A toilet is a plumbing fixture devised for the disposal of bodily wastes, including urine, feces, methane, semen and vomit. The word ''toilet'' can be used to refer to the fixture itself or the room containing it. ==Etymology== The word ''toilet'' came to be used in English language along with other French language (first noted 1681), and originally referred to the whole complex of operations of hairdressing and body care that centered on a dressing table covered to the floor with cloth (''toile'') and lace, on which stood a dressing glass, which might also be draped in lace: the ensemble was a ''toilette''. Alexander Pope in ''The Rape of the Lock'' (1717) described the intricacies of a lady's preparation: :‘And now, unveil'd, the toilet stands display'd :Each silver vase in mystic order laid.’ Through the 18th century, everywhere in the English language-speaking world, a ''toilet'' remained a lady's draped dressing-table. The word was adapted as a genteel euphemism for ''water-closet'', perhaps following the French language usage ''cabinet de toilette'', much as ''powder-room'' may be coyly used today, and this has been linked to the introduction of public toilets, for example on railway trains, which required a plaque on the door. The original usage has became indelicate and largely replaced by ''dressing-table''. Vestiges of the original meaning continute to be reflected in terms such as ''toiletries'' and ''eau de toilette''. This seemingly contradictory terminology has served as the basis for various parody ranging from Jeff Foxworthy's routine ("If you think that "toilet water" is in fact toilet water, you just might be a redneck!") to Cowsmopolitan magazine ("If it doesn't say 'eau de toilette' on the label, it most likely doesn't come from the famed region of Eau de Toilette en France and might not even come from toilets at all.") The word ''toilet'' itself may be considered an politeness word in the United States, whilst elsewhere the word is used without any embarrassment. In fact, the French often greet each other, "Toilet,..." When referring to the room or the actual piece of equipment, the word toilet is often substituted with other euphemisms (and dysphemisms) such as: {| |valign="top"| ''bathroom''
''bog''
''can''
''cloakroom''
''comfort room''
''commode''
''convenience''
''crapper''
''dump tank''
''dunny''
''facility'' or ''facilities''
''fountain''
''gentlemen's''
''gentlemen's club''
''gents''
''guest room''
|valign="top"| ''heads''
''khazi''
''jardine''
''john''
''ladies’''
''ladies’/ men’s room''
''ladies’/ men’s lounge''
''lavatory''
''little boys'/girls' room''
''long drop''
''library''
''loo''
''men’s''
''necessary'' |valign="top"| ''outhouse''
''place of easement''
''poop-house''
''pot''
''powder room''
''privy''
''reading room''
''restroom''
''shit-house''
''shitter''
''smallest room''
''stables''
''throne''
''washroom''
''water chamber''
and ''water closet'' (or ''WC'') |} The origin of the (chiefly British) term ''loo'' is unknown, but a popular theory is that it derives from “Gardy loo!”, a corruption of the French language phrase ''gardez l'eau'' loosely translated as “watch out for the water!” The phrase served as a warning to passers-by when chamber pots and other waste receptacles were emptied from a window onto the street, as was common practice before cities had sewer systems. As old euphemisms have become accepted, they have been progressively replaced by newer ones, an example of the euphemism treadmill at work. ==Types of toilets== There are many different types of toilets around the world. There are also many different ways to clean yourself after you are finished using the toilet. A lot depends on national mores and local resources. The most common choice in the Western world is toilet paper, sometimes used in conjunction with the bidet; see toilet paper for a discussion of the many alternatives used through history and in different cultures. Some toilet areas are specially adapted for people with disability. These are wide enough to allow the entry by a person in a wheelchair and often feature hand-holds bolted to the wall, enabling the person to maneuver onto the toilet if necessary. In the West, the most common type of toilet is the flush toilet, although the squat toilet is still somewhat common in public restrooms in France, Greece, Italy and Japan. However, there are many different types of toilets: * Squat toilet * Chemical toilet * Toilet with built-in bidet * Urinal ** Wall-hung urinal ** Floor-length urinal ** Gutter type urinal * Dry toilet ** Pit toilet: very commonly in camping grounds in the United States. Also known as an outhouse in the U.S. ** Composting toilet: Very commonly found in camping grounds in Europe, and