"Crapper" s the family name of "Thomas Crapper" the man who invented the modern flushing toilet.  The word is crude slang to refer to the toilet, not the room.  In America there are many ways of referring to the toilet and the restroom.  Mostly crude slang, as some not so crude, such as "washroom", "the facilities", or "the comfort".  The last one  is now considered outdated and few still know it.

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Port A Potty, Johnny On The Spot, John, Out House, Powder Room, Little boy or girls room, The Head, The Can and of course last but not least my personal favorite, The Shitter.
Well thats enough on Bathrooms 101.       
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Powder Room

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"Powder Room" is for the ladies.

It is derived from the way that ladies would reapply powder makeup after they have ...umm... used the facilities.  That is why there is also the saying of powdering the nose.

When in a society setting, gentlemen would say that they needed to "use the facilities" or "make a phone call" while ladies would say that they needed to "powder their nose" or "my nose is shiny".  Everyone knows what is reall  being said, but it say it directly is considered vulgar in those sort of places.

Then there is another term that came from that one, "taking a powder" which mean to secretly and quietly disappear or run away.  That came from the when a lady was uncomfortable in a particular circumstance or with the person that she was with, she would say that she needed to "powder her nose" then when out of sight she would slip away.

Now "taking a powder" is used as a general term for both men and women when they want to leave without causing a disturbance.

Pangor

Oh, I thought about "gun powder", something related of those type of explosions that could happen in a toilet ...

     

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Oh, that's what caught you imagination! ROTFL!!!

Now that you mention it....There were a few of public restrooms that were I saw some strange signed posted.

"No open Flames"

"Strike no Matches"

"Warning room not vented"

"NO DUMPING"

"Bad aim?  Take it outside."

I wondered of the first two were posted for fire safety or to avoid methane explosions.

The next to the last one wsa a standard sign that can be purchased in a hardware store to tell people not to discard any trash in the posted area.  I think that in the case of a public restroom that management were posting the message to mean don't leave you trash in the restroom, but based on another semi-vulgar slang, it take on a whole different meaning in that location.

The last one was posted in an establishment where the management did not speak english very well.  I think they meant to say, "If you are going to make a mess, get out and go someplace else".  But that is not how that sign said, and I don't think they would have liked it if the gents did follow that instruction to the letter.

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TORMENTOR";p="20369 wrote: 

Oh, I thought about "gun powder", something related of those type of explosions that could happen in a toilet ...

     

 
That only happens in your bathroom Torm...
 

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Thomas Crapper, the finder of the modern flushing-toilet -
what has he done with "crap"?  

Coincidence? Magic?

Always i think to myself: boooaaaaaaahh, this shitty crap! The crap must be
flushed in the toilet! In the Crapper-toilet...  

Landman";p="20377 wrote: 

 
That only happens in your bathroom Torm...
 

  mmm... You seem a good cannon to me    

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What a legacy Thomas, has attached to his family name!

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