Anyone else laughing about the title of this board?

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@ajstringham said:

@Eric If it's loo, it needs to be "In the Loo" or "On the Loo". Loo alone doesn't make sense and makes @dominica think potty humor is acceptable/normal...

Does it need to be "in the water closet" then?

Yes. Absolutely.

Joy

hahah Sorry guys here in Philippines Water closet is also C.R stands for Comfort Room.

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@Joyfano Sounds comfy.

Joy

@scottalanmiller Yes I guess just like for example a friend from our country visited to Canada "her nephew told her that Don't use C.R (comfort room) if you want to go to wash room, ladies room or etc. They went to Shopping center/ Mall
She said. " Excuse me where is the Bathroom?
guys sorry here in our country we really have odd English.

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@Joyfano LOL Not a problem. We're glad to have you on here. Keep posting!

Joy

@ajstringham Of course I will.
We also have fluorescent = meaning lighting fixture that uses a fluorescent lamp.

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@Joyfano said:

@ajstringham Of course I will.
We also have fluorescent = meaning lighting fixture that uses a fluorescent lamp.

We use that in the US as well.

Joy

@scottalanmiller eh how about viand?

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@Joyfano said:

@scottalanmiller eh how about viand?

Don't know that one.

Joy

@scottalanmiller viand- A choice or delicious dish

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That would explain the name of this place then: http://viandcafenyc.com/food-delivery-TW/viand-cafe-new-york-city.1953.r?QueryStringValue=FeYlzsiZczzMUeTzb5dWJQ==

Joy

@scottalanmiller yes it is. I don't know where we got that word

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@Joyfano said:

@scottalanmiller yes it is. I don't know where we got that word

It's English, actually. Just really rare. It is late-middle English and a word not used here but must have been retained there: late Middle English: from Old French viande ‘food,’ from an alteration of Latin vivenda, neuter plural gerundive of vivere ‘to live.’

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Seriously, the English language makes even some of the most convoluted environments I've walked into look like Monk's house in comparison as far as rationality and organization...LOL

Joy

@scottalanmiller I see. . now I know.

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@Joyfano said:

@scottalanmiller I see. . now I know.

And knowing is half the battle.

Joy

@scottalanmiller Yeah need to know More!!

Katie

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@katie was all over that one!

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@joyfano the image that Katie posted is a famous meme from a US television network in the 1980s.