LL-L "Idiomatica" 2008.06.18 (03) [E]

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From: heatherrendall at tiscali.co.uk <heatherrendall at tiscali.co.uk>
Subject: LL-L "Idiomatica" 2008.06.18 (01) [E]

from Heather Rendall  heatherrendall at tiscali.co.uk

Fred wrote about euphenisms for "toilet/ lavatory" and it reminded me of a
sad story I read long ago.

One of the first ships to leave Singapore as the Japanese advanced, and
which was carrying women and children, was torpedoed and sunk. The adults
who survived gathered up as many children as possible and as they drifted to
shore tried to keep up their spirits. This story was related by an
Australian nurse who along with half a dozen children was clinging to a
large piece of wood. One little girl said to the nurse. "I want to go
upstairs" and the nurse  misunderstanding the meaning, explained that they
would soon be safely on shore and that they would able to go to sleep then.
" No" said the little girl, " I need to go upstairs" and the poor lamb kept
repeating her request. Eventually another  child explained that " She wants
to do a no. 1" At last the nurse understood and explained that as they were
in the water, it would be quite alright for her just to 'go' there and then.
But the poor child so trained in her habits wouldn't ( or couldn't) 'go'
until she had been helped into pulling her knickers down.

Sad such habits that we breed into our children.

Heather

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