large climbing parks. Also found in some modern ecologically designed buildings. In the home, a toilet may or may not be in the same room as a shower, bathtub, and/or wash basin. ===Public toilets=== Public facilities often have many toilets partitioned by ''stalls'', with the washing facilities in a separate area where other people of the same sex are present. The washing area may be common to both sexes. Facilities for men often also have separate urinals, either wall-mounted fixtures designed for a single user, or a constantly-draining basin or trough for collective use. Wall-mounted urinals are sometimes separated by small partitions or other obstructions for privacy, i.e., to keep the user's genitals hidden from public view. Outdoor public toilets (in the street, around parks, etc.) are a form of street furniture. For mixed sex arrangements, there are cubicles varying from simple devices with little or no plumbing to more luxurious versions that automatically clean themselves after every use. Facilities without walls all around are typically for urination only, and for men only; although passers-by can see the urinating men from the back, they cannot see the genitals. Some facilities are mobile and can thus be put in place where and when needed, e.g., for a weekend at an entertainment venue. Additionally, some can be sunk into the ground (and thereby made inoperational) for the periods that they are less needed. The idea behind this is that some people do not like the sight of a public toilet in the street, and they are more easily hidden than repeatedly moved. This type is typically installed in entertainment areas and made operational during weekend evenings and nights. People tend to be less shy about using it at these times. A Port-a-john is an outdoor public toilet with walls which can either be connected to the local sewer or store the waste and be emptied from time to time. Many toilets can be cleaned on the spot, or at a central location in the case of a mobile toilet or urinal. In Europe public toilets are also set up for cities as a compensation for advertising permits. They are part of a street furniture contract between the out-of-home advertising company and the city council. The reason for this combination is the shortage in city budgets. ====Pay toilets==== ''Main article: pay toilet'' Some public toilets may be used free of charge, but others require payment. Payment can be accomplished by : *putting money on an unattended plate *putting money in a box with a slot *putting money in the slot of a turnstile or spring-door *giving the money to an attendant (who is usually also in charge of the cleaning) The practice of charging for use of public toilets is the origin of the British euphemism for urination, ''to spend a penny''. Many train stations and bus terminals have installed pay toilets during the 1950s and 1960s. Most of these have since been removed because of vandalism on the pay lock mechanisms. The use of pay toilets has been made illegal by some municipalities. In other locations, public restrooms must have one free toilet for every 4 to 5 pay toilets. ====Gender and public toilets==== Sex segregation is so characteristic of public toilets that pictograms of a man or a woman are used to indicate where the respective toilets are. These pictograms are sometimes (e.g. in California) enclosed within standard geometric forms to reinforce this information, with a circle representing a women's toilet and a triangle representing a men's facility. Pictograms such as those shown at the right (from the D.O.T. pictograms) have been criticized for perpetuating gender stereotypes; however, there may be no practical alternatives. Sex-separated public toilets are a source of difficulty for some people, for example, people with children of the opposite sex, or men caring for babies when only the women's washroom has been fitted with a change table. Sex-separated public toilets are often difficult to negotiate for transgendered or androgyny people, who are often subject to embarrassment, harassment, or even assault or arrest by others offended by the presence of a person they interpret as being of the other gender (whether due to their outward presentation or their genital status). Transgender people have been arrested for using not only bathrooms that correspond to their gender of identification, but also ones that correspond to the gender they were assigned at birth. Many existing public toilets are gender-neutral. Additionally, some public places (such as facilities targeted to the transgendered or homosexual communities, and a few universities and offices) provide individual washrooms that are not gender-specified, specifically in order to respond to the