, here's a question: My mother used to say, "I have to go powder my elbows" whenever she had to leave to go to the bathroom. Where did that expression come from, anyone? I never knew what she was talking about when I was young. I couldn't figure out why she would want to powder her elbows.

BTW, I never poop away from home. It's not a conscious choice. I would if I could, but my body won't let me. Vacations always pose a problem for me -- I always pack prunes in my suitcase. DH is another matter altogether. He poops in restaurants!! Yetch!! Mid--way through dinner, he excuses himself, and is gone for, well, a while. Yetch, I say!

DD loves to poop in the powder room. I always call it that, and yes, we live in the city and always have. It's just what we call that room with only a sink and toilet. What else does one call it? Do your guests ask, "Where is your half-bath?" Most people I know call it the powder room except for one friend who always says, "I have to use your restroom." Makes me think my house is a rest stop on the interstate.

[Anonymous]

Oh so much to learn about pooping etiquette from sophisticated, high class folks. Is it okay to poop in the bathroom at work? Is it different if it has multiple stalls?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You hold your poop? Seriously? This is fascinating and incredibly bizarre. Encopresis can lead to loss of function of your sphincter. In other words, being afraid of using another person's toilet now will result in your enjoyment of anal leakage when you are older.

Oh no, it's the anal leakage poster. Hi, Doc under a rock! *wave*

I don't know why you are saying this, but I've never posted anything about anal leakage before. I was trying to avoid talking about the extensive surgery, rehab and problems we have faced as a family with my mother going through this. I'm not so many years away from having to change her diapers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

so what is low class about the term "passed away"?

I always associate this euphemism -- or worse, "he passed" -- with overtly religious people who seem to fear science and kind of deny reality. Who also tend not to be intellectuals.

You know Walter, he just passed on to the other side and he's sittin' up there now, playing the harmonica with Jesus and smiling down on us. I know he'll be rootin' for the Skins this Sunday.

racist

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

so what is low class about the term "passed away"?

I always associate this euphemism -- or worse, "he passed" -- with overtly religious people who seem to fear science and kind of deny reality. Who also tend not to be intellectuals.

You know Walter, he just passed on to the other side and he's sittin' up there now, playing the harmonica with Jesus and smiling down on us. I know he'll be rootin' for the Skins this Sunday.

racist

Racist? This sounds classist at best. It also sounds kind of amusing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

so what is low class about the term "passed away"?

I always associate this euphemism -- or worse, "he passed" -- with overtly religious people who seem to fear science and kind of deny reality. Who also tend not to be intellectuals.

You know Walter, he just passed on to the other side and he's sittin' up there now, playing the harmonica with Jesus and smiling down on us. I know he'll be rootin' for the Skins this Sunday.

racist

I assume you're referring to the Redskins' team name? I agree. And, the only Redskins fans I know are white people; all the black folks root for the Ravens (or another team from where they grew up).

[Anonymous]

I prefer to poop at home because what if it's noisy? I will settle for a single-use bathroom, I have such trouble pooping in a stall. It's just embarrassing to me after all these years.

Powder room is frequently used in my family and I have no problem with it but it just seems unnatural when I say it. I usually say "the bathroom under the stairs" or "the bathroom off the kitchen" to refer to our downstairs powder rooms.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You hold your poop? Seriously? This is fascinating and incredibly bizarre. Encopresis can lead to loss of function of your sphincter. In other words, being afraid of using another person's toilet now will result in your enjoyment of anal leakage when you are older.

No. I do not hold my poop. I am incredibly regular. I wAH and take it every day after my morning coffee. I am a once a day person. I can't fathom taking a poop at someone elses house. Period.

Your life sounds very limited and depressing. I don't make a habit of pooping in other people's houses, but I am sure it has happened on rare occasions. I believe that friends have also occasionally pooped in mine. It doesn't pay to worry about it.

Oh give me a break. Yes pooping in one's own home is so limiting and depressing. I've got to get out and poop more often.

Nasty f*cks. You are prob the ppl that don't shower daily too.

[Anonymous]

Your life sounds very limited and depressing. I don't make a habit of pooping in other people's houses, but I am sure it has happened on rare occasions. I believe that friends have also occasionally pooped in mine. It doesn't pay to worry about it.

Oh give me a break. Yes pooping in one's own home is so limiting and depressing. I've got to get out and poop more often.

