Alivevila: November 2004 Archives

Interesting travel journal in Europe (Germany and France, i.e., visits Buchenwald, and The Gates of Ishtar, etc.) This link is to a diagram of Standard versus Flachspueler "w.c." (water closet in England) "toilet" in America. I was googling a MAXIMonline word (from "Lies Your Mommy Told You" article here: http://www.maximonline.com/grit/articles/article_6192.html) "scheisse-film industry" and found few references in English. This one is wonderful with pictures of Europe and links to recent exhibitions and happenings there in the EU. "Reminded me of a night I spent wrestling with a t***** in a "modern" ranch in America, near Stony Brook University. I was night managing the "Zum Zum" a fast Bavarian food place in the Smithaven Mall, and with school chums lived in a "development" house as a renter, from a guy who rented to teachers who lived together (how else?). Then, everyone had spray cans in the t*****. One squishy plastic top went into the t***** (hair spray) and I had to take the thing off the floor and finally snake it out with a coat hanger at 3 in the morning. The route through the t***** is often more complicated than you show (an "S" tunnel comes to mind, Thomas Cra**er the inventor of the modern one I read) and perhaps the German design, a prophylaxis against (hybris/hubris, we decided) clogs? ("Your comment was denied for questionable content.")