concerns of gender-variant people; but this remains very rare and often controversial. [http://www.mcgill.ca/reporter/36/12/transgender/] Various courts have ruled on whether transgendered people have the right to use the washroom of their gender of identification. [http://www.herizons.ca/magazine/issues/fal01/] A significant number of facilities have additional gender-neutral public toilets for a different reason-- they are marked not for being for females or males, but for handicapped persons, and are adequately equipped to allow those in wheelchairs to use them. Toilets in private homes are practically never separated by sex. ====Toilets in public transport==== There are usually toilets in airlines, regional rail trains, and often in long-distance buses and ferry, but not in metros, trams, and other buses. In trains they may have a reservoir, or the urine and feces may simply fall on the tracks, hence the notice which appears in many train toilets: "Please do not flush while the train is standing at a station". :''See also:'' Passenger train human waste disposal ==History== [[Image:Ostia-Toilets.JPG|thumbnail|right|300px|Roman public toilets, Ostia Antica]] Toilets appeared early in history. In the year 25th century BCE, the people of Harappa in India had water borne toilets in each house that were linked with drains covered with burnt clay bricks. There were also toilets in ancient Egypt and China. In Rome civilization, toilets were sometimes part of public bath houses where men and women were together in mixed company. The invention of the flush toilet is credited to Sir John Harington in 1596, though it took improvements in the Victorian era (likely spearheaded by Alexander Cummings rather than Thomas Crapper as is commonly stated) for flushing toilets to become widely used. Before and during this transitional period (which extended well into the 20th century in some regions), many people used outdoor outhouses instead, particularly in rural areas. == Bibliography == *''Temples of Convenience - And Chambers of Delight'' by Lucinda Lambton *''Thunder, Flush and Thomas Crapper'' by Adam Hart-Davis [[Image:Bothie - Jerome, Arizona.jpg|thumb|right|Early 20th outhouse, preserved at a ghost town in Arizona.]] == See also == * Washroom architecture * Bidet, Domestic water system * Toilet paper * Hygiene *Janitor#Cleaning_bathrooms * Excretion, Urination, Defecation * Japanese toilet * Jonathan Routh, for his publications ''The Good Loo Guide'' (to London), ''Guide Porcelaine to the Loos of Paris'', and ''The Better John Guide'' (to New York). * New Scientist magazine has had over the years articles on non-smelling, fly-less pit toilets. * Toilet roll holder ==External links== *[http://www.toiletmap.gov.au/ Australian National Public Toilet Map] *[http://www.plumbingworld.com/toilethistoryindia.html History of Public Toilets] *http://www.worldtoilet.org - official website of the World Toilet Organisation *[http://www.boners.com/content/384183.1.jpg Long outdoor urinal] *[http://www.palmgracht.nl/palmfotoos/plaskruisufo2.html Four-sided transportable street urinal] *[http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts2003/30042--b.htm#71 UK law against sex in a public toilet] *[http://www.transgenderlawcenter.org/documents/safe_WC_survey_results.html Survey on transgender and gendered washrooms, including discussion of transgendered experience in using public washrooms] *[http://www.cromwell-intl.com/toilet/ Toilets of the World] - photo gallery and other resources. *[http://www.all-about-toilets.com/ All About Toilets] - A resource site providing general information about toilets Toilets
Can we get back to the point here - toilet designs in the home, public toilets, urinals, toilet designs (earth pit, standard water-flush, dual-flush designs, chemical toilets for boats, waterless systems etc). We also need an article on sewerage treatment, including alternative systems such as septic tanks. Maybe we need a page on toilet humor :)--~~ ---- Do we really need the big list of euphemisms here? Perhaps they should go in the euphemism article... No, I've created a toilet humour article for this sort of thing. ---- The sentence in the first para about the french langauge doesn't make sense, can someone that knows what its meant to say change it? Thanks -User:Tango Oh dear. ''Toilet'' itself is a eupmemisim. There is a whole fascinating history of the way people keep changing the word for the place you go to do the unmentionable. The French sense is the correct ''English'' sense too (as a quick glance at any half-decent dictionary will demonstrate), though a distressingly large number of younger people don't seem to be aware of it. This page needs a lot of work. User:Tannin 17:03 