Nasty f*cks. You are prob the ppl that don't shower daily too.



What is it with you that you "cannot fathom" taking a poop somewhere other than your home? Why is it so "nasty" to you? Go into the bathroom, do what you need to do, flush the toilet, wash your hands, spray the Glade. Yeesh, this a normal bodily function and everyone does it. What do you do if you're staying in someone's home for a few days? Get all backed up and uncomfortable? And why do you draw the connection about being able to take a poop elsewhere with people not showering? And what about you... if you can't poop in someone else's home, you probably don't feel comfortable showering elsewhere, do you? You sound like a neurotic 1950s housewife who's just about to lose it and run naked down the street.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Unless I am staying for an extended overnight visit I NEVER crap in anyone else's house. That is frickin' weird.

Do u all have serious GI issues that you'd poop at somebody's hose during a dinner visit or BBQ???! Nasty!

I always wondered about the ppl that crap in bars.

Anal retentive, much?

Worst. pun.ever. Apologies if someone else has already pointed this out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your life sounds very limited and depressing. I don't make a habit of pooping in other people's houses, but I am sure it has happened on rare occasions. I believe that friends have also occasionally pooped in mine. It doesn't pay to worry about it.

Oh give me a break. Yes pooping in one's own home is so limiting and depressing. I've got to get out and poop more often.

Nasty f*cks. You are prob the ppl that don't shower daily too.



What is it with you that you "cannot fathom" taking a poop somewhere other than your home? Why is it so "nasty" to you? Go into the bathroom, do what you need to do, flush the toilet, wash your hands, spray the Glade. Yeesh, this a normal bodily function and everyone does it. What do you do if you're staying in someone's home for a few days? Get all backed up and uncomfortable? And why do you draw the connection about being able to take a poop elsewhere with people not showering? And what about you... if you can't poop in someone else's home, you probably don't feel comfortable showering elsewhere, do you? You sound like a neurotic 1950s housewife who's just about to lose it and run naked down the street.

When I worked outside the home I crapper at work. This is not a dinner party or gathering at a friends house. I find It so weird unless "it's an emergency" to pop a squat at a social gathering.

Btw-the bathrooms in my office building were NASTY. Influence toilets, piss on the seats, floaters and feminine hygiene products. I was so glad when I was given the opportunity to wah full-time...ESP when I go in for the occasional meeting and see those dirty crappers--not to mention the "ladies" that don't even wash their hands.

[Anonymous]

When I worked outside the home I crapper at work. This is not a dinner party or gathering at a friends house. I find It so weird unless "it's an emergency" to pop a squat at a social gathering.

Btw-the bathrooms in my office building were NASTY. Influence toilets, piss on the seats, floaters and feminine hygiene products. I was so glad when I was given the opportunity to wah full-time...ESP when I go in for the occasional meeting and see those dirty crappers--not to mention the "ladies" that don't even wash their hands.



What are "influence toilets" ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You hold your poop? Seriously? This is fascinating and incredibly bizarre. Encopresis can lead to loss of function of your sphincter. In other words, being afraid of using another person's toilet now will result in your enjoyment of anal leakage when you are older.

Oh no, it's the anal leakage poster. Hi, Doc under a rock! *wave*

I don't know why you are saying this, but I've never posted anything about anal leakage before. I was trying to avoid talking about the extensive surgery, rehab and problems we have faced as a family with my mother going through this. I'm not so many years away from having to change her diapers.

Thanks for adding to my vocabulary though I doubt this will ever be the answer to a crossword puzzle. Just curious, but what is the word for holding in urine? I've done this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

so what is low class about the term "passed away"?

I always associate this euphemism -- or worse, "he passed" -- with overtly religious people who seem to fear science and kind of deny reality. Who also tend not to be intellectuals.

You know Walter, he just passed on to the other side and he's sittin' up there now, playing the harmonica with Jesus and smiling down on us. I know he'll be rootin' for the Skins this Sunday.

racist

I assume you're referring to the Redskins' team name? I agree. And, the only Redskins fans I know are white people; all the black folks root for the Ravens (or another team from where they grew up).

Have you ever attended a Redskins game or watched one on TV? At least half the crowd is AA and would be insulted by your comment that they aren't Redskins fans and I know one who might become violent at hearing or reading anything bad about the WRs.