In Lieu of the Loo

An urban legend as told by Gazz (U.K.)...

A young Lady has a new, well-to-do boyfriend. He suggests that she come and meet his parents by having dinner at their place.

After a pleasant drive into the country he pulls into a long, impressive drive and she is shocked to find that "their place" is a huge country estate. The door is opened by a butler, who shows the couple in. It's a very impressive, stately home with history, etc. Everything goes well as they are given drinks and introduced. Being a normal, working class girl, she is a bit awestruck and worried about making a faux pas or breaking some rule of ettiquette she is unaware of.

After several drinks she relaxes and they are shown into the dining room for a large feast. Halfway through dinner, the girl, having drunk a fair bit, needs the loo. In her best, polite manner she asks for "the bathroom?" and is shown out of the room by a servant and pointed upstairs to a room.

It's a huge house with many rooms and she finds what she thinks is the right door, only to find a "bathroom" — i.e., no toilet, just a sink and bath. As she only needs a quick wee, she locks the door, hitches up her skirt and, balancing one leg on the bath, sits on the pedastal sink. Unfortunately, it starts to tip over and she hits her head on the bath and knocked unconcious.

She is awakened by a commotion as the door is pushed in and her new boyfriend and family burst in to see her, knickers down, skirt raised and soaking wet, with the broken sink on the floor and water pouring everywhere!!!

The moral of the story is:Nothing can do the job of a toilet as well as a toilet itself. And also, don't be afraid of using the word toilet in public. Rather than asking for the bathroom, the lady should have just asked to use the toilet, as it would have spared her so much embarrassment.

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