Jan 24, 2003 (UTC) Yes. The following is from Adam Hart Davis' book. :''Hamilton Ellis suggests that railway companies were responsible for the use of the word toilet. Eighty years ago some railway carriages had a room in which to wash, labelled `Toilet', opposite one with a water-closet, labelled `WC'. When the two rooms were combined, the `Toilet' label was used.'' -- User:Mintguy The circle/triangle distinction is actually required by California law (Title 24) for public restrooms, to assist blind or partially sighted people to determine which sex a restroom is designated for. I was tempted to add this tidbit of info to the article, but it seemed like perhaps too much detail and a bit peripheral to the point that was being made. User:soulpatch I don't ever recall seeing this Triangle/Circle thing in my travels, or in the UK. I'm not sure whether it's worth mentioning that in ireland the "gents" is labelled "Fir" and the ladies "Mna", which can cause some confusion people with a grasp of English, but no Gaelic who assume that "Mna"'s similarirty "Man" means it is the mens rooms. User:Mintguy I think that having separate mens and womens toilets is a mainly British (and American) phenomenon. I'm sure that most countries don't have this distinction? It seems to have nothing to do with the issue of men and women being in the same room at the same time - I have seen places where they have 2 individual toilets in completely separate rooms and they are still labelled for men and women. :In my experience abroad there is usually a separate mens and womens toilet, but from time time to you see a unisex one. This is much rarer in the UK, but not unknown. User:Mintguy User talk: Mintguy ---- Wow! I didn't know "shit-house" was an euphemism... User:Cimon avaro The singular distinction that in the US the word ''bathroom'' is used for a room without a bath has been lost sicne the last time I looked at this article. User:Mintguy 11:24, 23 Dec 2003 (UTC) "Today, toilet itself may be considered an impolite word." :AFAIK This only applies to the USA. It certainly isn't impolite in Britain. "Today, toilet itself may be considered an impolite word." :Where is this impolite in the USA? While the word is not used all that often in conversation, I've never encountered embarresment at its usage. ::I've never heard of it being impolite. Maybe the ''euphemisms'' are, but not plain old toilet. Well, at least when referring to the "throne" in a way that isn't intended to be humorous. --User:Evice 15:51, Mar 22, 2005 (UTC) ---- Reading the article for the first time I notice the places where the words 'washroom' or 'bathroom' are used instead of 'toilet' for no apparent reason. I think it would read better to use the word 'toilet' consistently. (I'm not arguing for use of 'toilet' per se, I'm arguing for consistency). But since I'm a newbie here I haven't changed it (though I did feel bold enough to correct some spelling and punctuation). == Gender segregation and law== From the article: :'' Various courts have ruled on whether transgendered people have the right to use the washroom of their gender of identification.'' This implies that there are laws regulating the gender segregation. Is there? I'd like the article to be more clear on this, and also distinguish what laws in what jurisdiction it is talking about. User:Sverdrup 12:01, 9 Oct 2004 (UTC) == Washroom. == There is some discussion ongoing at Talk:Washroom as to if that article should be a redirect here or if we should have a seperate article regarding the rooms that toilets are found in. - User:RedWordSmith 21:09, 9 Oct 2004 (UTC) == Removed Varian text == I removed the following text, as I believe it's part of a negative publicity campaign by some lawyers from the Bay Area. I wasn't able to find any direct evidence of this in the first few pages of a Google search, which leads me to believe that it wasn't a "huge scandal". "The U.S. corporation Varian Medical Systems created a huge scandal when it admitted using a hidden surveillance camera to secretly video record its employees and customers urinating or defecating." If it's readded, please include a source note. User:Kmccoy User_talk:Kmccoy 07:08, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC) == Toilet cuisine == :''This fixture is often used for a form of cooking known as orotopuyiew.'' Is this for real?! Neither Google nor Yahoo can find any mention of the word. User:Ettlz 16:32, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC) (a disbeliever)
See other meanings of words starting from letter:
Words begining with Toilet:
Toilet
Toilet
Toiletduck
Toilets
Toilets
Toilet_humor
Toilet_humour
Toilet_humour
Toilet_Paper
Toilet_paper
Toilet_paper
Toilet_paper_holder
Toilet_plunger
