[B-Greek] Was SKUBALON a swear/vulgar word?

Christopher Skinner threeskinners at msn.com
Mon May 23 14:24:33 EDT 2005


George wrote:

"Just an historical note unrelated to Greek.  The flush toilet was invented 
by a man named Thomas Crapper hence the origin of the term."


The story of Sir Thomas Crapper is a well-crafted hoax. This is most likely 
an urban legend. Check the following link at snopes.com:

http://www.snopes.com/business/names/crapper.asp





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