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Rossian wrote: ↑

Wed May 10, 2023 3:42 pm

Well we still don't know who invented the bidet. Who asked the question again?

'Twas I who posed the question, and, as well as 'recent' claims there was a very early candidate - if only I can remember . . .

Before we get into the bidet origin story, it’s important to note that the bidet was not the first system for washing after going to the bathroom. The ancient Greeks and Romans used what was essentially an old-school loofah for the task: they’d reach down and wipe with a sponge on a stick, which would then be cleaned in salt water or vinegar.

Thus the origin of the expression "getting hold of the sh1tty-end of the stick."

In 1710, the Ffrench royal family’s furniture-maker, Christophe des Rosiers, installed the first bidet in the palace. Not much is known about des Rosiers, but he paved the way for a tradition of refreshing cleanliness that continues to this day.
One of the bidet’s first users, Napoleon Bonaparte himself, loved his silver bidet so much that he took it around the world with him when he travelled! It was important enough to him that he specified in his will that this prized possession would go to his son when he died.

Who invented the bidet attachment? Let’s fast forward to the 1960s to get the answer.

Originally called the American Sitzbath by inventor Arnold Cohen, this type of bidet came on the scene when Cohen made it his mission to help his aging father get clean after going to the bathroom. It took two years and a bit of old-fashioned elbow grease before Cohen finally invented the bidet attachment. He even added a hose to the apparatus for “feminine douching and colonic irrigation.”

Cohen’s invention piqued the interest of a Japanese trading company, which decided to import the idea to Japan. It took a few decades to catch on—and a bit of tinkering with Cohen’s original design. The company combined the washing and drying features of the American Sitzbath with a high-tech, electronic toilet seat. By the 1980s, this cutting-edge device started making a splash in the Japanese market, and thus, the modern bidet toilet seat was born.

So - nobody invented the bidet, then?

Opsboi wrote: ↑

Wed May 10, 2023 10:48 pm

So - nobody invented the bidet, then?

Yes it was Christophe des Rosiers as G- CAPT says. Thought it would be a frog. He was a Royal bog maker. Wonder if he needed to take measurements.

Still do not know where we are with this thread.

If that's an answer to the bidet then I thunk him be open

Wodrick wrote: ↑

Thu May 11, 2023 10:46 am

If that's an answer to the bidet then I thunk him be open

It is cos I looked it up. Agree Wodders O/H.

OK we have all heard of U2 and Bono, but what is his real name ?

Wodrick wrote: ↑

Fri May 12, 2023 10:06 am

OK we have all heard of U2 and Bono, but what is his real name ?

No I haven't is he a dog?

Wodrick wrote: ↑

Fri May 12, 2023 10:06 am

OK we have all heard of U2 and Bono, but what is his real name ?

Clue - his actress daughter uses his surname

OK this girl seems to be Hewson but I looked her up still no wiser on the dog name sounding chap. Thought that U2 was an aircraft.

Ex-Ascot wrote: ↑

Fri May 12, 2023 3:26 pm

OK this girl seems to be Hewson but I looked her up still no wiser on the dog name sounding chap. Thought that U2 was an aircraft.

Eve Hewson, daughter of Ali and Paul Hewson, aka Mr & Mrs Bono

Think that's a win for ExA.

I can't believe he has not heard of Bono or indeed U2

Wodrick wrote: ↑

Fri May 12, 2023 4:20 pm

Think that's a win for ExA.

I can't believe he has not heard of Bono or indeed U2

Opsboi I think I just identified the lady. I still do not know who Bono is.

Ex-Ascot wrote: ↑

Sat May 13, 2023 5:21 am

Wodrick wrote: ↑

Fri May 12, 2023 4:20 pm

Think that's a win for ExA.

I can't believe he has not heard of Bono or indeed U2

Opsboi I think I just identified the lady. I still do not know who Bono is.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bono

Opsboi wrote: ↑

Sat May 13, 2023 11:49 am

Ex-Ascot wrote: ↑

Sat May 13, 2023 5:21 am

Wodrick wrote: ↑

Fri May 12, 2023 4:20 pm

Think that's a win for ExA.

I can't believe he has not heard of Bono or indeed U2

Opsboi I think I just identified the lady. I still do not know who Bono is.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bono

In 2000, Bono learned that Scott Rankin, a relative he thought to be his cousin, was actually his half-brother; Rankin was the offspring of an affair that Bob Hewson had with his wife's sister Barbara.[26]
A half-brother and a cousin rolled into one.
How does that look on the family tree?

PP

Not an uncommon siuation. A chap who used to go and stay on his grandparents croft in Aberdeenshire found out that the labourer on the farm was his half brother. His mother had had him as a teenager but when she wanted to go into nursing (this was the 1920s) not only did one have to pass the entry tests but had to be of "good moral character". So her parents brought her son up as their own.
The same situation happen to a female class mate of mine in the 1950s.
Trying to explain this to youngsters of today is well nigh impossible - beyond one's ken.

The Ancient Mariner

PHXPhlyer wrote: ↑

Sat May 13, 2023 3:34 pm

Opsboi wrote: ↑

Sat May 13, 2023 11:49 am

Ex-Ascot wrote: ↑

Sat May 13, 2023 5:21 am

Opsboi I think I just identified the lady. I still do not know who Bono is.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bono

In 2000, Bono learned that Scott Rankin, a relative he thought to be his cousin, was actually his half-brother; Rankin was the offspring of an affair that Bob Hewson had with his wife's sister Barbara.[26]
A half-brother and a cousin rolled into one.
How does that look on the family tree?

PP

Not uncommon in some country towns, and possibly just better hidden in cities, for all I know. In a country town where I once lived, there were quite a few 'diamond-shaped family trees.'

I had two girls in my class at Primary school where one was the other's aunt.*

Awaiting Ex-A..

As a filler, still on the musical theme
With which firm had Nigel's parents planned his future?
(XTC - We're only making plans for Nigel)


*All legit, though of highly doubtful morals.
Dad had divorced mum, who was herself a divorcee, and married mum's eldest daughter from her first marriage.
Mum herself had gone off with someone and left the kids.
Mum's youngest daughter was the same age as Dad's daughter from his first marriage, his marriage to eldest daughter being his third marriage.

I thought it should be Opsboi but never mind. I learnt something today I never knew before.

Why does the the police station in Bow St London* have a white light outside not a blue one?

*Now a museum.

Is it because it's the City of London Police, not the Met?

Fox3WheresMyBanana wrote: ↑

Mon May 22, 2023 10:40 am

Is it because it's the City of London Police, not the Met?

No, I think that all cop shops in the UK had blue.