"Commode"

[Eric Nielsen]

Oh yeah, I think we may all hear this word more frequently in our future.

Eric

On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 12:20 AM, Eric Nielsen <ericbarnak at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 8:43 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 7:30 PM, Robin Hamilton
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> > > a chamber pot
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> > The so-called "slop jar" of my youth."
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> > -Wilson
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> Commode is the term of choice for the portable toilet/shower chair of
> today.
> Like the chamber pot or slop jar, it is convenient and portable.
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> http://www.apmmedical.com/Commodes.html
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> Eric
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