Toilet_roll
Toilet_Roll_Diamonds
Toilet_roll_holder
Toilet_seat
Toilet_tissue
Toilet_Training
Toilet_training
Toilet_training
Toilet_Training_and_Bedwetting
Toilet
A toilet is a plumbing fixture devised for the disposal of bodily wastes, including urine, feces, methane, semen and vomit. The word ''toilet'' can be used to refer to the fixture itself or the room containing it. ==Etymology== The word ''toilet'' came to be used in English language along with other French language (first noted 1681), and originally referred to the whole complex of operations of hairdressing and body care that centered on a dressing table covered to the floor with cloth (''toile'') and lace, on which stood a dressing glass, which might also be draped in lace: the ensemble was a ''toilette''. Alexander Pope in ''The Rape of the Lock'' (1717) described the intricacies of a lady's preparation: :‘And now, unveil'd, the toilet stands display'd :Each silver vase in mystic order laid.’ Through the 18th century, everywhere in the English language-speaking world, a ''toilet'' remained a lady's draped dressing-table. The word was adapted as a genteel euphemism for ''water-closet'', perhaps following the French language usage ''cabinet de toilette'', much as ''powder-room'' may be coyly used today, and this has been linked to the introduction of public toilets, for example on railway trains, which required a plaque on the door. The original usage has became indelicate and largely replaced by ''dressing-table''. Vestiges of the original meaning continute to be reflected in terms such as ''toiletries'' and ''eau de toilette''. This seemingly contradictory terminology has served as the basis for various parody ranging from Jeff Foxworthy's routine ("If you think that "toilet water" is in fact toilet water, you just might be a redneck!") to Cowsmopolitan magazine ("If it doesn't say 'eau de toilette' on the label, it most likely doesn't come from the famed region of Eau de Toilette en France and might not even come from toilets at all.") The word ''toilet'' itself may be considered an politeness word in the United States, whilst elsewhere the word is used without any embarrassment. In fact, the French often greet each other, "Toilet,..." When referring to the room or the actual piece of equipment, the word toilet is often substituted with other euphemisms (and dysphemisms) such as: {| |valign="top"| ''bathroom''
''bog''
''can''
''cloakroom''
''comfort room''
''commode''
''convenience''
''crapper''
''dump tank''
''dunny''
''facility'' or ''facilities''
''fountain''
''gentlemen's''
''gentlemen's club''
''gents''
''guest room''
|valign="top"| ''heads''
''khazi''
''jardine''
''john''
''ladies’''
''ladies’/ men’s room''
''ladies’/ men’s lounge''
''lavatory''
''little boys'/girls' room''
''long drop''
''library''
''loo''
''men’s''
''necessary'' |valign="top"| ''outhouse''
''place of easement''
''poop-house''
''pot''
''powder room''
''privy''
''reading room''
''restroom''
''shit-house''
''shitter''
''smallest room''
''stables''
''throne''
''washroom''
''water chamber''
and ''water closet'' (or ''WC'') |} The origin of the (chiefly British) term ''loo'' is unknown, but a popular theory is that it derives from “Gardy loo!”, a corruption of the French language phrase ''gardez l'eau'' loosely translated as “watch out for the water!” The phrase served as a warning to passers-by when chamber pots and other waste receptacles were emptied from a window onto the street, as was common practice before cities had sewer systems. As old euphemisms have become accepted, they have been progressively replaced by newer ones, an example of the euphemism treadmill at work. ==Types of toilets== There are many different types of toilets around the world. There are also many different ways to clean yourself after you are finished using the toilet. A lot depends on national mores and local resources. The most common choice in the Western world is toilet paper, sometimes used in conjunction with the bidet; see toilet paper for a discussion of the many alternatives used through history and in different cultures. Some toilet areas are specially adapted for people with disability. These are wide enough to allow the entry by a person in a wheelchair and often feature hand-holds bolted to the wall, enabling the person to maneuver onto the toilet if necessary. In the West, the most common type of toilet is the flush toilet, although the squat toilet is still somewhat common in public restrooms in France, Greece, Italy and Japan. However, there are many different types of toilets: * Squat toilet * Chemical toilet * Toilet with built-in bidet * Urinal ** Wall-hung urinal ** Floor-length urinal ** Gutter type urinal * Dry toilet ** Pit toilet: