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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Baloo: [QB] Keep in mind that indoor plumbing was introduced to the U.S. (and vice versa) during the Victorian era. Americans were even more prudish, in many respects, than the English in those days (still are, sometimes). I suppose "the neccessary room" had too damn many syllables for the ignorant sodbusters, so they settled on "bathroom". Actually, indoor [i]bathing[/i] arrived around that time, too. Tune in tomorrow, folks! I'm off to find the answer. --Baloo [/QB][/QUOTE]
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