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Who invented the toilet or who made it better looking?

Wright neglected to address Restroom-Line Indignation (RLI), the indignation incited in waiting women when they witness men whooshing through men’s rooms. Wright, my kindergarten teacher, for teaching me to stand in line, a skill I’ve used ever since, while waiting to use a women’s bathroom. From time to time, my husband sipped water, and now and then he’d pull over, pop out, and leave me to ponder....

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Sir John Harington
168 pages
Sir John Harington

Sir John Harington, ein Nachahmer Rabelais'. Halle: Hohmann, 1914. ... Assesses the importance and limitations of Harington's invention. Strachey, Lytton. ...

Sir John Harington and the book as gift
273 pages
Sir John Harington and the book as gift

The 'translations' are not Harington's invention — they are loaned from Pigna — but they take on a new significance when they appear in this translation. ...

The invention of the newspaper, English newsbooks, 1641-1649
379 pages
The invention of the newspaper, English newsbooks, 1641-1649

5" with the inscription: 'These papers were collected by John Harrington Esq' of ... A John Harington of Kelston attended upon the king at Holmby and ...

Nugae Antiquae, being a miscellaneous collection of Original Papers, in Prose and Verse; written during the reigns of Henry Viii., Edward VI., Queen Mary, Elizabeth, and King James
397 pages
Nugae Antiquae, being a miscellaneous collection of Original Papers, in Prose and Verse; written during the reigns of Henry Viii., Edward VI., Queen Mary, Elizabeth, and King James

... to seeke varietie of invention, to make choise of words and phrases, ... but if you follow the trade of Sir John Cheeke, (who was one of the sweetest ...

New Scientist
56 pages
New Scientist

A few unpatented inventions are also included — like the plans laid by Sir John Harington in 1596 for a water closet, which Queen Elizabeth deemed unworthy ...