Fake urine poses law enforcement challenge. People trying to pass off another person's urine has long been an issue for Tippecanoe County, Ind., courts. In recent years, testers are seeing more synthetic urine kits. The (Lafayette, Ind.) Journal & Courier.
Quick Answer. The bathroom of a maritime vessel is known as the head because of its location aboard vessels in the bow or fore of the ship, as explained by the Naval Heritage and History Command. The term first appears in 1708 in Woodes Rogers' book, A Cruising Voyage Around the World.. Continue Reading.
I've always been confused by the terms washroom, restroom, bathroom, lavatory, toilet and toilet room. My impression is that Canadians would rather say washroom while Americans would probably say bathroom or Saint John's in the same situation.'m American, and I've never heard the bathroom referred to as St. John's. It's colloquially referred to as the john, but not politely. Usually this room is referred to euphemistically, and there are degrees of social class associated with the terms. Here are a few, in order of most to least polite or high-class.