tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post8037375985185973808..comments2024-03-28T16:17:20.965-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: Whatever Happened to Pay Toilets?mybillcriderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-76942873091148809652016-08-29T16:59:35.093-05:002016-08-29T16:59:35.093-05:00As a pimply teenage nerd some fifty years ago, I t...As a pimply teenage nerd some fifty years ago, I twice visited with Arkham House founder and author August Derleth at his home in Sauk City, Wisconsin. Once, I asked to use the facilities. Derleth said, "Don't forget to leave a quarter on the stool."<br /><br />I laughed, but later wondered if he was serious. After all, he had spent a lifetime cranking out words for 1/2 cent per!Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265121591041114100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-38889670559371467542016-08-28T17:10:40.872-05:002016-08-28T17:10:40.872-05:00Here I sit, brokenhearted.
Paid a dime to poop,
an...Here I sit, brokenhearted.<br />Paid a dime to poop,<br />and only farted.<br /><br />Pay toilets will destroy the Muse who penned that famous poem (changed slightly to accommodate this family publication).Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-67727216294167007952016-08-28T16:33:12.526-05:002016-08-28T16:33:12.526-05:00There's also an English phrase, "The penn...There's also an English phrase, "The penny dropped," meaning a sudden realization or awareness. The presumably came from how the pay toilet door would only open when the coin dropped into the unlocking mechanism.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-64008360678619108462016-08-28T14:02:13.934-05:002016-08-28T14:02:13.934-05:00I've used them in Britain and other places in ...I've used them in Britain and other places in Europe. They do have a few in NYC now but I've never used those. There are still enough hotels and department stores where you can go for free. Otherwise, there is always the side of a building or between two parked cars.<br /><br />Just kidding!Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-19756188189100186162016-08-28T13:56:23.419-05:002016-08-28T13:56:23.419-05:00I have used them, when I was a boy. They were in m...I have used them, when I was a boy. They were in most city parks in downtown L.A. when I would "go into the city" and spend the day while my dad was at work. (long story).Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-60560181723124556502016-08-28T13:22:25.209-05:002016-08-28T13:22:25.209-05:00My mother (Cockney born and bred) still uses the p...My mother (Cockney born and bred) still uses the phrase "going to spend a penny" as a euphemism for going to the bathroom.Debnoreply@blogger.com