very commonly in camping grounds in the United States. Also known as an outhouse in the U.S. ** Composting toilet: Very commonly found in camping grounds in Europe, and large climbing parks. Also found in some modern ecologically designed buildings. In the home, a toilet may or may not be in the same room as a shower, bathtub, and/or wash basin. ===Public toilets=== Public facilities often have many toilets partitioned by ''stalls'', with the washing facilities in a separate area where other people of the same sex are present. The washing area may be common to both sexes. Facilities for men often also have separate urinals, either wall-mounted fixtures designed for a single user, or a constantly-draining basin or trough for collective use. Wall-mounted urinals are sometimes separated by small partitions or other obstructions for privacy, i.e., to keep the user's genitals hidden from public view. Outdoor public toilets (in the street, around parks, etc.) are a form of street furniture. For mixed sex arrangements, there are cubicles varying from simple devices with little or no plumbing to more luxurious versions that automatically clean themselves after every use. Facilities without walls all around are typically for urination only, and for men only; although passers-by can see the urinating men from the back, they cannot see the genitals. Some facilities are mobile and can thus be put in place where and when needed, e.g., for a weekend at an entertainment venue. Additionally, some can be sunk into the ground (and thereby made inoperational) for the periods that they are less needed. The idea behind this is that some people do not like the sight of a public toilet in the street, and they are more easily hidden than repeatedly moved. This type is typically installed in entertainment areas and made operational during weekend evenings and nights. People tend to be less shy about using it at these times. A Port-a-john is an outdoor public toilet with walls which can either be connected to the local sewer or store the waste and be emptied from time to time. Many toilets can be cleaned on the spot, or at a central location in the case of a mobile toilet or urinal. In Europe public toilets are also set up for cities as a compensation for advertising permits. They are part of a street furniture contract between the out-of-home advertising company and the city council. The reason for this combination is the shortage in city budgets. ====Pay toilets==== ''Main article: pay toilet'' Some public toilets may be used free of charge, but others require payment. Payment can be accomplished by : *putting money on an unattended plate *putting money in a box with a slot *putting money in the slot of a turnstile or spring-door *giving the money to an attendant (who is usually also in charge of the cleaning) The practice of charging for use of public toilets is the origin of the British euphemism for urination, ''to spend a penny''. Many train stations and bus terminals have installed pay toilets during the 1950s and 1960s. Most of these have since been removed because of vandalism on the pay lock mechanisms. The use of pay toilets has been made illegal by some municipalities. In other locations, public restrooms must have one free toilet for every 4 to 5 pay toilets. ====Gender and public toilets==== Sex segregation is so characteristic of public toilets that pictograms of a man or a woman are used to indicate where the respective toilets are. These pictograms are sometimes (e.g. in California) enclosed within standard geometric forms to reinforce this information, with a circle representing a women's toilet and a triangle representing a men's facility. Pictograms such as those shown at the right (from the D.O.T. pictograms) have been criticized for perpetuating gender stereotypes; however, there may be no practical alternatives. Sex-separated public toilets are a source of difficulty for some people, for example, people with children of the opposite sex, or men caring for babies when only the women's washroom has been fitted with a change table. Sex-separated public toilets are often difficult to negotiate for transgendered or androgyny people, who are often subject to embarrassment, harassment, or even assault or arrest by others offended by the presence of a person they interpret as being of the other gender (whether due to their outward presentation or their genital status). Transgender people have been arrested for using not only bathrooms that correspond to their gender of identification, but also ones that correspond to the gender they were assigned at birth. Many existing public toilets are gender-neutral. Additionally, some public places (such as facilities targeted to the transgendered