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calpurnpiso · 08-04-2007, 05:22 PM

....and the interesting thing is that some of those toilets have attendants with a little tray where money must be deposited. This idea of a public paying toilet originated with the emperor, son of god Christos, Vespasianus ca 68ce. Thinking of a way to make money for the growing Empire he decided to tax the toilets where the urine was collected as cleaning material for the fullers. He had already demolished the GOlden House of Nero filling the lake where his colossal statue once stood to build his amphitheater ( this word means double theaters back to back) This frugal intelligent man was an atheist ( epicurean) and had a great sense of humor. Public toilets in France are called Vespassiennes in honor of their creator.

There is an interesting anecdote from Dio Casius ( Dio 65.14.5 ). When Vespasianus was criticized for his urinal tax, he cleverly said " Money has no smell".

08-04-2007, 05:22 PM	#1976
calpurnpiso I Live Here Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Chandler- Arizona Posts: 14,227	....and the interesting thing is that some of those toilets have attendants with a little tray where money must be deposited. This idea of a public paying toilet originated with the emperor, son of god Christos, Vespasianus ca 68ce. Thinking of a way to make money for the growing Empire he decided to tax the toilets where the urine was collected as cleaning material for the fullers. He had already demolished the GOlden House of Nero filling the lake where his colossal statue once stood to build his amphitheater ( this word means double theaters back to back) This frugal intelligent man was an atheist ( epicurean) and had a great sense of humor. Public toilets in France are called Vespassiennes in honor of their creator. There is an interesting anecdote from Dio Casius ( Dio 65.14.5 ). When Vespasianus was criticized for his urinal tax, he cleverly said " Money has no smell". Christians and other folks infected with delusional beliefs think and reason like schizophrenics or temporal lobe epileptics. Their morality is dictated by an invisible friend called Jesus.