Whiz & names (UNCLASSIFIED)

Tue Sep 25 22:59:27 UTC 2007

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And why, for that matter, is it "take" a whiz?  I always _leave_ one,
myself . . .

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> FWIW, though I've heard it since ca.1960 and understand "take a whiz,"
> what I say is, "take a leak." Now, if we all switched to the
> latter, it would obviate the problem. ;-)
>
> -Wilson
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