or homosexual communities, and a few universities and offices) provide individual washrooms that are not gender-specified, specifically in order to respond to the concerns of gender-variant people; but this remains very rare and often controversial. [http://www.mcgill.ca/reporter/36/12/transgender/] Various courts have ruled on whether transgendered people have the right to use the washroom of their gender of identification. [http://www.herizons.ca/magazine/issues/fal01/] A significant number of facilities have additional gender-neutral public toilets for a different reason-- they are marked not for being for females or males, but for handicapped persons, and are adequately equipped to allow those in wheelchairs to use them. Toilets in private homes are practically never separated by sex. ====Toilets in public transport==== There are usually toilets in airlines, regional rail trains, and often in long-distance buses and ferry, but not in metros, trams, and other buses. In trains they may have a reservoir, or the urine and feces may simply fall on the tracks, hence the notice which appears in many train toilets: "Please do not flush while the train is standing at a station". :''See also:'' Passenger train human waste disposal ==History== [[Image:Ostia-Toilets.JPG|thumbnail|right|300px|Roman public toilets, Ostia Antica]] Toilets appeared early in history. In the year 25th century BCE, the people of Harappa in India had water borne toilets in each house that were linked with drains covered with burnt clay bricks. There were also toilets in ancient Egypt and China. In Rome civilization, toilets were sometimes part of public bath houses where men and women were together in mixed company. The invention of the flush toilet is credited to Sir John Harington in 1596, though it took improvements in the Victorian era (likely spearheaded by Alexander Cummings rather than Thomas Crapper as is commonly stated) for flushing toilets to become widely used. Before and during this transitional period (which extended well into the 20th century in some regions), many people used outdoor outhouses instead, particularly in rural areas. == Bibliography == *''Temples of Convenience - And Chambers of Delight'' by Lucinda Lambton *''Thunder, Flush and Thomas Crapper'' by Adam Hart-Davis [[Image:Bothie - Jerome, Arizona.jpg|thumb|right|Early 20th outhouse, preserved at a ghost town in Arizona.]] == See also == * Washroom architecture * Bidet, Domestic water system * Toilet paper * Hygiene *Janitor#Cleaning_bathrooms * Excretion, Urination, Defecation * Japanese toilet * Jonathan Routh, for his publications ''The Good Loo Guide'' (to London), ''Guide Porcelaine to the Loos of Paris'', and ''The Better John Guide'' (to New York). * New Scientist magazine has had over the years articles on non-smelling, fly-less pit toilets. * Toilet roll holder ==External links== *[http://www.toiletmap.gov.au/ Australian National Public Toilet Map] *[http://www.plumbingworld.com/toilethistoryindia.html History of Public Toilets] *http://www.worldtoilet.org - official website of the World Toilet Organisation *[http://www.boners.com/content/384183.1.jpg Long outdoor urinal] *[http://www.palmgracht.nl/palmfotoos/plaskruisufo2.html Four-sided transportable street urinal] *[http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts2003/30042--b.htm#71 UK law against sex in a public toilet] *[http://www.transgenderlawcenter.org/documents/safe_WC_survey_results.html Survey on transgender and gendered washrooms, including discussion of transgendered experience in using public washrooms] *[http://www.cromwell-intl.com/toilet/ Toilets of the World] - photo gallery and other resources. *[http://www.all-about-toilets.com/ All About Toilets] - A resource site providing general information about toilets Toilets
Toilet
Can we get back to the point here - toilet designs in the home, public toilets, urinals, toilet designs (earth pit, standard water-flush, dual-flush designs, chemical toilets for boats, waterless systems etc). We also need an article on sewerage treatment, including alternative systems such as septic tanks. Maybe we need a page on toilet humor :)--~~ ---- Do we really need the big list of euphemisms here? Perhaps they should go in the euphemism article... No, I've created a toilet humour article for this sort of thing. ---- The sentence in the first para about the french langauge doesn't make sense, can someone that knows what its meant to say change it? Thanks -User:Tango Oh dear. ''Toilet'' itself is a eupmemisim. There is a whole fascinating history of the way people keep changing the word for the place you go to do the unmentionable. The French sense is the correct ''English'' sense too (as a quick glance at