The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #56390   Message #881900
Posted By: Jim Dixon
03-Feb-03 - 07:57 PM
Thread Name: Fakelore
Subject: RE: Fakelore
Myth: The word "crap" derives from the name of Thomas Crapper, the London plumber who invented the flush toilet.

Truth: See http://www.snopes.com/business/names/crapper.htm.