I've heard it said that when someone in Britain needs to go to the loo (in Sweden we're very open with these things) she/he can use the phrase "to spend a penny" or "to see a man about a dog" (poor dog!). Is this just evil talk or is there any truth in it? Anyone who knows? Boel -----Original Message----- From: Lynnet Bannion <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 07:40:55 -0700 Subject: Re: Candida Overgrowth in Intestinal Tract william wrote: >On Tue, 2003-12-16 at 02:52, Erik Fridén wrote: > > > >>Really, what's with them yanks? >> >> > >LOL > >It's worse - they're now calling it the restroom. > > > Oh well, we used to call it the "powder room" (at least the ladies' room). And going to the ladies' bathroom was called "going to powder my nose". (Americans have a euphemism for everything.) Restroom is better than that. Of course, the British call it the Loo. Lynnet