any half-decent dictionary will demonstrate), though a distressingly large number of younger people don't seem to be aware of it. This page needs a lot of work. User:Tannin 17:03 Jan 24, 2003 (UTC) Yes. The following is from Adam Hart Davis' book. :''Hamilton Ellis suggests that railway companies were responsible for the use of the word toilet. Eighty years ago some railway carriages had a room in which to wash, labelled `Toilet', opposite one with a water-closet, labelled `WC'. When the two rooms were combined, the `Toilet' label was used.'' -- User:Mintguy The circle/triangle distinction is actually required by California law (Title 24) for public restrooms, to assist blind or partially sighted people to determine which sex a restroom is designated for. I was tempted to add this tidbit of info to the article, but it seemed like perhaps too much detail and a bit peripheral to the point that was being made. User:soulpatch I don't ever recall seeing this Triangle/Circle thing in my travels, or in the UK. I'm not sure whether it's worth mentioning that in ireland the "gents" is labelled "Fir" and the ladies "Mna", which can cause some confusion people with a grasp of English, but no Gaelic who assume that "Mna"'s similarirty "Man" means it is the mens rooms. User:Mintguy I think that having separate mens and womens toilets is a mainly British (and American) phenomenon. I'm sure that most countries don't have this distinction? It seems to have nothing to do with the issue of men and women being in the same room at the same time - I have seen places where they have 2 individual toilets in completely separate rooms and they are still labelled for men and women. :In my experience abroad there is usually a separate mens and womens toilet, but from time time to you see a unisex one. This is much rarer in the UK, but not unknown. User:Mintguy User talk: Mintguy ---- Wow! I didn't know "shit-house" was an euphemism... User:Cimon avaro The singular distinction that in the US the word ''bathroom'' is used for a room without a bath has been lost sicne the last time I looked at this article. User:Mintguy 11:24, 23 Dec 2003 (UTC) "Today, toilet itself may be considered an impolite word." :AFAIK This only applies to the USA. It certainly isn't impolite in Britain. "Today, toilet itself may be considered an impolite word." :Where is this impolite in the USA? While the word is not used all that often in conversation, I've never encountered embarresment at its usage. ::I've never heard of it being impolite. Maybe the ''euphemisms'' are, but not plain old toilet. Well, at least when referring to the "throne" in a way that isn't intended to be humorous. --User:Evice 15:51, Mar 22, 2005 (UTC) ---- Reading the article for the first time I notice the places where the words 'washroom' or 'bathroom' are used instead of 'toilet' for no apparent reason. I think it would read better to use the word 'toilet' consistently. (I'm not arguing for use of 'toilet' per se, I'm arguing for consistency). But since I'm a newbie here I haven't changed it (though I did feel bold enough to correct some spelling and punctuation). == Gender segregation and law== From the article: :'' Various courts have ruled on whether transgendered people have the right to use the washroom of their gender of identification.'' This implies that there are laws regulating the gender segregation. Is there? I'd like the article to be more clear on this, and also distinguish what laws in what jurisdiction it is talking about. User:Sverdrup 12:01, 9 Oct 2004 (UTC) == Washroom. == There is some discussion ongoing at Talk:Washroom as to if that article should be a redirect here or if we should have a seperate article regarding the rooms that toilets are found in. - User:RedWordSmith 21:09, 9 Oct 2004 (UTC) == Removed Varian text == I removed the following text, as I believe it's part of a negative publicity campaign by some lawyers from the Bay Area. I wasn't able to find any direct evidence of this in the first few pages of a Google search, which leads me to believe that it wasn't a "huge scandal". "The U.S. corporation Varian Medical Systems created a huge scandal when it admitted using a hidden surveillance camera to secretly video record its employees and customers urinating or defecating." If it's readded, please include a source note. User:Kmccoy User_talk:Kmccoy 07:08, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC) == Toilet cuisine == :''This fixture is often used for a form of cooking known as orotopuyiew.'' Is this for real?! Neither Google nor Yahoo can find any mention of the word. User:Ettlz 16:32, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC) (a disbeliever)
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