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		aidenn0 on Jan 3, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Zildjian, a 400-year-old cymbal-making company in ... "Crapper" as slang for a toilet has an attestation from before Thomas Crapper was a plumber, so if that's what you were referring to, then it's also not a case where it was named after the guy.

willvarfar on Jan 3, 2025 [–]

So poor Thomas was a victim of nominative determinism?

bluGill on Jan 3, 2025 | [–]

Mostly. He made significant improvements to the toilet (they already existed). And his last name was then forever destined be the butt (...) of jokes.

itronitron on Jan 3, 2025 | | [–]

>> forever destined be the butt (...) of jokes.

Just like Uranus (and everybody else's)

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