bobbysocks
Chief Master Sergeant
i know what it is just dont know how it got the name loo
TPBM will tell me so i can be lazy and not look it up...
TPBM will tell me so i can be lazy and not look it up...
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I'm too lazy...
TPBM is also too lazy...
TPBM is also too lazy...
Bucksnort101
1st Lieutenant
Nope, my understanding is that the term "Loo" originated in the British Colony named Schmittavia. The native term for a toilet was Looterhoos, the British shortened it to Loo as it took too long to ask where the Looterhoos was when they were in a hurry.
TPBM thinks I'm full of sh!tola.
TPBM thinks I'm full of sh!tola.
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ccheese
Member In Perpetuity
Yes, you are... what a bunch of B.S.
The "loo" in the title is the Scottish word for "love." The spelling change from "loo" to "lou" probably happened as Anglo-Americans, and the song, became Americanized.
"Skip to My Lou" is a popular children's song. Skip to My (The) Lou was a popular partner-stealing dance from America's frontier period. In early America, 'respectable folks' in strict Protestant communities regarded the fiddle as one of the devil's tools (if it led to dancing, which was regarded as sinful). Faced with such a religious obstacle to socializing, young people developed the "play-party," in which all the objectionable features of dancing were removed or masked so that grave elders would overlook their activity. The dancers sang and the audience clapped to create rhythm for their own music. In time, the play-party acquired a life of its own. It became an ideal amusement for teenagers and young married couples. In many a frontier community, the bear hunters, Indian fighters, the rough keelboat men and the wild cowboys could be seen dancing innocently with their gals, like so many children at a Sunday school picnic. As people moved westward and communities shrugged off the 'witch-hunt' mentality which plagued early Protestant New England, square dancing and barn dancing became acceptable, at least to some.
"Skip to My Lou" is a simple game of stealing partners (or swapping partners as in square dancing). It begins with any number of couples hand in hand, skipping around in a ring. A lone boy in the center of the moving circle of couple sings, "Lost my partner what'll I do?" as the girls whirl past him. The young man in the center hesitates while he decides which girl to choose, singing, "I'll get another one prettier than you." When he grasps the hand of his chosen one, her partner then takes his place in the center of the ring and the game continues. It's an ice-breaker, a good dance to get a group acquainted with one another and to get everyone in the mood for swinging around. (Source: Wiki)
TPBM is glad I looked it up...
Charles
The "loo" in the title is the Scottish word for "love." The spelling change from "loo" to "lou" probably happened as Anglo-Americans, and the song, became Americanized.
"Skip to My Lou" is a popular children's song. Skip to My (The) Lou was a popular partner-stealing dance from America's frontier period. In early America, 'respectable folks' in strict Protestant communities regarded the fiddle as one of the devil's tools (if it led to dancing, which was regarded as sinful). Faced with such a religious obstacle to socializing, young people developed the "play-party," in which all the objectionable features of dancing were removed or masked so that grave elders would overlook their activity. The dancers sang and the audience clapped to create rhythm for their own music. In time, the play-party acquired a life of its own. It became an ideal amusement for teenagers and young married couples. In many a frontier community, the bear hunters, Indian fighters, the rough keelboat men and the wild cowboys could be seen dancing innocently with their gals, like so many children at a Sunday school picnic. As people moved westward and communities shrugged off the 'witch-hunt' mentality which plagued early Protestant New England, square dancing and barn dancing became acceptable, at least to some.
"Skip to My Lou" is a simple game of stealing partners (or swapping partners as in square dancing). It begins with any number of couples hand in hand, skipping around in a ring. A lone boy in the center of the moving circle of couple sings, "Lost my partner what'll I do?" as the girls whirl past him. The young man in the center hesitates while he decides which girl to choose, singing, "I'll get another one prettier than you." When he grasps the hand of his chosen one, her partner then takes his place in the center of the ring and the game continues. It's an ice-breaker, a good dance to get a group acquainted with one another and to get everyone in the mood for swinging around. (Source: Wiki)
TPBM is glad I looked it up...
Charles
I'm not sure...I thought the Loo was the Dunny...
TPBM is a bit puzzled now....
TPBM is a bit puzzled now....
meatloaf109
1st Lieutenant
Slightly, grampa always called it a "Biffy", at least that's what I think he said, he had a pretty thick accent.
TPBM knows another name
TPBM knows another name
bobbysocks
Chief Master Sergeant
does thunder bucket count? ...in the days before running water they kept a small stool that had a cut out seat and a porcelin pot under it for late night emengencies. more elaborate versions were a box with a lid. you can guess how they derived the name...
TPBM also knows of another name for a Loo
TPBM also knows of another name for a Loo
Bucksnort101
1st Lieutenant
Water-closet, Crapper, out-house, Toilet, etc...
TPBM is tired of all this potty talk and will bring up a different subject.
TPBM is tired of all this potty talk and will bring up a different subject.
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Haven't got any ideas for new topics...
TPBM has got a new topic idea...
TPBM has got a new topic idea...
Well....what is tallest building you have been in...
TPBM will take a shot..
TPBM will take a shot..
N4521U
Plastic Pirate
Building? stayed on the 26th floor at the casino in Hobart.
Or was it the 40th floor Kaiser Bldg Oakland California?
Hovered at 12,000 feet in a helicopter!
TPBM has got that beat
Or was it the 40th floor Kaiser Bldg Oakland California?
Hovered at 12,000 feet in a helicopter!
TPBM has got that beat
Bucksnort101
1st Lieutenant
Nope, but I stood at almost 12,000 feet on top of a Colorado Mountain a few times. Drove most of the way up though
TPBM didn't realize that todays date is 12/12/12. I guess that also depends on where your standing.
TPBM didn't realize that todays date is 12/12/12. I guess that also depends on where your standing.
meatloaf109
1st Lieutenant
Just another day in paradise, I was WAY more entertained a few years back on 6/6/6. I live in the bible belt. It was hilarious.
TPBM thinks I'm crazy
TPBM thinks I'm crazy
Everyone is a little crazy...
TPBM agrees...
TPBM agrees...
N4521U
Plastic Pirate
Haven't the faintest idea what Paul is talking about.
TPBM might tho.
TPBM might tho.
meatloaf109
1st Lieutenant
They all went crazy worrying about devil stuff, there were women that didn't want to give birth on 6/6/6, nobody wanted to have anything marked 6/6/6, I spent an entire day of deliveries changing the dates. Silly people.
TPBM is still slightly worried about the 21st.
TPBM is still slightly worried about the 21st.
if the Sh*t's gonna hit the fan....Ain't no point worryin' about it...
Mmmm, better hurry and get my Spitfire finished...
TPBM thinks this is a fair assessment..
Mmmm, better hurry and get my Spitfire finished...
TPBM thinks this is a fair assessment..
N4521U
Plastic Pirate
Yes, by all means get your bl00dy Spitfire finished!
TPBM Needs to finish something as well, before The End!
TPBM Needs to finish something as well, before The End!
Nope...
TPBM believes the end is nigh...
TPBM believes the end is nigh...
