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From: Pandora <>
Subject: Re: [WAR] Re: WARWICK-D Digest V01 #112
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 14:08:12 +0000 (GMT)
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On 16 Feb, <> wrote:
> Hello There,
> Yes, yes, I well remember the expression "going to the la pom" was it
> because the loo was outside in those days.
Something's just clicked! The expression is actually "lap 'om" or lap home
as it's where, if you sit down, your lap appears! It disappears when you
stand up, you see.
I heard that explanation quite recently and I can't think where!
> Kath Sutton
> Walsall
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Chris Ramsbottom
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